bottledshapes wrote in header_tutorial 😣crappy

Listens: Red Flag - Billy Talent

Yay for my first tutorial! =]
Done in PS CS2

So today we're going from this to



Okay open up a blank 600 x 300 canvas.
Paste your picture, in my case, wentworth.
Rightclick -> Free transform -> move it to the left.

Duplicate your layer & set to overlay, sharpen it and blur all his skin.
I got


Add a new fill layer, colour #7EBDE9 and set it to overlay
I got


Add a new selective colour layer:
REDS

+50
-20
+100
+100

CYANS

+100
+100
+100
+100

BLUES

+20
+100
+100
+100

MAGNETAS

+100
+20
-65
-70

I got


Add http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5403/gender97986ad7.png this texture by gender, set it to Linear Light & roughly erase all the parts over Wentworth.
I got


Add a few brushes & text (my text was JaneAustin from daFont, and my brushes from The Magic Box) and you're done!

final result


Hope you liked this, i'd love to see your results.
PS. I have no idea why my pictures have messed up in size O_o