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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.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Drop Shadow.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Add Gradient Overlay:

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

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.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

We’ve got the next result:

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

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:

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

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.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

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.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

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.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

We’ve got the next result:

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

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.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Set Blending mode to Overlay for each ray’s layer.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

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.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

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.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

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.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

We’ve got the next result:

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Create a new layer and select the Soft Round brush.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

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%)

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

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%).

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

On the next new layer we’ll select the Soft Mechanical brush.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Use this brush to make lighter the model’s body, brush color is #8ADE00 (brush Opacity – 10%).

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Set the Blending mode for this layer to Linear Dodge.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

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