Create a Retro and Futuristic Design in Photoshop

Create a Retro and Futuristic Design in Photoshop
Create a Retro and Futuristic Design in Photoshop
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Then, Select a large soft brush around 300 pixels. Double click on the foreground color and then select the color on her jersey as the foreground color. Now just paint with the soft brush on the outskirts of the selction as shown below: (Also, change the blending mode of the layer to color dodge)

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Press CTRL + T to free transform and use the "love handles" to rotate the the light stripe as shown.

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Step 11: Be Creative

We are now going to freestly on this design. Press Ctrl + J on the keyboard to duplicate the light stripe a couple times as shown. DRAG the light stripe layers UP/DOWN/SIDE ways..................Make as many and as few as you would like! Check out my current progress:tut12


Step 12: Final Details

To finish this design, add a couple more spheres. The largest sphere i used is in the lower right hand corner of the design. To simulate movement i added a motion blur by going to filter>blur>Motion blur. You can use my settings as shown below..............Or...........be dramatic and experiment!

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Add two more spheres and rotate accordingly. Don't be afraid to add depth of field or motion simulation by blurring the spheres.


Photofilter

We are going to add a photofilter above the entire image to basically standardise the color tones and make the image look a little more regulated. Go to LAYER>NEW ADJUSTMENT LAYER>PHOTO FILTER

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Select warming filter (81) and use the settings below. This is going to generalise the color tones in the image and make it a little more standardised.

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The end! I just added a vignette to the upper image and blurred the background a little bit - don't be afraid to experiment! I also added a lensflare from the free lensflare pack along one of the light stripes.

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VARIATIONs for your Inspiration!

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Tutorial by Gilron Charles

gfxcave logoThank you for following my tutorial! I wrote this tutorial because most people simply refuse to use repousse for some of their 3d objects and because EVERYBODY loves lights!. My personal blog is www.gfxcave.com and i also offer simple photoshop tutorials and designer resources. Thanks again for reading this tutorial and i hop it inspires you

- Gilron Charles...Owner of www.gfxcave.com

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