Tennessee_Gator
Butterfly tutorial
A fun and fairly simple technique
1. Have a very colorful butterfly shot (well any shot you'd like to try it with).
2. Duplicate background layer (command/control + j).
3. On the duplicated layer run Filter > Artistic > Colored Pencil . I suggest you have pencil with low pencil width (like 2ish), unless you want MORE stuff in the piece of art. Experiment . I suggest Stroke Pressure as high as it'll go. Experiment. Paper Brightness at 25 (a neutral gray). Click OK.
4.Next choose Select > Color Range and click once anywhere in the gray area. Invert the selection (command/control + shift + i). Click on the layer mask button on the layer's panel or if you prefer go Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal Selection. You should see parts of the original photo showing through.
5. With the mask still chosen go Filter > Blur > Motion Blur and set your angle at about 10 (anything you'd like really) and distance at about 100 (also your choice). Click OK.
6. Next Click on the Background Layer and add a new layer (by the menu or the new layer button in the layer's panel).
7. Hit the letter "g" on the keyboard. This chooses the fill button. If the paint bucket is showing click and hold on that button and choose the gradient button. From the gradient picker at the top choose a cool gradient and drag it across the new layer.
OR (and this is what I did)
Choose a gradient (any gradient). Single click on the gradient example on to the top toolbar to bring up gradient editor . Click and add about six gradient stops underneath the gradient bar in the editor. Double click on each stop and choose (with the provided eye dropper) a different color from your photo for each stop. Then change the name, where it says custom, to something you like and click new. Then click save for future use. NOW drag your new custom gradient from top left corner to bottom right (or any way you want to).
8. Next with your new gradient layer still chosen go Filter > Noise > Add Noise and set it between 10 and 50 (or anything you'd like). Click OK. Now go Filter > Blur > Motion Blur and move the angle opposite of previous blur (around 30) and click OK.
You're done, unless you want to go HOG WILD and do more fun stuff.
Butterfly tutorial
A fun and fairly simple technique
1. Have a very colorful butterfly shot (well any shot you'd like to try it with).
2. Duplicate background layer (command/control + j).
3. On the duplicated layer run Filter > Artistic > Colored Pencil . I suggest you have pencil with low pencil width (like 2ish), unless you want MORE stuff in the piece of art. Experiment . I suggest Stroke Pressure as high as it'll go. Experiment. Paper Brightness at 25 (a neutral gray). Click OK.
4.Next choose Select > Color Range and click once anywhere in the gray area. Invert the selection (command/control + shift + i). Click on the layer mask button on the layer's panel or if you prefer go Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal Selection. You should see parts of the original photo showing through.
5. With the mask still chosen go Filter > Blur > Motion Blur and set your angle at about 10 (anything you'd like really) and distance at about 100 (also your choice). Click OK.
6. Next Click on the Background Layer and add a new layer (by the menu or the new layer button in the layer's panel).
7. Hit the letter "g" on the keyboard. This chooses the fill button. If the paint bucket is showing click and hold on that button and choose the gradient button. From the gradient picker at the top choose a cool gradient and drag it across the new layer.
OR (and this is what I did)
Choose a gradient (any gradient). Single click on the gradient example on to the top toolbar to bring up gradient editor . Click and add about six gradient stops underneath the gradient bar in the editor. Double click on each stop and choose (with the provided eye dropper) a different color from your photo for each stop. Then change the name, where it says custom, to something you like and click new. Then click save for future use. NOW drag your new custom gradient from top left corner to bottom right (or any way you want to).
8. Next with your new gradient layer still chosen go Filter > Noise > Add Noise and set it between 10 and 50 (or anything you'd like). Click OK. Now go Filter > Blur > Motion Blur and move the angle opposite of previous blur (around 30) and click OK.
You're done, unless you want to go HOG WILD and do more fun stuff.