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How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

Set the Blending mode for this layer to Color Burn.

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

Create a new layer above the dancer’s layer and choose the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill the layer with #72332C color.

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click between the created layer and the dancer’s layer in the Layers panel to create a clipping mask.

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

We’ve got the next result:

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

Set Fill to 57% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Overlay.

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

Create a new layer and choose the Soft Mechanical brush of white color (Opacity – 30%).

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

Use this brush to paint the light zones on the dancer.

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click between layers in the Layers panel to create a clipping mask.

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

We’ve got the next result:

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

Set the Blending mode for this layer to Overlay.

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

Create a new layer and select the Soft Mechanical brush (Opacity – 20%).

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

Use this brush to paint the dancer and his shadow in the near represented colors. In this case we’ll use the Eyedropper Tool (I) to get the samples of the near colors.

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click between layers in the Layers panel to create a clipping mask.

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

Set Fill to 45% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Linear Dodge.

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

Next we’ll choose the Pen Tool (P) to drawn the next shape:

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

Set Fill to 0% for this layer. Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Drop Shadow.

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

Add Pattern Overlay. Click the Pattern Preset Picker and select the next pattern. Apply the next settings for Pattern Overlay:

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

We’ve got the next result:

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

Insert the mask on the layer by choosing Add layer mask on the bottom part of the Layers panel and choose the Soft Mechanical brush of black color.

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

Paint in the mask using this brush to hide the next zones on the shape to get the same effect as on the picture below:

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

On the next new layer we’ll choose the Soft Round brush (Opacity – 20%).

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

Use this brush to paint the canvas with #F51A00 color.

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

Set Fill to 45% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Color Dodge.

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions 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 use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

We’ve got the next result:

How to use texture effects to create beautiful compositions in Photoshop CS5

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