How to create retro aesthetic poster in Photoshop
Add layer mask on each layer with the shapes and select the Soft Round brush of black color (set Opacity to 20% in Options bar).
Use this brush to hide out the top parts of the shapes.
Set Fill to 25% for the layer with the white shape and change the Blending mode to Linear Dodge. For the pink shape set Fill to 60% and change the Blending mode to Linear Burn.
Create a new layer and select the Soft Round brush of white color (set Opacity to 20% in Options bar).
Use this brush to represent a kind of lightness behind the girl. Place the layer under the girl’s one.
Insert the mask (Add layer mask) on the girl’s layer and select the Hard Mechanical brush of black color.
Use this brush to main in the mask to hide out the girl’s legs, as it is shown on the next picture:
Create a new layer and choose the Soft Round brush.
Use this brush to paint the girl with the next color #D94B17.
Set Fill to 19% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Linear Light.
Let’s create a clipping mask to make the content of the layer containing the #D94B17 color only visible within the content of the layer containing the model. Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click between layer with #D94B17 color and the layer with model (on the Layers panel).
We’ve got the next result:
Create a new layer and select here the Soft Round brush. Choose the next color for the brush – #F5004F
Use this brush to paint the girl on the indicated zones.
Click Create new fill or adjustment layer from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Curves to adjust the curve shape as shown to make a little color corrections.
We’ve got the next result:
Make three copies of the layer with the white inclined rectangle near the girl’s legs and change the Fill to 30% for the copy’s layer.
Next we have to represent several shapes with the same Layer Styles for the layer.
Select the Custom Shape Tool (U) in the Tools bar, in the Options bar click the Shape to open the selection menu. Find Sign 1 at the bottom of the menu, and then double-click a shape thumbnail to select it.
Click and drag to draw the shape.
Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Inner Glow.
Add Stroke
We’ve got the next result:
Select the Custom Shape Tool (U) again and find Triangle at the bottom of the menu, and then double-click a shape thumbnail to select it.
Click and drag to draw the shape. Apply the same Layer Style for this shape (Inner Glow and Stroke). Add more shapes as shown:
Let’s represent a rectangle, applying the Rectangle Tool (U).
Set Fill to 0% for this layer and click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Gradient Overlay.
Click in the color bar to open the Gradient Editor and set the color stops as shown. Click OK to close the Gradient Editor dialog box.
We’ve got the next gradient on the rectangle.
Rasterize the layer containing the rectangle the same way described above. In this case we’ll create a new layer above the rectangle’s one and select both layers. Then press CTRL+E to Merge Down. Make five copies of the new layer and choose finally Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to place the copies the same way demonstrated next picture.
Combine in a group all the layers containing the rectangles (press CTRL button to select the corresponding layers in Layers panel and hold on the left mouse’s button while dragging the selected layers on Create a new group icon from bottom part of the Layers panel).
Add the mask for the group (Add layer mask) and select the Soft Round brush of black color (set Opacity to 20% in Options bar).
Use this brush to hide out the layer’s edges.
Click Create new fill or adjustment layer from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Curves to adjust the curve shape as shown to make a little color corrections.
We’ve got the next result:
Finished!
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