This tutorial introduces difficult image synthesis techniques. When compositing, the more difficult aspects are material color grading and picture connection. Due to the large color difference between the material and the background in the tutorial, it is necessary to adjust the uniform tone before compositing, and you need to pay more attention to the details!
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Material 1
Material 2
Material 3
1. Create a new file of 1024*768, 72 pixels, RGB mode, fill the background with black, open Van der Vaart's material, use the "Polygonal Lasso" tool to outline along the edges of the character, and press CTRL+SHIFT+I to invert the selection after completion. Process, then Feather 1 pixel, press DELETE to delete.
2. Select the layer that Van der Vaart has cut out, go to -Menu-Image-Adjustments-Hue/Saturation, and reduce the saturation to about 10, so that the mission's skin will show a "devil" color, (tips : Color is very important in PS. When making pictures, you can refer to the colors in film and television works. This time, the author referred to the color matching in "The Demon Walker" and the overall style of the picture), and then adjusted the corresponding colors. Balance, the specific value can be mastered by yourself, as shown in Figure 1.
3. Production of devil wings. Open material 3. Because the background color is black, use a polygonal toggle to outline a rough part of the wings. Then use CTRL+T to deform the wings, and then execute the menu - Image - Adjustment - Color Boundary to transform the wings. Brighten the color slightly so that the next addition of red can increase the visual contrast. Note the symmetry on both sides of the wings. As shown in Figure 2.
4. Create a new layer on the devil's wings, use a red No. 35 brush with a pixel size of 8 to paint on the bone part of the wings, then change the layer properties of this layer to "Soft Light" and use the Dodge tool. Lighten appropriately to create color contrast. As shown in Figure 3.
5. Background production. Open material 2, use the "Polygonal Lasso Tool" to outline the sunset part, place it under the "Character" and "Wings", then execute the menu - Image - Adjustments, reduce the saturation, and then reduce the opacity and color balance. Then go to the mask and blur the edges and corners. To create the effect of a "chaos scene", you can imagine the scene in "The Demon Walker". As shown in Figure 4.
6. For the production of the feet, I used a pressure brush to draw this part, and then used the "Polygon Loop" tool to forcibly outline the edges. If beginners are not good at it, they can find some "wooden" materials. Color + Opacity can also create the same feeling.
