Tools used: Photoshop CS3
Note: The shortcuts used in this article are all valid in the English input method state.
Rendering:
Step 1: Create a new 600×800 pixel file, click the [Create New Layer Button] below the [Layers Panel] to create a new layer, and the system will automatically name it [Layer 1]. Use the [Elliptical Marquee Tool] to draw a perfect circular selection, as shown in [Figure 01].
Tip: When using the [Elliptical Marquee Tool] to draw a selection, hold down the [Shift] key to draw a perfect circle selection.
Step 2: Set the foreground color to [#A60000] and press [Alt] + [Del] keys to fill the selection. The effect is as shown in [Figure 02].
Step 3: Right-click on the thumbnail of [Layer 1], select [Blending Options] in the pop-up shortcut menu, as shown in [Figure 03], then select [Inner Glow], and set the parameters as shown in [Figure 04] ], the effect is shown in [Figure 05].
Step 4: Click the [Create New Layer Button] below the [Layer Panel] to create a new layer, and the system will automatically name it [Layer 2]. Set the foreground color to white, select the [Gradient Tool] in the [Toolbox], select the gradient method of [Foreground Color to Transparent] in the [Gradient Editor], and then draw from top to bottom in the elliptical selection as shown in [Figure 06] Gradient graphics shown.
Tip: When using the [Gradient Tool], click the drop-down button on the right end of the tool options bar to enter the [Gradient Editor].
Step 5: Press [Ctrl] + [D] keys to cancel the selection, then press [Ctrl] + [T] keys to appropriately reduce [Layer 2] and move it slightly upward. The effect is as shown in [Figure 07].
Step 6: Click the [Little Eyes] in front of the [Background Layer] in the [Layers Panel] to hide the background layer. Then press [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Alt] + [E] keys to stamp the layer to get [Layer 3]. The [Layer Panel] at this time is as shown in [Figure 08].
Step 7: Use the [Elliptical Marquee Tool] to draw a selection as shown in [Figure 09], select the top of [Layer 3], and then press the [Ctrl] + [J] keys to copy the image in the selection to a New layer - [Layer 4].
Step 8: Click the [Create New Layer Button] below the [Layer Panel] to create a new layer, and the system will automatically name it [Layer 5]. Use the [Elliptical Marquee Tool] to create a selection as shown in [Figure 10].
Step 9: Select [Gradient Tool], open [Gradient Editor], select the gradient method as [Foreground Color to Background Color], set the foreground color to white and the background color to gray, then drag from left to right in the elliptical selection Use the mouse to draw the gradient effect shown in [Figure 11].
Step 10: Click the [Select] [Transform Selection] command in the menu bar to appropriately reduce the selection. Open the [Gradient Editor] again, this time we want to customize the gradient method. The method is to add 5 sliders below the [Gradient Ribbon] and set the colors of these 5 sliders to gray, white, gray, white, and gray in sequence, as shown in [Figure 12]. Then drag the mouse horizontally in the elliptical selection to draw a gradient effect, as shown in [Figure 13].
Step 11: Click the [Select] [Transform Selection] command in the menu bar to appropriately reduce the selection and move it down slightly. Confirm that the foreground color is white, press [Alt] + [Del] keys to fill the selection with the foreground color, [Ctrl] + [D] to cancel the selection, the effect is as shown in [Figure 14].
Step 12: Select [Layer 3] in the [Layer Panel], use the [Rectangular Marquee Tool] to draw a selection as shown in [Figure 15], and press the [AIT] key to delete the selected person image, and then press [ Ctrl] + [D] keys to cancel the selection.
Step 13: Select [Layer 1] in the [Layer Panel], set [Fill] to 0%, set the parameters as shown in [Figure 16], and the effect is as shown in [Figure 17].
Step 14: Restore the visibility of the [Background layer] in the Layers panel. Open a picture of a beautiful woman, pull out the character, then use the [Move Tool] to drag it into the top layer of the [Crystal Ball Effect] file, and press the [Ctrl] + [T] keys to adjust its size. The effect is as shown in [Figure 18] Show.
Step 15: Click the [Create New Layer Button] below the [Layer Panel] to create a new layer, and the system will automatically name it [Layer 7]. Hold down [Ctrl] and click the thumbnail of [Layer 6] in the [Layers Panel] to load the selection. Set the foreground color to gray and press the [Alt] + [Del] keys to fill the selection. The effect is as shown in [Figure 19].
Step 16: Adjust the layer order, move [Layer 7] below [Layer 6], execute the [Filter] [Blur] [Gaussian Blur] command, blur [Layer 7], blur radius Take 5 pixels. Use the [Move Tool] to move [Layer 7] to the left and down an appropriate distance, as shown in [Figure 20].
Step 17: Hold down [Ctrl] and click the thumbnail of [Layer 5] in the [Layers Panel] to load the selection. Press [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [I] to invert the selection, press the [Delete] key to delete the excess part of [Layer 7], and set the opacity of [Layer 7] to 50%. The effect is as shown in [Figure 21] 】shown.
Step 18: Change the background of the image and add the text you like. The final effect is shown in the picture below.
