Dance – Photoshop digital art tutorial
Before I start, I want you to know that when I made this I had no intention on writing a tutorial. I made this artwork long before I had this website. I say this because I will not be able to give you all resources needed to follow this tutorial but it may help you learn the techniques. The original PSD file has some more stuff on it not explained in the tutorial.
Final result preview
Materials needed
You can get similar models from deviantart. Here are a few links: the78, street-dance,
Pattern - http://cryingsouls.deviantart.com/art/Cryingsouls-Scanline-Pack-24157235
Model: http://www.shutterstock.com/pic.mhtml?id=19122937
Chic Sparkles brushes - http://elvensword.deviantart.com/art/Chic-Sparkles-90057259
Smoke brushes - http://falln-stock.deviantart.com/art/Smoke-Brushes-Set-1-92730901
Splatter brushes - http://osiris2735.deviantart.com/art/MF-Splatter-Brush-Pack-v-01-61824967
Step1
Create a new document in photoshop. The size I used is: width 1500 and height 2250 pixels. Use the Radial Gradient Tool (G) on the background layer and draw a circular gradient. Use foreground color 0f0f0e and background color 010102. Now create a new layer above the background layer and use a Linear Gradient this time to draw a vertical gradient.
Use the first preset from the Spectrums set. It’s a photoshop default preset. Name this layer color and change the Blending Mode to Color.
Create a Layer Mask on the color layer and use the radial gradient again to draw a big white to black gradient on the layer mask.
Step 2
Use the scanlines pattern and the Pattern Stamp Tool (S) and paint the entire canvas with white scanlines on a new layer above the color layer. Change the layer opacity of the layer to 50% and change the Blending Mode to Overlay.
Step 3
Add you model on the canvas, scale it down if necessary and add a layer mask on the layer. When I made this I didn’t know how very well how to mask hair so I used a halftone brush on the layer mask to create a kind of abstract effect and hide the poorly masked hair.
I also had to adjust the contrast and saturation a bit. As I usually do when I have to make adjustments, I used adjustment layers.
I added an outer glow to the girl and set it to Color Dodge.
To make the outer glow stronger I duplicated the girl layer, I put it below the original, set the Fill to 0 and I added and outer glow but this time I used the Overlay Blending Mode. This is the result before and after applying all the adjustments and effects.
Step 4
Once I had the girl in place, I could add some details on the background. I used the Smoke Brushes with Overlay blending (duplicate the layer for a stronger effect) and i also added some splatters using brushes again on Overlay or Soft Light.
Step 5
I noticed that the bottom part is too dark so I took a big soft brush and I made a spot light behind the girl. I used a vivid blue color, Blending Mode Hard Light and Opacity 75%. Then I created a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to be able to change the color whenever I want.
Step 6
To make the square holes that you see on the girl’s right hand (actually it’s her left hand) I used a scattered square brush on the girl’s layer mask.
I replicated the disintegration effect using the same square scattered brush but this time I set the Size Control to Fade (because I don’t have a tablet) and I drew from left to right. That’s how I got the progressively smaller squares. I then used the clone tool and I cloned parts of the hand over the surface of the squares.
Step 7
Making the colored spikes was very easy. I’ll show you a very cool tip to make this kind of colorful brush strokes. Set your foreground and background colors to different bright saturated colors, this is important as we will use the Color Dynamics.
This colors are made using the Brushes Presets Editor (F5). Select the first brush in the Sparklies Brushes set and open the brush editor by pressing F5 or from the menu Window>Brushes. Increase the spacing on Brush Tip Shape if necessary. Activate the Color Dynamics option and use the settings shown in the screenshot below. Now when you use your brush you will see how each stroke will be a different color.
Use Hue/Saturation and Levels to make the colors more vivid or change them.
Step 8
I added two spot lights using a big soft brush. I used Linear Dodge (Add) but depending on the colors and lights you have on your canvas, you might need to use a different blending mode.. I also added some bubbles. You can find lots of bubbles brushes on deviantart.com
Step 9
I used the Chic sparkles brushes to add some more details.
Step 10
The random light lines are made using a technique that I’ve seen on another tutorial. You can recreate these kind of lights making a lens flare on a black background and then distort them using the Wave filter from Filter>Distort>Wave.
Apply the filter several times to the same flare but move the flare after each time you apply the wave filter. Change the Blending Mode to screen in order to hide the black background and leave only the light visible
Step 13
The hollow squares are made using the same scattered square used on Step6. Paint a few squares, reduce Fill (not opacity) to 0 and add the following effects.
