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content issue 07/2010 cover artist ­ interview josé-paulo reis 4 josé-paulo reis has 3 years of experience in digital arts his passion is fashion photography creativity advertising photomanipulation and digital art devoted to photoshop josé-paulo is trying to improve his skills everyday photomanipulation mastering multi ­ layering in photoshop olly howe workshop writing with paint on a rock wall adeel naseer 44 48 8 18 retouching tina foster please don t go tonight julia trotti interview inverview with dwayne ferguson 22 creative class lullaby natalia voloshyn dearest readers summer is still on enjoy your holidays but don t forget that it is also a good time to look for an inspiration and to be creative i would like to encourage you to find some time and take a look at the august issue of our magazine you might find here some ideas to use as an inspiration to your future works in this issue josé paulo reis and dwayne ferguson are telling us about their digital arts experience i also have a pleasure to present you some great tutorials you can learn how to be a master in multi-layering with olly howe natalia voloshyn explains how to prepare a beautiful book illustration tina foster how to make a professional photo retouch it s not all have a great read magdalena mojska magdalena.mojska@psdmag.org editor in chief 26 32 making of a retro building at dawn jomar machado editor s choice gallery of ricardo nobre 36 digital painting the skeleton knight dwayne ferguson 38

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interview interview with josé paulo reis i m a digital artist with 3 years of experience my passion is fashion photography creativity advertising photomanipulation and digital art currently i m working as a digital artist in lalaland studios as a fashion photographer i love fashion and beauty photography and everything related with digital art i am devoted to photoshop and i try to improve my skills everyday enjoy my works by visiting my blog www zepaulocreation.blogspot.com why have you decided to become a digital artist having my background in design it became natural for me to start expressing myself through digital tools especially photoshop.the manipulated images have always been my fascination and i was al ways interested in learning how to achieve the degree of perfection that i saw in the works of so many talented digital artists the entire process caught my attention all along the persistence the artistry behind every decision and the final result .pas photoshop

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interview with jose paulo what are the main sources of your inspiration my main source of inspiration is the work of some amazing artists that i had the pleasure to come across with in the web .psd photoshop

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interview some names like michaelo zach bush peter jaworowski jerico santander pete harrison javier alvarado and some other amazing artists in the whole world their artwork gave me the light i needed to explore my world and to create my own images .pas photoshop

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interview with jose paulo what do you like the most about your profession i ve never thought that today i would have the pleasure to do what i m doing due to my persistence for the last three years i reached the goal finally i was hired recently by a fantastic fashion/advertising photographer frederico martins also portuguese which is giving me the opportunity and the freedom to implement the knowledge i acquired over the years the studio in which i work the lalaland studios allows me to explore many techniques and improve daily the level of knowledge i have they have great facilities that allow me to work on the highest level i m improving my retouching skills due to their focus on high-end retouching and mixing it up with my creative approach we are now preparing a new website where people will be able to see the merge of both worlds fashion/advertising and digital art for now you can visit separately our personal websites www.fredericomartins.net and www.zepaulocreation.blogspot.com are there any difficulties and disadvantages of your work i do not consider that there are many difficulties or disadvantages because when you do what you love only good things can happen probably the only disadvantage is the many hours i spend in front of a screen but this is the only way to archieve the level of perfection i want would you have any tips to those who would also like to be digital artists never give up your dreams to achieve your goals hard work and dedication are the key words to anyone who wants to be a digital artist .psd photoshop

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advanced 90 min adobe photoshop cs3

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mastering multi-layering in photoshop mastering multi-layering in photoshop the following tutorial gives you a broad look at some of the fundamental techniques that i use when creating detailed multi-layered illustrations you will see as you read that my work process is quite loose its good to work without limitations as this allows you to experiment with the image as you go along multi-layering is a fun style to work with as the possibilities are endless and quite often the way you visualize the design at the start does not reflect the direction it takes it is important to learn the key photoshop shortcuts when working with this kind of style as it allows you to work quickly and efficiently in this tutorial i have included most of the important shortcuts that will help to speed up your workflow 01 step 1 open the image entitled zara01.jpg the first thing to do is to remove the photo from the background as we will be layering many elements behind the model using the pen tool slowly map around the edges of the image once finished [ctrl click on the page and click make selection make sure feather selection is set to 0 and hit [ok 02 now click add layer mask at the bottom of the layers palette and the background will disappear you can now go over the hair selecting areas where the background still shows through create selections and then mask out any unwanted areas using a brush tool there will still be small bits of the background showing through on parts of the hair for these use the burn and sponge tools to darken areas and blend them in with the natural hair colour .psd photoshop 9 step 2

