How to create retro sunflower poster in Photoshop
…we’ll get a new group:
Make a copy of the last made group and place it the way it is shown next picture:
Next we have to select the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to minimize the first circle for getting another group.
Now make the necessary number of copies and change the Gradient Overlay settings of the second and of the third circles to get two types of groups, placing them again the same way presented below:
Select the Custom Shape Tool (U) in the Tools bar, in the Options bar click the Shape to open the selection menu. Find Registration Target 2 shape at the bottom of the menu, and then double-click a shape thumbnail to select it.
Click and drag to draw the shape.
The color is #A9A59E
Set Fill to 30% for this layer and change Blending Mode to Linear Light.
In the next step we’ll download a set of brushes for in Adobe Photoshop, named: Tiny Flower Elements by ca_pris. Create a new layer after that and try to represent the grass with the earlier downloaded brushes, filled with #76B328.
Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Outer Glow:
We’ve got the next result:
Find now a stock photo, representing a sunflower.
Remove the background using your favorite tools like Pen Tool (P), Magic Wand Tool (W), Magnetic Lasso (L) or even a simple Filter>Extract and insert it on a new layer in our main document.
Turn around the flower’s layer, applying the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command and select for this layer the next options: Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation.
We’ve got the next result:
Now we have to find a stock photo of the loud speaker:
Cut it out and apply for this layer Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation.
The Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command may be helpful in changing the position of the speaker as shown:
Next step includes creating a new layer (Create new layer) and then using the Paint Bucket Tool (G), we can fill it with the color #CDCDCD.
Set Fill to 70% for this layer and change the Blending Mode to Color Burn
Click the Horizontal Type tool (T). Select a font, size and color in the Character panel.
Click in the image and type Sunflower text. Press Enter to apply the text.
Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Outer Glow:
Add Stroke
We’ve got the next result:
Create again one more new layer (Create new layer) and fill the layer with the color #00FFFF, using the Paint Bucket Tool (G).
Select for the layer in case the next filter: Filter> Filter Gallery>Grain
We’ve got the next effect:
Set Fill to 30% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Soft Light
Select Create new fill or adjustment layer from bottom part of the Layers panel and click to Brightness/Contrast to adjust the Brightness and Contrast as shown.
We’ve got the next effect:
Select once again Create new fill or adjustment layer from bottom part of the Layers panel and click to Hue/Saturation.
We’ve got the next result:
Choosing the RectangleTool (U), it’s possible to represent the next rectangle.
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 result:
The poster is finished!
View full size here.
Download free Layered PSD file.
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