Wednesday 27 Aug 2008
Mix and match images to stunning effect, with these fantastic tricks from Mark Mayers.
Comping images together is one of those tasks that can look horrendous when it’s done clumsily. Fortunately, Photoshop has plenty of tools to help you create images that leap off the page.
In this tutorial, Mark Mayers guides you step-by-step through the process of combining photos, vector files and paint textures together, using blending modes, Magic Wand selections and opacity to achieve a look that’s at once edgy and polished.
We’ve supplied all the paint files to follow this tutorial on the cover CD or they can be downloaded here. The photos can be bought affordably from iStockPhoto. You can buy the source images from the following links: http://tinyurl.com/6dtc8e (for the car), http://tinyurl.com/6xmh7u (for the figure), http://tinyurl.com/6z4q3p (for the palm trees) and http://tinyurl.com/6cd4d2 (for the buildings). Alternatively, it’s simple to use the same techniques on your own images.
01. Before touching your computer, dig out your long-forgotten paints and brushes, roll up your sleeves and paint a series of background textures. Use thick paint on board for an impasto effect, and a dryer brush on canvas to capture the texture. If you’d rather not get messy, the source files are on this month’s cover CD or or can be downloaded here, and are called Paint_1.jpg, Paint_2.jpg and so on.
02. Throughout this tutorial we’ll be referring to the files supplied on the CD. If you’re using your own textures, allow them to dry and scan them at 300dpi. Start by opening Paint_1.jpg and drag and drop Paint_2.jpg in as a new layer, setting the blending mode to Saturation. Now drop in Paint_3.jpg, position it on the top left of the screen, and set the blending mode to Multiply.
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