Halloween Flyer
Hello hello! I am marsdood6 and I have created a video tutorial on how I created this flyer! Everything is done with Photoshop CS5.
The video is a little quiet because this is the first attempt I have made at this so please accept my apologies for that.
Otherwise enjoy, and I hope this helps you in some way!
-marsdood6
The video is a little quiet because this is the first attempt I have made at this so please accept my apologies for that.
Otherwise enjoy, and I hope this helps you in some way!
-marsdood6
Sketch!
So we start with a sketch on 50% brackground. After it is where I want it, I start using the eliptical marquee tool and the lasso tool to create the shapes of the objects and drop in their appropriate colors. Eventually I turn off the sketch layer, only turning it on when I want to make sure I am following the plan I have created.
-lasso tool the shapes of the bats and move them where you want them to be.
-lasso tool the shapes of the bats and move them where you want them to be.
Shapes
...and now we just do a lot of rinse and repeat.
-lasso the shape of the pumpkins, drop their color.
-new layer, lasso the shadow/highlight shapes and paint those in with the selection you made.
-lasso in the eyes, drop their color (alt + delete)
-with the selections you already have, paint a thin blue rim light in the shadows of the pumpkins to separate them from each other.
-on a new layer, use the gradient tool to make a blue gradient from the bottom and lower the opacity so the pumpkins are a little subdued. we want the Owl to be the main focus.
-lasso the shape of the pumpkins, drop their color.
-new layer, lasso the shadow/highlight shapes and paint those in with the selection you made.
-lasso in the eyes, drop their color (alt + delete)
-with the selections you already have, paint a thin blue rim light in the shadows of the pumpkins to separate them from each other.
-on a new layer, use the gradient tool to make a blue gradient from the bottom and lower the opacity so the pumpkins are a little subdued. we want the Owl to be the main focus.
The Owl
The owl is the exact same process as the pumpkins, with just a few differences.
-After the lasso selection for the owl, I go back over those shapes with the pen tool to create a nice smooth curve and replace the lasso color with that. This way the owl is the most "finished" looking and brings more attention to him.
-The feathers. Create one feather, and simply duplicate (ctrl + j) move and then merge (ctrl + e) until you have them in the shape you want.
-Once the feathers look good, select the shape of the owl body, and then click on the mask option at the bottom that looks like a rectangle with an oval in the middle. This will create a mask over the feathers in the shape of the owl and make it fit much better.
-On the actual shape of the owl body I used an inner glow layer style to give it uniform shadows. This same thing was done on the wings and beak as well.
-After the lasso selection for the owl, I go back over those shapes with the pen tool to create a nice smooth curve and replace the lasso color with that. This way the owl is the most "finished" looking and brings more attention to him.
-The feathers. Create one feather, and simply duplicate (ctrl + j) move and then merge (ctrl + e) until you have them in the shape you want.
-Once the feathers look good, select the shape of the owl body, and then click on the mask option at the bottom that looks like a rectangle with an oval in the middle. This will create a mask over the feathers in the shape of the owl and make it fit much better.
-On the actual shape of the owl body I used an inner glow layer style to give it uniform shadows. This same thing was done on the wings and beak as well.
Finish
Now that the characters and backgrounds are done, its time for the text. I simply found a free text I liked and used these layer styles to get it to have the colors I wanted:
-Yellow outer glow
-dark purple outer stroke
-gradient overlay from a lime green to a blue-green at the top.
After that it was just moving and scaling until I found a placement that worked for me and the person I was making it for.
Thanks for checking this out, I hope it was helpful. If I get a decent reaction to this I will make more, much better tuts in the future! :D
THANKS!
-marsdood6
-Yellow outer glow
-dark purple outer stroke
-gradient overlay from a lime green to a blue-green at the top.
After that it was just moving and scaling until I found a placement that worked for me and the person I was making it for.
Thanks for checking this out, I hope it was helpful. If I get a decent reaction to this I will make more, much better tuts in the future! :D
THANKS!
-marsdood6