I was playing around with my new Samsung Galaxy S7 camera and took some pictures of my roses.
With a little Photoshop magic, I created this book cover with the photo I took.
C. Zablockis is an Indie author of paranormal, dark fantasy and horror novels. She published Lexi Greene’s Dangerous Lesson, Lexi Greene’s Grim Awakening, Monster (The Zeuorian Series) and My Watcher (The Zeuorian Series) YA Dark Fantasy Thriller.
It’s Blue Bonnet Season in Texas.
C. Zablockis is an Indie author of paranormal, dark fantasy and horror novels. She published Lexi Greene’s Dangerous Lesson, Lexi Greene’s Grim Awakening, Monster (The Zeuorian Series) and My Watcher (The Zeuorian Series) YA Dark Fantasy Thriller.
Level of difficulty: Easy
Required software: Adobe Photoshop
Required files:
Prior knowledge of Photoshop environment
Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation or (Ctrl + U)
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Click onto the Marque Selection Tool. Enter 1 in feather box. Select the white background , tracing along the woman’s outline.
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Press the delete key.
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Click onto the Set Foreground Color Icon. It’ll open the Color Picker dialog box and enter #9aa2a4 for the color and click onto OK.
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Click on Set Background Color icon. It’ll open the Color Picker dialog box and enter #dddddd. Then click onto OK.
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Create a new layer by clicking onto the Create a new layer Icon located at the bottom of the Layers Palette. Make sure the layer is beneath the photo layer. Then click onto the Gradient Tool in the tool bar. Select Linear Gradient > Foreground to Background. Click onto the photo and drag the mouse from the top of the photo to the bottom.
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Open the fang drawing and drag it on top of the photo. Position it above the teeth. Using the Magic Wand Tool, select both the teeth. Then create a new layer following step 6. Click onto the Paint Bucket tool and select foreground color and change the color to #dddcd1. Click the selected areas, filling them with the color.
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Select the fang layer. Click onto the fx icon at the bottom of the Layers pallet to add layer styles. Select the following settings:
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Drop Shadow
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Inner Shadow
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Gradient Overlay
Select lips. Create a new layer. Change the foreground color to # c22d31. Fill the selected area using the Paint Bucket tool. Then click onto the layers style drop down box and select Color.
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Open the blood drawing and drag it on top of the photo. Position it on the right side of the mouth. Then click onto the fx icon at the bottom of the Layers palette to add layer styles. Select the following settings:
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Drop Shadow
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Satin
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Gradient Overlay
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Bevel and Emboss
C. Zablockis is an Indie author of paranormal, dark fantasy and horror novels. She published Lexi Greene’s Dangerous Lesson, Lexi Greene’s Grim Awakening, Monster (The Zeuorian Series) and My Watcher (The Zeuorian Series) YA Dark Fantasy Thriller.
C. Zablockis 