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photomanipulation 03 step 3 create a new canvas 280mm wide by 365mm high with resolution 300dpi colour mode cmyk with a white background and drag in the masked image we will use this canvas to edit the model before we start the illustration if you are totally happy with how the photo is masked out then [ctrl click on the layer mask and click add layer mask next we want to remove the model s left arm that is incomplete and replace it with a copy of her right arm first using the pen tool draw around the model s left arm make sure you leave plenty of skin around the hands as this will be used to blend the arm in on her right hand side [ctrl click and then make selection with feather radius set to 0 now hit [ctrl [c followed by [ctrl [v to duplicate her arm [ctrl [t to transform the arm [ctrl click on the arm and click flip horizontal now scale the arm slightly so it roughly fits over her existing right arm and the top of the shoulders link well together double click the arm to accept the transformation 04 step 4 now click add layer mask to the arm and model layer select the brush tool then [ctrl click on the screen to bring up the brush settings take the hardness to 0 and master diameter to about 112px using the brush tool begin to mask out areas of the arm and the model to blend the two together this step requires a lot of attention to detail and patience for areas where you need more accuracy use the pen tool to create selections and mask out these areas for areas that are missing like the red banding on the top by model s thumb select and duplicate areas of the existing top then copy paste and blend where required 05 step 5 once you are happy with how the arm looks merge the arm with any other layers you have created until you are left with just the arm and model layer only now click create new fill or adjustment layer above the arms and lighten up the right arm click [ok and then [alt click between the arm and adjustment layer this will apply the levels adjustment to the right arm only finally the very ends of the model s elbows are missing draw a selection where the elbows should be and then use the clone stamp and brush tools to add in the missing areas 10 .psd photoshop

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mastering multi-layering in photoshop 06 create a new canvas 270mm wide by 365mm high with resolution 300dpi colour mode cmyk with a white background this will now be our main illustration canvas drag in all the layers from the previous canvas and merge them together using the pen or lasso tools draw a selection across half of the model s body create new layer and fill the selection with black [ctrl click the model layer icon in the layers palette to create a selection around the girl and then with the black colour fill layer selected hit the add layer mask button now click the little chain link symbol next to the mask so it disappears and then go to filter>gaussian blur 200 pixels now set the layer blending mode to soft light and knock the opacity of the entire layer to 50 next drag the model layer to the new layer icon at the bottom of the layers palette and set the duplicated layer to overlay blending mode hit [ctrl [u and make the saturation 0 then take entire layer opacity to 50 once you are happy with the lighting select all layers apart from the background and hit [ctrl [e to merge layers into one step 6 07 step 7 create a background gradient colour this will change a lot throughout the design process but for now create a gradient from cmyk values 50,35,25,18 at the top to 14,6,5,0 at the bottom 08 step 8 now you need to remove model s legs create a layer mask on the photo layer and then with the pen tool draw a selection around the area you want to remove use the brush tool to remove the legs i like the way the model s lower half tapers away to the bottom but to add more effect we want to make it look more fragmented click on the model s layer mask and with the pen tool begin to draw angular shapes remove the selected areas using the brush tool on the layer mask i create these selections one by one so you can look at the overall composition as you work .psd photoshop 11

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photomanipulation 09 now click on the model icon next to the mask draw more selections and hit [ctrl [c and then [ctrl [v this will paste a shape into a new layer now press [ctrl [t to move and scale the shape as you see fit repeat these steps over and over again to create the fragmented look and feel step 9 10 step 10 i decided to introduce some wings which i downloaded the wings were cut with the pen tool from a picture of a dove i then brought them into the illustration i cleaned them up using the dodge tool and scaled them using [ctrl [t 11 step 11 once happy with the composition create a new layer and using the brush tool create a black shadow [ctrl click and make sure the hardness is set to 0 [ctrl click on one of the wings and then [ctrl click on the other wing this creates a selection of both wings on the shadow layer hit add layer mask you can adjust and move the shadow within the mask but make sure that the little link icon between layer and mask is unchecked 12 .psd photoshop

