this is my first tutorial, bear with me. <3 it's very simple.
we'll be going from
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01. start with your base. i used a nice shot from star wars: revenge of the sith. padme is just gorgeous, so i couldn't help but use her. but anyways.
02. use the blur tool set on ~size 4, strength 100% (it's kind of strong, but you want her to be flawless) to smooth out her skin. then use the sharpen tool set on ~size 2, strength 100% on her eyes and bottom lip. duplicate twice. set the first one on screen 100% and the second one on soft light 100%.
03. add this gradient (i can't remember who exactly made it, if it belongs to you, pleeeease let me know so i can credit you) on screen 53%.
so that you get this:
04. NOW go back to your very first layer and desaturate.
05. add some text, and maybe a brush or two:
and voila. i hope you like. have fun. i'd love to see what you come up with!
by the way, i'm using photoshop CS.
we'll be going from
to 01. start with your base. i used a nice shot from star wars: revenge of the sith. padme is just gorgeous, so i couldn't help but use her. but anyways.
02. use the blur tool set on ~size 4, strength 100% (it's kind of strong, but you want her to be flawless) to smooth out her skin. then use the sharpen tool set on ~size 2, strength 100% on her eyes and bottom lip. duplicate twice. set the first one on screen 100% and the second one on soft light 100%.
03. add this gradient (i can't remember who exactly made it, if it belongs to you, pleeeease let me know so i can credit you) on screen 53%.
so that you get this:
04. NOW go back to your very first layer and desaturate.
05. add some text, and maybe a brush or two:
and voila. i hope you like. have fun. i'd love to see what you come up with!
by the way, i'm using photoshop CS.