Final result
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Moe
that’s a really cool effect
BIGMOYO
Hello, I’m still a learner, I wonder how u teach yourself ( I mean how long) love your site and creativity…..
andrei
The first time I used photoshop was in 2008 I think, or 2007 I can’t remember well. Than, I watched tutorials and started doing things by myself. Practicing you will get better.
I think the most important thing if you want to come up with new techniques and make your own original artwork is to know all photoshop tools. Know what every tool can do. That way you will know how you can achieve certain effects or how you can do certain tasks. Also play with filters and blending modes, they can make wonders.
Than is the imagination and your own creativity and inspiration.
siva4503
Realy great, Tq very much keep it up
tello
Great work
Fantastic
banota w bas
peace be upon you my name is deda i applied tut for u before if u remember that….i still a beginner i tried to do this tut but i faced many problems “step2 and step 6″ and the color on the background not the same as yours have a look on this and please tell me my misatkes
http://www13.0zz0.com/2010/09/25/13/479077884.jpg
this is another design i did it by myself wanna know your opinion and ur notice (^_^) thnx
http://www10.0zz0.com/2010/09/25/13/896191663.jpg
Andrei Oprinca
thanks for your comment. The images look good. The second one looks very good. I can’t say there are any mistakes. You don’t have to make everything exactly as I say in the tutorial, that’s just a reference.
Good work, keep practicing.
Darkrider
here’s a link to the model’s pic.. http://depositfiles.com/files/mhifntq1c … nice tutorial..do keep postin more.. thnx
Michaela
I always wanted to do such a tutorial – thanks for posting, I tried it and it worked out well, thanks & keep it up!
Luis Fernando
Hola que tal amigo, tengo una duda en el paso 10 no entiendo como hacer el destello de que tamaño tiene que ser el fondo negro y que propiedades debe tener el destello ojala pudieras ampliar la informacion, saludos. I read from mexico
Luis Fernando
Hola que tal amigo, i reed from mexico, tengo algunas duda sobre el paso 10 ojala pudieras explicarme que propiedades tiene que tener el filtro destello y si puedes tambien como distorcionar correctamente el mismo te lo agradezco ojala me puedas ayudar.
Andrei Oprinca
Las propiedades del destello no son importantes, pon lo que quieras. Para distorsionarlo, con el fintro distorsionar, prueba con valores reducidos y aplicalo varias veces
Luis Fernando
Hablas español o usaste algun traductor? puedo deducir que hablas muy bien el español, saludos me gustan mucho ojala puedas poner uno de como vectorizar fotografias.
Andrei Oprinca
Hablo español. Lo de vectorizar imagenes, no sé como se hace asi que no creo que voy escribir ningun tutorial para eso
Luis Fernando
Espero no ser demasiado aburrido con esta pregunta pero me queda esa duda del destello no me sale como a usted de que tamaño tiene que ser el cuadro negro?, podrias explicarme paso a paso es que me gusta mucho el efecto pero no puedo obtenerlo de ningun modo.
Andrei Oprinca
depende del tamaño de la imagen que tienes. Minimo 300 pixeles. Pero tienes que situar el destello en el centro del cuadro, el cuadro tiene que ser Negro.
Luego vas a Filtro>Distorsionar>Onda. Reduces la escala a 10 o algo asi y luego tambien reduces la longitud i aplitud. Despues aplicas el filtro con loas mismas opciones varias veces pero mueve el destello despues de cada vez que apliques el filtro Onda
Luis Fernando
Hola que tal al fin pude crear el efecto (eso creo) mi error era que no movia la imagen espero tu opinion, Screen mode como se puede traducir en español? o como lo encuentro el photoshop en español mi imagen: http://www.image-share.com/upload/408/251.jpg
Mark
The tutorial is great but a video one would be much better..Cheers!! *_*
Sarah
Thanks for the tut, it has some great effects in it. Your other tuts are also excellent. Thanks so much. I really prefer written tuts to video. I hope to see more of them. Thanks again.
Andrei
Thanx. Yea, most of the people want written tutorials
Abdullah
woooowwww! coool art work
Charlie
nice tutorial bro…
Free PSD Tutorials
cool nice tut ty
judaz
i hope you have a tutorial on you tube that has a voice over!! thanks
Andrei
Thanx for your comment. Right now is not possible but I don’t discard that in the future. I certainly received many requests and I will keep that in mind.
Ali
The beautiful face and the composition of colours indeed makes beauty. Bravo!
Assad
i tried it ,,, thanks for all this help .//