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Britney Spears Wallpaper

2007-10-26T05:01:47Z

How to make this wallpaper:

First things first, open this in your paint/photoshop:

(Made by _excentric_. I edited it slightly to make it the size of a regular wallpaper.)

Now open a new blank canvas, sized 1024x768, or whatever your resolution is set at.

Find the pictures you want to use for your wallpaper and blend them together the best that you can.
(Keep in mind that this works best with blank/white backgrounds)
I chose to use Britney Spears as my subject.

(Images from Sweet And Talented)

Now copy that canvas, and paste it as a new layer onto the grungy canvas you already have open.
At this point, you set the new layer to Multiply, move it around until you're happy with the position, and you should get this:

You can choose to leave it in colour, or desaturate it.
I decided I wanted mine to be black and white, so I desaturated it:

Once you have that done, you can BLUR/SMUDGE out anything on the grungy layer that might not look good.

Now make a new layer, and set it to multiply.
Choose a bright colour, and use a round brush with 98% Hardness, 100% Opacity and create some circles:

(To get the donut type circles I have, just take a light grey and on the same layer, make smaller circles inside the coloured ones.)

Once you have that done, just add text and brushes, and you're finished!

My finished result:

Make sure you comment and give me feedback!
I'd also LOVE to see anything you came up with :)

Tut #2

2007-01-17T20:49:32Z

From to

Okay, so today, we're going from to

First, start with your base image. If it's in colour, desaturate it to make it black and white.

(You may also want to pump up the contrast, but that's your choice.)

At this point, I decided my image was a little too dark, so I duplicated it, and set the duplicate to screen, opacity 90% (Fiddle with this number).

{This is optional.. And I know it looks a little too bright, but you'll need it bright later on.)

Next, add a new color balance adjustment layer. (Layers->New Adjustment Layer->Color Balance)
Settings
Midtones: -25, 0, 25
Shadows: -25, 0, 25
Here's how it should look:

Add a new raster layer, set it to exclusion, opacity 70%, and fill it with (#0B2E55)

Next, duplicate your base, drag it to the top, and set it to Luminance (Opacity 100%)

And now to finish it off, add a new raster layer, set it to burn, opacity 52%, and fill it with (#95DDF5)

(Add brushes/text or whatever you want now)

And there you have it!
If you have any problems, let me know.
I love comments/feedback, and seeing what you guys came up with XD

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lozersneeze @ 2006-11-28T16:48:00

2006-11-28T21:48:41Z

How to go from:

This to This

Okay, start with your base, and prep it as you feel necessary. With mine, I sharpened it once, and duplicated it once, setting it to screen, opacity 60, to lighten it.

Next, we add a new raster layer, setting it on Burn, then fill it with (#B8E3FF)

Now, add a new Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer, and set Master to +40. (Fiddle with this number.. The result varies from picture to picture.)

Next, add a new Brightness/Contrast Adjustment Layer, setting Brightness to +12, and Contrast to +10. (Again, fiddle with these numbers.)

Add a new raster layer, set it to Exclusion, opacity 70, and fill it with (#0B175F).

Add another raster layer, setting it to Soft Light, opacity 100, and fill it with (#8FE1FF)

Next, duplicate the base, and drag it to the top, setting it to Burn, opacity 50.

This next step is optional, but I like it.

Make another Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer, and set the Master to 50, then set that layer to soft light.

Merge all your layers, add a border if you'd like, and you're done!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, and I didn't do too bad for my first try ^^

Also, I would LOVE to see your finished results, guys!

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lozersneeze @ 2006-11-28T16:16:00

2006-11-28T21:16:14Z

(Image Heavy)

How to go from:

To:

Now, add a new Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer, and set Master to +40. (Fiddle with this number.. The result varies from picture to picture.)

Next, add a new Brightness/Contrast Adjustment Layer, setting Brightness to +12, and Contrast to +10. (Again, fiddle with these numbers.)

Add a new raster layer, set it to Exclusion, opacity 70, and fill it with (#0B175F).

Add another raster layer, setting it to Soft Light, opacity 100, and fill it with (#8FE1FF)

Next, duplicate the base, and drag it to the top, setting it to Burn, opacity 50.

This next step is optional, but I like it.

Make another Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer, and set the Master to 50, then set that layer to soft light.

Merge all your layers, add a border if you'd like, and you're done!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, and I didn't do too bad for my first try ^^

Also, I would LOVE to see your finished results, guys!

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