![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/base-10.png)
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/final-8.png)
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Narnian%20Graphics/avatarCaspian43.png)
Requested by lover of narnia.
Open and prep image/base (crop, scale, etc). I began by painting around Caspian with color #fedbca.
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/base2-1.png)
Add a fill layer of color #d7e4f1, set it to Burn at 75%.
Add this:
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/10b-1.png)
Add this:
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/strangeworldsmudged.png)
Add this:
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/2uen0basmudged.png)
Flatten your image.
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/base3.png)
Duplicate, go to Colors>Components>Channel Mixer and input these settings...
Red: 100, -5, -5.
Green: -5, 105, +5.
Blue: -50, +85, +90.
Make sure Preserve Luminosity is unchecked.
Set that layer to Multiply at 25%.
Duplicate that layer (the channel mixer layer that you just set on Multiply) and move it below the Multiply layer. Set it on Normal at 35%, and erase everything except Caspian.
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/base4.png)
Flatten your image.
Go to Colors>Hue-Saturation, and input these settings in the Master channel: -2, 0, +15.
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/base5.png)
This step is optional. I added a transparent layer, set it on Soft Light at 100%, and added some highlights to my avatar with color #ffffff (white).
Add this:
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/000c7s8p-4.png)
Add this:
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/texture1321-3.png)
Add this:
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/smudged.png)
Add whatever else you want. You're done!
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/final-8.png)
Please do not copy exactly.
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Tutorial #90 - This:
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/base-11.png)
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/final-9.png)
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Narnian%20Graphics/avatarPevensies189.png)
Requested by lover of narnia.
Open and prep image/base (crop, scale, etc). I began by extending my base so it was tall enough.
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/base1-3.png)
Duplicate your base layer and go to Colors>Auto, and select White Balance. Set that layer on Soft Light at 100%.
Duplicate the above layer and set it on Screen at 100%. Duplicate the Screen layer two more times (you should have 3 Screen layers). Add a layer mask to the top Screen layer, and copy and paste the background layer into it. Invert the layer mask (Colors>Invert).
Flatten your image.
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/base2-wb.png)
Add this:
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/texset7002-2.png)
Add this:
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/tut20.png)
Add this:
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/tut20smudged.png)
Flatten your image.
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/base3-textures.png)
At this point, I added a transparent layer on Soft Light and added some subtle highlights to my image with a few light colors (white, cream, and light pink, I believe).
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/base4-highlight.png)
Flatten your image again.
Go to Colors>Components>Channel Mixer and input these settings...
Red: 100, 0, -6.
Blue: -44, +85, 100.
Make sure Preserve Luminosity is unchecked.
Set that layer on Screen at 25%. Add a layer mask, and copy and paste the background layer into it. Invert the layer mask (Colors>Invert). Merge that layer down.
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/base5-cm.png)
I then added a transparent layer on Soft Light again, but this time I concentrated on darkening a couple of areas (specifically the shadows on the ground).
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/base6-lowlight.png)
Go to Colors>Hue-Saturation and input these settings in the Master channel: +2, +5, +10.
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/base7-huesat.png)
I added a couple of lighten textures on Lighten Only and Screen, and then I was done!
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/final-9.png)
Please do not copy exactly.
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Tutorial #91 - This:
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/ygmbase1.png)
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/ygmbase7-final.png)
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Non-Narnian%20graphics/avatarYGM1.png)
Requested by Wunderkind_Lucy.
Open and prep image/base (crop, scale, etc).
Duplicate your base layer and go to Colors>Curves. Plot these points...
Value: x: 0. y: 12. | x: 105. y: 174. | x: 236. y: 255.
Red: x: 124. y: 137.
Blue: x: 21. y: 27.
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/ygmbase2.png)
Set that layer on Screen at 100%. Duplicate it and set it to Soft Light at 100%.
Flatten your image.
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/ygmbase3.png)
Go to Colors>Auto and select White Balance.
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/ygmbase4.png)
At this point, I extended the base by taking the rectangle select tool, drawing a selection around the window and inverting it, and then filling the selection with solid black.
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/ygmbase5.png)
Add this:
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/2uen0ba.png)
I added a transparent layer on Soft Light, and added some highlights to select areas with color #fff0c8.
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/ygmbase6.png)
Add this:
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/000c7s8p-4.png)
Add this:
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/fatedmusebw-005.png)
Flatten your image.
Go to Colors>Hue-Saturation and input these settings in the Master channel: 0, +5, +35.
I added another transparent layer and added a few more highlights over her face.
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/ygmbase7-final.png)
Add whatever else you want! I added text on the original.
Please do not copy exactly.
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Tutorial #92 - This:
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/petstext.png)
![Image](http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/flambeauDjaq/Tutorial%20files/petstext2.png)
Requested by Wunderkind_Lucy.
Add your text in whatever font you wish (I used 'Folks', or a variation of it), and then duplicate your text layer so you have two layers of the same thing. In the layers dialog, right click on the bottom layer and select 'Layer to Image size'.
With that layer selected, go to Filters>Blur, and select Blur. Your text should now have that fuzzy 'glow' look around it. You can fiddle with the opacity of the blurred layer if you wish; I sometimes lower it to around 50-65%.
That's all there is to it!
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Phew!! That's all, folks! I hope these were helpful! None of these textures are mine (except the final tutorial), and I cannot take credit for them.
--- flambeau