How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5
Choose now the Rectangle Tool (U) to represent a square of the color #C83233. Use the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to turn it over the same way indicated below. Place this layer under the model’s one.
Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Drop Shadow.
Add 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 result:
Make also four copies of the last made layer and choose the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to make smaller each next copy, placing them as below:
Combine in a group all the squares’ layers (press CTRL button to select the necessary layers 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).
Make sure you have the group selected in Layers Panel and hold CTRL button and click on the model’s layer to make a selection.
Insert the mask on the layer by choosing Add layer mask on the bottom part of the Layers panel and finally press CTRL+I to cut out the squares.
Now we need to erase the squares behind the model, select the Soft Mechanical brush of black color and paint in the mask to remove squares from left side.
We’ve got the next result:
Using the Line Tool (U) (set Weight – 1 px in Options bar) we must represent many rays of white color, which layers should be placed under the model’s layer.
Set Blending mode to Overlay for each ray’s layer.
Combine in a group all the rays layers (press CTRL button to select the necessary layers 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).
Insert the mask on the group by choosing Add layer mask on the bottom part of the Layers panel and choose the Soft Round brush of black color.
Use this brush to paint in the mask to hide the rays in the immediate zone of the model’s hair and face and also the rays’ edges.
Click Create new fill or adjustment layer from bottom part of the Layers panel and click to Curves to adjust the curve shape as shown to make a little color corrections.
We’ve got the next result:
Create a new layer and select the Soft Round brush.
Use this brush to paint the background on the model’s right side as it is shown below. The brush’s color is #A5004F (brush Opacity – 15%)
Create a new layer again and use the Soft Round brush to make darker the canvas edges, the brush color is #340E21 (brush Opacity – 20%).
On the next new layer we’ll select the Soft Mechanical brush.
Use this brush to make lighter the model’s body, brush color is #8ADE00 (brush Opacity – 10%).
Set the Blending mode for this layer to Linear Dodge.
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