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I’ve been a huge fan of posters ever since I was a kid, especially film posters. A great poster can become a lasting work of art; just think of the impact artworks for films such as Blade Runner, Alien, Jurassic Park or Vertigo have had on not just cinema posters, but art and culture in general. So this issue we are excited to bring you an in-depth feature on how to design the perfect poster using layers and masks in Photoshop, be it for films, music, gigs or anything else you might want to hang on your wall (p14). Among our great selection of tutorials, you’ll find guides on designing a digital diorama (p46), drawing your own manga character in Elements (p86), manipulating perspective (p22) and incorporating Adobe Capture into your art (p58). All this plus your regular dose of galleries, interviews and challenges! We hope you enjoy the issue.
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Essentials 06 FileSilo This issue there are over 330 free resources for you to use
gallery 08 Trending Check out some of the greatest artworks trending this month
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How to supercharge your layers and masks to create any poster style
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a digital diorama 46 Create Build a digital replica of a diorama
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I Made 56 How Learn how Hussam Eissa created his 52 Paint colourful type effects Use the Brush Tool to conjure beautiful composite Sensations
70 Cristian Girotto’s juicy artworks bring Project focus
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a whole new meaning to the term ‘playing with food’
92 Reviews We review the Fujifilm X100F camera, FontLab VI, the Lazy Nezumi Pro plug-in and the Snapseed photo app
interview 96 Portfolio Brandon Duffy’s art is a mesmerising mix of light and dark – we find out where that style comes from
interview 98 Reader The award-winning Patrizia Burra shows us how she makes her art
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an apocalypse in 82 Create Elements Use the power of masks to bring about the end of days
manga characters 86 Draw Use brushes and colour adjustments to create striking manga art
a star-filled 90 Q&A: Common problems 80 Compose city scene in Elements Add a striking starry background to a cityscape
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trending images Check out some of the most popular artwork that’s been rocking the internet over the last few weeks, and take inspiration from what’s currently trending There’s nothing more inspiring than surfing the internet and seeing what other artists are creating, and we encourage you to do so. Here are some of our favourite pictures that caught our attention recently, from some of the world’s most exciting artists and designers.
Giga Kobidze
www.gigakobidze.com/
This is one of a series of works exploring the visual reflection of mind and thoughts, where nature, different shapes and colour can communicate emotion and feelings. Textures were used as a final touch to add noise to the image.
With over 200,000 online views and an eclectic catalogue of work, Giga’s work is as popular as it is versatile. We love the colour composition and use of space in this particular one.
Adriana Cardozo
www.behance.net/adrianacardozo
This is a matte painting, with almost exclusive focus on cutouts, digital painting, general retouching, colour adjustments, lights and shadow density. The piece is inspired by Arthur C Clarke’s 2001: A Space Odyssey and the film of the same name directed by Stanley Kubrick.
Adriana has been featured by Behance’s Photography and Illustration galleries, and this matte painting was built entirely from photos: something that seems all the more impressive when you consider how it looks like a 3D render.
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Magdiel is a featured artist of Behance’s Graphic Design showcase, and it’s clear why when you look at this image; the contrast between the pastels and neon shades is fantastic, and the textures used in the background really tie everything together.
Magdiel Lopez
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I tried to imagine the photo as a 3D object instead of a flat object, and from there I just used the Pen Tool to create the illusion. This is one of a series of posters: I create one a day and upload them to Behance.
Ngoc Do
www.behance.net/dongocarc
The artwork takes inspiration from Mikkel Vang’s photograph. I recreated every detail of the original using 3D and post-production in Photoshop. Here, Photoshop plays an important role in the tone and mood of the artwork, turning it into a realistic and stimulating scene.
Guacala Collective www.behance.net/guacala/
This is a digital illustration made in Photoshop using different brushes and textures, acid colours and dot patterns inspired by pop culture and comics. Blend modes and gradients were key in bringing the image together.
The realism that Ngoc has conjured simply from adding details in Photoshop is astounding. Ngoc has been featured by Photoshop online, and this image makes it clear why.
Jan Urschel
www.hendrix-design.com/
This sketch was done as part of the pre-production for Microsoft’s Halo Wars 2. Photographs were integrated with painting and layer effects, then processed with adjustment layers for a quick and efficient workflow.
We love the cartoony and block-colour aspects of this image, and we’re not alone: the Guacala Collective has been featured by Wacom and Photoshop online and this image has over 12,000 views.
Jan’s worked with some of Hollywood’s largest studios and gaming’s biggest names. This is a fine example of post-production in Photoshop, and the overall tone of the image is perfectly balanced.
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Readers’ Images Welcome to an inspirational round-up of great Photoshop artwork created by none other than your fellow readers
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David Pavlik
www.photoshopcreative.co.uk/user/da505
This is an image inspired by female beauty and sadness. First, I combined a few photos, then I used adjustment layers such as Curves and filters such as High Pass and Sharpen More to get an old-fashioned and retro effect.
Matheus Albuquerque
www.photoshopcreative.co.uk/user/ Matheus%20Albuquerque
Image of the issue This was developed for a tattoo campaign, where tattoo art and related elements were used. This image is 100% created in Photoshop; I took oceanic elements and used bubbles on a black background.
Alexandre Perez
www.photoshopcreative.co.uk/user/ alexandreperez
I tried to work with cool colours and use objects of proportional size to try and make the island realistic. Blend modes were key in tying everything together and filters helped to create the rays of the sun.
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Tom Cornish
www.photoshopcreative.co.uk/user/tomcornish
I created this image by painting custom cloud brushes on a self-portrait I took against a field. I also adjusted the image’s Curves to get the colour balance that I wanted.
Ata Alishahi
www.photoshopcreative.co.uk/user/Ata
I used free stock images from the public domain and used the power of layer options and styles in Photoshop to order the layers and do the necessary blending. I added some textures and finalised the colours to finish.
Robert Schlenker
www.photoshopcreative. co.uk/user/RSchlenker
The image was created using Vue Infinite 3D software. Postproduction was done in Photoshop, which included adjustments to the colour and lighting as well as detail added with a Wacom tablet.
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We challenged you with these In Issue 154, we challenged you to get creative with these four images. You were allowed to use any or all of the pictures, and whatever other resources you chose. Here’s what you created.
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1 Trevor Budd
The Astronaut For this image I worked on creating the concept of an astronaut using just the four random images supplied. I used blend modes, layers and other filters to build the artwork up.
2 Judith Musgrove
Calendar Girl This was a basic idea but one that seemed to work with the photos supplied. Liquify was used on the car to distort it, and the wheel was placed over the girl in the background.
3 Matheo Noguchi
Spacedeck The car was placed into the scene by the aircraft, the flower was incorporated onto the aircraft design, and the girl was photomanipulated into the project.
4 Ray Pennington
Grunge Girl I used Photoshop CC to create this image. The supplied paint textures were added in behind the photo of the girl, which was used as the main focus of the picture.
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