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Create a Gritty, Action-packed Movie Poster – Psd Premium Tutorial

on Jul 22nd 2009 with 32 comments
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We have another Psd Premium tutorial exclusively available to Premium members today. If you want to take your photo manipulation and digital illustrative skills to the next level, then we have an exciting tutorial for you. Learn how to create a gritty, action poster from grunge elements, various images, and using multiple Photoshop techniques. Learn more at the jump!

Combine Grunge Elements and Gangster Images into an Exciting Action Poster

In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through the process of creating a visually striking design using a limited color palette. First, you’ll assemble a collage from various source files, then use some grungy, real-world ink stains and brushes for added grit. Next, you’ll work in tandem with Illustrator – using a combination of Live Trace and Pathfinder commands to create the distressed movie title.

Premium members can Log in and Download! If you’re not a member, you can of course join today! Below is the final image we’ll be finishing up in this tutorial.

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Premium members can Log in and Download! Otherwise, Join Now! Below are some sample images from the tutorial.

PSD Premium Membership

As you know, we run a premium membership system here called ‘Premium’ that costs $19 a month which gives members access to the Source files for tutorials as well as periodic extra tutorials, like this one! You’ll also get access to Net Premium and Vector Premium, too. If you’re a Premium member, you can log in and download the tutorial. If you’re not a member, you can of course join today!

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Hi everyone! I’m an illustrator and print designer from Cornwall in the UK. I’ve been using Photoshop since version 3. I also contribute tutorials for some of the worlds leading creative publications. Head over to my website where you can see more of my work.  

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  • Corey

    Very cool! Thanks :)

  • Vruj Patel

    Wow, nice.

  • massafakka

    nice nice nice NEIS!!!
    thats hot… ;)

  • Brolando

    Waauw extreme cool!! Going to try this ;)

  • http://dullface.deviantart.com/ Dullface

    Yeaaah SWEET!

  • http://www.dsaportfolio.com.br/ Diego SA

    Middle guy reminds me Hitman.
    The truth is I’m tired of seeing these kind of movie poster with every character occupying every corner. I like when there’s a simple but excellent idea taking every poster’s space.
    I mean, I’m not saying these all-characters posters are horrible, I appreciate their layout, but I prefer the simplest and more creative.
    And plus sucks! Really, this one should be freely open for everyone.

    • http://www.aftertheone.com matthew booth

      Oh hey Diego, look forward to seeing some of your tutorials in the Plus section.

    • http://ramon.com.ua Ramon

      Middle guy is ugly :)

  • John Deere

    I like it, it’s aesthetically appealing, but don’t you guys think we are seeing too much grunge styles and grit lately? It still in, but it’s quickly becoming cliche.

    In my opinion, fantasy, grunge, and low key works are getting old.

  • Taylor

    Wow that’s a lot of anchor points.

  • http://laranzjoe.blogspot.com lawrence77

    nice tutorial mate….

    congratulation for your 10th tutorial….
    but 9 is PLUS one :cry:

    Anyway after I become PLUS i seen that… ;)

  • http://www.mateuszparfian.com mateo85

    hmmm not bad
    but girl and car looks little cheap for me // but rest looks nice
    GJ

  • http://skelliewag.org Skellie

    This one is awesome! :)

    • http://www.markmayers.co.uk Mark Mayers
      Author

      Thanks Skellie,

      I had fun making this one.

  • Anonymous

    Its nice, i guess it should not be plus, maybe few ‘steps’ are special but that doesn’t make it special. ;)

  • http://www.wepic.se Johannes Leuchovius

    Really great!

  • Phenotype

    The people complaining about this tutorial being PLUS crack me up. Let’s face it, this site has a LOT of free content and if you can’t afford $9/month then there is something seriously wrong with you. $9! Every single person on this site should be able to afford $9/month, I mean seriously, eat out one less day a month or something.

    • http://simon.vansintjan.org Simon Vansintjan

      Honestly, I think the average person accessing this site aren’t professionals who can afford to go out eating often. It’s more likely to be students (like me) who have student loans, or live off their parents money, or etc. etc. I don’t think you can assume that they have money to throw at an internet tutorial website. While it’s only $9 dollars, it’s often not their money to spend.

      At the same time, it’s only $9 dollars, and you might as well sign up for it if you really want to know how to make the poster. It’s definitely a lot cheaper than a lot of university classes.

      • spidermonkey

        You have a very valid point Simon. For anyone without credit cards, purchasing online subscriptions is pretty much impossible. And also, if you don’t get paid very much, $9 can be put towards much more important things like food, paying off bills etc. If you have the spare money then thats great, but often people forget that those who aren’t as fortunate as them, can’t allow for spending even a measly $9 on anything but the basics of life.

      • Doppelganger

        Yeah, that’s true,Spider. Cheap shot, Phenotype

    • Dan

      Well when you pay rent, car insurance, cell phone bill, even buy your own food and cook it, buy necessary items needed to live, $9 a month adds up. Loans and books for classes cost a bundle of cash. I am not even getting any $$$ from my parents. I don’t eat out – maybe 10% of my time and that is usually a burrito at Taco Bell. I would sign up if it was $4 a month. That is more reasonable.

      • Phenotype

        I disagree. I was *very* poor for a number of years and if there was a valuable tool like this website I certainly could have set aside $9 a month for it. $9 a week might be a lot to a student or anyone struggling to get by but $9 a month? Come on. Do you have digital cable TV? Do you have a cell phone and a land line? Do you go out to the bars on the weekend with your friends? Maybe it’s time to take a step back and see if there are unnecessary things in your life you’re paying for that you could live without. Also you guys are missing the point, this site isn’t burritos at Taco Bell, it’s a RESOURCE that will help you and thus it carries more weight and importance over certain other things. I mean, even picking up ONE extra hour at work a month would pay for it. Sorry, but $9 a month is so insanely low I just can’t imagine that anyone who owns their own computer, has internet access, and is studying to be a designer can’t afford it.

  • http://outcastdesignstudio.com/ Joshua

    Always loved the gritty and dark effects. I’m not sure why, because it seems to be trendy, and I typically don’t like trendy…but it’s stuck around for quite some time, now.

    Maybe this is one of those rare circumstances where trendy becomes timeless? I hope so.

    Great tutorial, though. Keep up the quality.

  • http://www.praeterdesign.com josh

    good ref for the current contest.

  • http://ww.invitrostudio.com i1100a

    Man, I have to get me PSD Tuts, this one looks badass!. It seems like there’s all kind of different techniques in it…

  • http://www.psdiv.net underdog

    nice…i will got a Plus..and got this tuts.ahhhh

  • http://www.couperdesigns.com/ Steven Couper

    Great Tut, Your the best Website for all tuts, pleeeese keep it up

    Stevie

  • http://www.jchauvindesign.com/ Josh – Louisiana Web Designer

    very sweet!

  • http://www.creative-juice.it brainzero

    tht’s cool

  • Robby.

    BEWARE of Tuts+ – I signed up $9/mth which I thought is fair enough but have NEVER been able to access my account with the log in and pass.
    There is no way to retrieve or reset as it says Im not on the database and there is no real support – just one of those ‘ticket systems’.

  • udhay

    hats off to you as a multimedia student