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mastering multi-layering in photoshop 12 to create the light streaks select the rectangular marquee tool and on a new layer create a long rectangle selection using the colour picker tool select a red from the model now select the gradient tool and click on the gradient bar in the toolbar at the top of the screen choose the second gradient option which will run from the chosen red colour to 0 opacity now create a gradient inside the rectangular selection from left to right [ctrl [d to deselect and then select filter>gaussian blur and set to about 700 pixels you can then duplicate these layers and transform them to fit the image using [ctrl [u play around with different hue options now download a textured layer and add this above the background colour layer set this above the background colour layer and set the blending mode to overlay hit [ctrl [u and take the saturation to 0 step 12 13 now create a moon using the same gradient technique as above but with the elliptical marquee tool then click the add layer style button on the layers palette and add a white outer glow to the moon i also added in some birds flying across the moon step 13 14 step 14 now we need to add the flowers on the model s body i downloaded an old floral wallpaper it is important that the background colour of this image is a similar colour to the skin of the model otherwise the effect will not work drag the wallpaper onto our image and place it just above the model s layer now hide the layer by clicking the eye icon next to the layer use the pen tool and draw a selection around the model s skin don t worry about following the outside edges of the model exactly once done hit [ctrl click and make selection now [ctrl click on the model s layer icon and choose intersect transparency mask this will now make the selection snap to the model s outline now reveal the wallpaper layer set the blending mode to linear burn and take the saturation of the layer to 0 .psd photoshop 13

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photomanipulation 15 step 15 we want to begin to add some details to the background first i downloaded a photo of a castle and a random fabric pattern cut out the castle with the pen tool and then drag it into our image set the layer blending mode to overlay and take the saturation down to 0 mask out unwanted areas and then duplicate and transform the layers so that they work well with the image experiment with different layer opacities again cut out the fabric with the pen tool and bring it into our image.set the blending mode to multiply and again transform and duplicate until you are happy hit [ctrl [u and experiment with different hues for the fabric next i changed the background colour and also decided to take all the colour out of the light strips to do this hit [ctrl [u and take the lightness to +100 16 step 16 now create a new layer that sits behind the background texture layer and using the brush tool brush in a dark red colour i used cmyk values of 48,91,60,64 do this using the brush at a low opacity opacity can be changed quickly by using the numerical pad on your keyboard 17 now we want to start building the multi-layered textured feel to the background for this i have downloaded a paint panel and also some paint splats isolated on white use the magic wand tool to delete and isolate all the paint splats from their backgrounds now drag the resulting layers onto the paint panel [ctrl click each splat to turn it into a selection and then with the paint panel layer selected hit [ctrl [c and then [ctrl [v repeat the process for all the splats to create a uniform set of paint elements now bring these elements into the background of our image setting the blending modes to overlay at different opacities and hues where unwanted colour appears on the paint splats [ctrl click the layer to create a selection and then create new layer fill this layer with a colour of choice and then set the blending mode to colour you can then merge these 2 layers to create a splat with a more uniform colouring 14 .psd photoshop step 17

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mastering multi-layering in photoshop 18 step 18 next make a selection out of the wings create a new layer and set the blending mode to colour now using a soft brush create highlights on the wings choose a red colour picked from the model s clothes to do this with create a new layer behind the model and select the brush tool [ctrl click and set master diameter to 1px and hardness to 75 start drawing line detail into the image to give a scratched effect i do this using my graphics tablet but the mouse is fine to use experiment with different brush opacities and sizes making the brush larger and smaller with the [and buttons on your keyboard 19 step 19 now i want to get some clouds into the background so i downloaded a sky image dragged it into the background of our illustration and then set the blending mode to soft light and saturation to 0 hit [ctrl [l and play around with the levels to get the desired effect i then added a layer mask and used the gradient tool and brush tool to mask out the grass creating a blended smooth edge the background colour wasn t dramatic enough for me so i added a gradient background layer running from a deep red at the top of the page down to black at the bottom 20 step 20 next i duplicated some of the fragmented shapes and placed them over the model s eyes masking out areas and setting different opacities until i got the desired look and feel i added the halo above her head by creating a selection with the elliptical marquee tool and then [ctrl click and choose stroke>width 6px and choose a very light yellow colour add a gaussian blur and then with a soft setting brush in some small white light details on the halo at this stage of the illustration i am moving around elements and playing with colours constantly making sure that everything looks correct and works well together create a new layer behind the model and brush in some more colour i used a deep purple here .psd photoshop 15

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