We have another Psd Plus tutorial exclusively available to Plus members today. If you want to take your illustrative compositional skills to the next level, then we have an exciting tutorial for you. Discover how to use numerous photo and design elements, then combine them to create an effective free flowing digital illustration. As usual, loads of great tips and techniques in this two part tutorial! You'll see Part II come out next week.
Learn to Combine Techniques in this Psd Plus Tutorial
In this two part Psd Plus tutorial, we'll take a look at another popular web topic. While the entire piece will be build around the main subject, we'll add lots of eye-catching detail by using self made photos, free online resources, and hand drawn ornaments.
Plus members can Log in and Download! If you're not a member, you can of course join today! Below is the final image after both tutorial parts.
For now though, we'll get this far in this first part of this two part series.
Precise and Detailed Instructions Inside
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( ADD YOURS )Melody July 1st
Of course it had to be plus! lol..I wonder where these people get their image sources of people…always nice quality..hmm
Funky colors!
( )Dullface July 1st
iStock often, IE if you want to do the tutorial, you pay for the pictures too. Having done many of them, and payed for the pictures too, I still continue to do it. Of course you can find your own stock too, which is probably a better idea. I just cant be arsed often, as finding the stock is such a drag, but also a very big part of the project.
( )Randy July 6th
I should get PLUS!
olliejdesign July 3rd
That photo was from katanaz-stock on deviantart IE completely free
( )massafakka July 1st
uiiiii seems to b v nice… nice pic melody
well… i really need to become plus…
keep the mouse creative!!!
( )loswl July 1st
Great looking Tut, love that rope looking effect! cool composition! I agree with Melody The source image of the guy looks amazing, would be nice to know where the author got that image, I guess the Plus members will find out.
( )Mark July 1st
Looks a nice effect
( )Dave July 1st
Those ropes/vines look like a previous tutorial, but I especially like the use of pentagons instead of the typical circles to make up the light rays or lines… very creative.
( )servant July 1st
bad masking, even worse shading, and awfull flow of the whines and chliched “energy” lines.
( )don’t see the point of clouds and mountains, just name the tutorial “abstract” and everything is forgiven…
bad composition.
didn’t see the tutorial though, i’m just commenting based on the final picture.
slayyou July 1st
i wouldn’t call it bad but it does seem that there is something off in the final picture
( )Isis July 10th
i agree…
dimib July 1st
I think the point is to show some winter feel with all those cool tones (and even the man’s clothes). By the way, I liked it.
( )mateo85 July 1st
very nice result
( )DanOhh July 1st
Sorry to say, but this looks like a Photoshop Disaster. The head, body, and legs don’t match. The torso is way to skinny. Not a good composition.
( )Shaw July 2nd
“Learn to Combine Techniques in this Psd Plus Tutorial “… stop complaining!
( )DanOhh July 6th
It’s not a complaint, just a statement.
elinix July 2nd
i learn t a lot from this but the overall look is disappointing
( )great work though
aMs July 2nd
The outcome itself has some quality stuff, it could look like a clothing ad. But there are many things that destroy this illustrtion for me. Example:
- glowing lines that don’t glow (they give more dirt than they glow)
- clouds could have been a good idea, but at this point – in the final image this doesn’t look right. I mean, they don’t fit (look kinda weird)
- the yellow pattern on the bottom of illustration that covers clouds looks so unnecessary
- and same for the blurred bolts
I know it’s bitchy to only point and not to do anything myself. But everyone of us is a designer and we sorta have our own point of view.
( )Nobody has to agree with me, although I guess, I mentioned some good pointers about this illustration.
prosiek July 2nd
I think this tut is not worth to be a PLUS one. Final effect is quite cheesy.
I ve seen this ‘wood’ effect before in your tutorials and I dont find it interesting.
Overall I dont like the final image, there is a lot better non-plus tutorials on this site.
Weird
( )Roberto July 2nd
Hi, there! I noticed that the banner on the top is over the nav menu. Sorry for my bad english, i’m brazilian and self-teaching.
( )Diego SA July 4th
Hey, so do I! I’m brazilian studying english. And I have to say, posting comments here made my english get better!
And you’re refering to the flash banner right? Yeah, I noticed that too! They need to set the “wmode” as opaque. I think it’s better send a message for Envato warning them about it!
É muito bom encontrar um brasileiro aqui! Até mais!
( )EDESIGNERZ.NET July 2nd
nice work.. thanxx
( )ktyellow July 2nd
this very cool effect, looks great
( )Jonathan Walker SEO July 2nd
A solid tutorial, good effort – many thanks
( )Symon July 2nd
Now i like this very much. Thanks.
( )SteHan July 2nd
WOAH! Some abrasive comments here! Clearly not contributors / authors? Isn’t the point of the tut to act as a springboard to your own design projects? Rather than being the perfect design to everyone in itself? Talk about a tough crowd!
( )Mark Mayers July 2nd
I agree,
Anyways I like the final image, well done Alex!
( )Dullface July 3rd
Totally agree, a lot of people here don’t seem to think very far.
( )SteHan July 6th
Interesting how the biggest critics on this post don’t have a link to their site
Jarmal July 11th
I have to say that I don’t agree with you, I mean, let’s say that I’m not a designer, or not a very good one, or don’t have a link to my site, that doesn’t mean I can’t criticize someone else’s work, or in this case someone else’s tut. :S
If the person who criticizes the tut and can point out what is wrong with it (in their point of view), I don’t see why they can’t criticize it.
In my opinion it’s comments like ‘This tut sucks’ or ‘This tut is a waste of time’ that are just pointless
Mike_Viking July 2nd
i knew i’ve seen that guy before
( )http://katanaz-stock.deviantart.com/art/Male-Stock-19-71796126
underdog July 3rd
thx.kkkkkk
( )lawrence77 July 3rd
A PLUS one
( )underdog July 3rd
this model look like great…..where i can get this picture?
( )milkia34 July 3rd
is nice work
( )Diego SA July 4th
Cool! It’s a different composition! The mountains behind looks weird, but I got what your idea! Interesting!
( )elmarko July 6th
I refuse to pay for a subscription but I’m getting so frustrated trying to figure out how to do that branch texture. Like, I can work out most of it, not what the texture is from, I’m staring at textures all day trying to work it out.
I bet it’s really obvious as well
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