Mont Saint Michel (Dark)
May 13, 2007 | 0 comments
Making Of Mont Saint Michel (Dark)
Tips about how I made the Mont Saint Michel (Dark) wallpaper
As always, start with new document and fill it with solid color.
![Mont Saint Michel (Dark) Making Of - Step 2](/content_images/eyeson_images/Effects/VladStudio/tut17_MontSaintMichelDark/19-2.jpg)
Use very large brush, different colors (similar to main color) and gaussian blur (with large radius) to fill background with chaotic color variations.
![Mont Saint Michel (Dark) Making Of - Step 3](/content_images/eyeson_images/Effects/VladStudio/tut17_MontSaintMichelDark/19-3.jpg)
Use the following filters:
– noise / add noise
– sketch / water paper
– artistic / sponge
– artistic / water color
– noise / add noise
– sketch / water paper
– artistic / sponge
– artistic / water color
For each filter, adjust settings carefully and experiment to achieve “natural” look, not too “filtered”. After applying each filter, hit Ctrl-Shift-F (Fade) to reduce filter effectiveness and make it semi-transparent (40-60%).
![Mont Saint Michel (Dark) Making Of - Step 4](/content_images/eyeson_images/Effects/VladStudio/tut17_MontSaintMichelDark/19-4.jpg)
Here is the photo that I took in Mont Saint Michel. Copy it to the document…
![Mont Saint Michel (Dark) Making Of - Step 5](/content_images/eyeson_images/Effects/VladStudio/tut17_MontSaintMichelDark/19-5.jpg)
select the layer containing the photo, change its blend mode to “Multiply” and opacity to 80%. Duplicate layer (Ctrl-J), set duplicated layer blend mode to overlay and opacity to 50% (you may want to change these settings so that your photo looks best way possible)
![Mont Saint Michel (Dark) Making Of - Step 6](/content_images/eyeson_images/Effects/VladStudio/tut17_MontSaintMichelDark/19-6.jpg)
in default brush set, there is a brush called Rough Round Bristle. Select it, create new layer, and fill it with chaotic black and white strokes.
![Mont Saint Michel (Dark) Making Of - Step 7](http://designstacks.net/content_images/eyeson_images/Effects/VladStudio/tut17_MontSaintMichelDark/19-7.jpg)
set this layer blend mode to overlay and opacity to 50%.
![Mont Saint Michel (Dark) Making Of - Step 8](http://designstacks.net/content_images/eyeson_images/Effects/VladStudio/tut17_MontSaintMichelDark/19-8.jpg)
one final touch is the trees growing around the screen. I used ContextFree software to generate several trees…
![Mont Saint Michel (Dark) Making Of - Step 9](http://designstacks.net/content_images/eyeson_images/Effects/VladStudio/tut17_MontSaintMichelDark/19-9.jpg)
…and then copied them into the document. That’s all!
Author: Vlad Gerasimov
URL: http://www.vladstudio.com
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