Category: Photo Effects

Grade Of Difficult: Advanced

Aerosmith Wallpaper Tutorial


Hi Folks, today we're going to make an Aerosmith Wallpaper that really rocks!


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For this tutorial we will give you a file with an Aerosmith photo and the Aerosmith Logo you are going to need them later download them NOW.


Step 1:


Open the Aerosmith photo.Its 1280 x 960 pixels so you don't have to resize it.


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Step 2:


Go to Image - Adjustments - Replace Color.


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Change the values like this: (in COLOR, you have to use this: #98f7fe)


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Now your photo will look like this:


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Step 3:


Press SHIFT + CTRL + E (to merge layers)


Duplicate the background layer (right click: Duplicate Layer)


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And go to Filter - Render - Lighting Effects.


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Change the values like this:


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Grab the eraser tool and erase all the group members in this layers (make sure you are doing this in the duplicated layer)


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Step 4:


Press CTRL + SHIFT + E (to merge again) and once you've merge the layers, duplicate again the background layer.


Go to Filter - Filter Gallery.


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Choose Plastic Wrap and the settings like the screenshot:


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Grab the eraser tool again, and once again erase the band members.this step is much more easier.


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Change your layer opacity to 70%...Merge the layers again.(CTRL + SHIFT + E)


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Step 5:


Now Open the file "Logo.psd" and grab it into your wallpaper document.


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And place it there:


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Now duplicate the logo layer, Go to Filter - Filter Gallery, Choose Chrome.


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Now change your logo duplicated layer blending mode, choose: Exclusion


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Go to the Filter Gallery Again, this time choose Plastic Wrap.


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Select the two logo layers (holding shift) make right click and choose "Merge Layers"


Go to Image - Adjustments - Color Balance (or press CTRL + B) and modify the values, (try to modify the shadows too). You can use this settings or change them to get the color you like most.


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Duplicate your Aerosmith logo layer.


(in the duplicated layer) Go to Filter - Blur - Radial Blur.


Now, move down the duplicated layer:


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Merge again the two logo layers.


Step 6:


Create a new Layer (CTRL + SHIFT + N) and grab your brush tool, fill with white some lines like this:


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Go again to Filter - Blur - Radial Blur, and just press ok cause the values will be already set.


Change the opacity to 50%.


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Step 7:


Finally, merge all Layers (CTRL + SHIFT + E)


Go to Image - Adjustments - Color Balance (or CTRL + B)


We will give you 3 options of color, or other way you change the values to get the color you want.


Blue:


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Red:


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Green:


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See you all later for more Photoshop tutorials.


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