Post: Smudge Sig Tutorial.
01-25-2010, 10:08 PM #1
+sFx. FeLiciTy
Lord and Saviour
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Hey guys im writing this tutorial cause smudging is my most favoritest thing in the world, next to chocolate chip cookies (nothing is better then chocolate chip cookies (there like my crack (even better then sex))). Anyways, ima make a tutorial on how to smudge lc style (very noobishly).
In this tutorial we are going to be making this (except without the crappy text):
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So i think we should start with STEP 2 wait.... STEP 1:
So start by filling your canvas with a blueish color, i used 00a2ff. Then brush some white dots onto your canvas. After this you are gunna want to smudge these so it looks like below (sorry i can remember the smudge settings i used all i know is it was a chalk brush)
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STEP 2:
Next paste in a cloud stock. Here is the one i used:
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You can use this one too if u like. Click You must login or register to view this content. Make sure you get some of the cloud in the stock and then put its blending mode to Luminosity. Here is what you should have so far:
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STEP 3:
Duplicate the cloud layer and set the blending mode to difference. It should now be purple and black if you used the same stuff i used...

STEP 4:
Now you want to brush in some white lines, and smudge it using a splatter brush with some scatter. Now set this layer to Difference. You should now have something like this:
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STEP 5:
Next i added a light source to the center of the image by making a new layer, then going IMAGE>APPLY IMAGE, After that i went into FILTER>RENDER>LIGHTING EFFECTS. I (think) selected an omni light.
now you should have this:
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STEP 6:
This is where i added that crappy text, but i think you can do that yourself, so ima skip this step.

STEP 7 (OPTIONAL):
Now i used a filter called Topaz Vivacity. You can read about it You must login or register to view this content.
I used Topaz Clean with some giant settings by creating a new layer, then applying the image and then using Topaz Clean.
You Should now have this (without the crappy text):
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STEP 8:
Next i used some gradient maps: first 1:
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and this:
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You should now have:
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STEP 9:
2 steps left. All you have to do is fool around with the curves, and that's it.

STEP 10:
And last but not least add a border... and thank and nominate this post... lol

FINAL:
You should now have this:
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Thx for reading and dont rip.
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thousand schemes
01-26-2010, 10:36 PM #2
Dopey
NGU :/
Your sig looks like my avatar...
01-27-2010, 01:09 AM #3
Can you do one for me, please?
01-27-2010, 03:59 AM #4
+sFx. FeLiciTy
Lord and Saviour
Originally posted by Mr.
Your sig looks like my avatar...

i made your avvy... lol

Originally posted by python View Post
Can you do one for me, please?

umm.. no.. this is a tut, not a request thread...
01-27-2010, 02:44 PM #5
well, i dont have whatever program you have. And i was just asking if you could cause i cant.
01-27-2010, 04:07 PM #6
+sFx. FeLiciTy
Lord and Saviour
Originally posted by python View Post
well, i dont have whatever program you have. And i was just asking if you could cause i cant.

oh... umm i might but i have some other requests that should already be done, so ima finish those first.
01-27-2010, 07:56 PM #7
FatalErr0r
Save Point
Thx for the tut ...
very helpful ^^

EDIT : In the sig is the "outcome" Happy its not "destorownaging" ...
but i like it anyways
01-27-2010, 08:25 PM #8
+sFx. FeLiciTy
Lord and Saviour
Originally posted by FatalErr0r View Post
Thx for the tut ...
very helpful ^^

If anyone actually tries it can they plz post there outcomes? i want to see if my tut was good enough to make the sigs look destorownage... lol
01-27-2010, 08:41 PM #9
Originally posted by sfx.
oh... umm i might but i have some other requests that should already be done, so ima finish those first.


Ok, i wll wait.Happy
01-29-2010, 04:06 AM #10
+sFx. FeLiciTy
Lord and Saviour
Originally posted by python View Post
Ok, i wll wait.Happy

what do u want on it?

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