eyes of the tiger blend
A very long tutorial on how to make this lovely, complicated blend. This tutorial emphasizes composition (blending of textures) and colour-editing.
Level: Intermediate ~ Advanced.
Requires selective colouring.
Be prepared for a long tutorial on how to make this.
For this blend, I have used the followings images:
- Model
- Large Tiger from DA
- Tiger from DA
- Tree from my own stock pack which you can download HERE
- Flower from my own stock pack which you can download HERE
- Architecture from Raysoda (got from Vee’s stock pack at SP)
- texture 1 from FEEL
- texture 2 from DA
- texture 3 from DA
- Texture 4 from DA
MAKING THE BASE
STEP ONE
Open up a 800x600px canvas with a black background. Then using a lasso tool with a large feather, cut away some parts of the Model.
STEP TWO
Using the Tiger stock, cut away all except for the right eye / eyebrow part of the tiger. Then, transform and rotate it so that it’s eye-shape and perspective is similar to the model’s eyes. Then, find a frontal picture of a tiger and put it beside the model, erasing (using lasso tool) the left side of its face.
STEP THREE
Arrange the Tree, Texture 4 and Architecture stock. Set the mode of the architecture stock as “screen”.
STEP FOUR
Use lasso tool to cut away the parts on texture 3. You need to duplicate the texture 3 layer and move it so that it covers the bottom right corner. (Total, you have 2 layers of texture 3) Again, use lasso tool to erase and blend into the previous layers.
STEP FIVE
Place texture 2 on top. Flip horizontally. Then use lasso tool and cut away everything (including parts to reveal the tiger, model and architecture) except for the red parts. Then set the mode of this layer (texture 2) to “difference”.
STEP SIX
Place texture 1 on it. Take lasso tool, cut away parts revealing the model, tiger, architecture and texture 2.
STEP SEVEN
Again, take texture 1 and cut away almost everything except for a small part on the bottom. Then, set the mode to “tint”.
STEP EIGHT
Take Flower stock. Duplicate 2 times (total: 3 layers). Use lasso tool to erase unneeded parts (to reveal tiger and model). Then set mode of all 3 layers to “difference”.
STEP NINE
Take tiger picture (the one that YOU found, the one that I DID NOT provide) then lasso tool erase everything except for a small area of its fur print.
STEP TEN
Take texture 1, rotate 180 degrees CCW, then use lasso tool to erase unneeded parts.
STEP TEN
Take Architecture, re-size smaller and duplicate it. (Total: 2 layers). Then set mode of both layers to “screen” at 55% opacity.
STEP ELEVEN
Duplicate all layers, then merge them (the duplicated layers) so that it becomes only ONE layer. Name this “Base Layer”.
COLOURING
COLOUR FILL 1
#f8fccc
Mode: Soft light
Opacity: 65%
COLOUR FILL 2
#2f0707
Mode: Exclusion
Opacity: 32%
PHOTO FILTER 1
Cooling Filter (80)
Color: #006dff
Density: 17%
SELECTIVE COLOUR 1
REDS: -66/+24/+16/+19
YELLOWS: +19/-14/+18/+22
CYANS: 0/0/0/+90
BLUES: 0/0/0/+90
MAGENTAS: 0/0/0/+89
WHITES: +25/-20/+48/-44
NEUTRALS: +9/+1/+5/-1
BLACKS: 0/0/0/+5
SELECTIVE COLOUR 2
REDS: 0/0/0/+79
YELLOWS: 0/0/0/+53
WHITES: -19/+11/-22/-20
NEUTRALS: -7/+9/-2/-1
COLOUR FILL 3
#e193c8
Mode: Luminosity
Opacity: 34%
LEVELS 1
Channel: RGB
Input Levels: 5/1.20/255
Output Levels: 5/245
CURVES 1
RGB
Input: 126, Output: 132
Input: 68, Output: 62
RED
Input: 132, Output: 126
Input: 55, Output: 76
GREEN
Input: 135, Output: 126
Input: 62, Output: 65
BLUE
Input: 126, Output: 132
Input: 73, Output: 58
BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST 1
Brightness: -15
Contrast: +5
Now, it should look like the following:
DUPLICATE BASE LAYER
Duplicate Base Layer and set mode to “soft light” (opacity: 100%)
Now, it should look like the following:
CURVES 2
RGB:
Input: 182, Output: 172
Opacity: 20%
COLOUR FILL 4
#f59c7d
Mode: Soft Light
Opacity: 40%
COLOUR BALANCE 1
0/0/+24
Opacity: 50%
COLOUR FILL 5
#181402
Mode: Difference
Opacity: 45%
Now, it should look like the following:
DUPLICATE BASE LAYER
Duplicate Base Layer and set mode to “soft light” (opacity: 100%)
Now, it should look like the following:
GRADIENT FILL 1
Color: #FFFFFF ~ #382717
Style: Radial
Angle: -143
Mode: Hard light
Opacity: 23%
COLOR BALANCE 2
-9/+11/+21
DUPLICATE BASE LAYER
Duplicate Base Layer and set mode to “soft light” (opacity: 100%)
Now, it should look like the following:
COLOUR FILL 6
#b71c7e
Mode: Exclusion
Opacity: 17%
DUPLICATE BASE LAYER
Duplicate Base Layer and set mode to “overlay” (opacity: 72%)
Now, it should look like the following:
DUPLICATE ALL LAYERS
Duplicate ALL layers, merge them into one layer. Name this layer, “layer 0″
HUE / SATURATION 1
0/-100/0
LEVELS 2
Input: 37/1.08/255
Output: 0/255
DUPLICATE ALL LAYERS
DUPLICATE ALL LAYERS, merge them into one layer. Name this layer “greyscale”
DUPLICATE LAYER 0
DUPLICATE GREYSCALE LAYER
then use lasso tool and erase parts to reveal the color (of layer 0)
Now, it should look like the following:
ADD TEXT
Basically, I duplicated the “eyes” text (total: 2). Then, rasterized the first “Eyes” text layer and filter it on “motion blur”, then set this layer to a lower opacity. The second “Eyes” text layer (this layer is ON TOP of the layer that was filtered with motion blur). AND THERE YOU HAVE IT!
THE END!
Ahhhh, that was very VERY long and I apologize for that. I tried to keep my writing brief and concise so that it wouldn’t overwhelm you. Thus, if I didn’t explain something properly, do ask and I will explain.
Now you know how long it took for me to make this. Hopefully, seeing how I made this may help you learn how to blend textures and stock together to make an interesting composition.
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