Materials needed

There are a lot of images used to make this artwork so I included all the necessary stock images on a single pack, In the zip file you will find all you need to follow this tutorial and also a text file with the credits to the authors of the stock images.

Download stock images zip pack.

Authors of the stock images:
Model – http://dxlogic.deviantart.com
Glass ball – http://chop-stock.deviantart.com
Head engine – http://foxstox.deviantart.com
Steel valve – http://quaddles.deviantart.com
Leaf veins – http://jonathan2478resource.deviantart.com
Green steam engine – http://otherunicorn-stock.deviantart.com
Chest mechanical piece – http://fantasystock.deviantart.com

Resources needed

Background: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/813907
Particles pack: http://mediamilitia.com/particles-pack-25-free-images
Explosion: http://joeycool10.deviantart.com/art/Kaboom-34546797

Step 1

The first thing you need to do is to open the Empire State stock image in photoshop and duplicate it. Name the bottom one ORIGINAL and the top layer TOP-LESS. Now you have to erase the top part of the building on the TOP-LESS layer but leave the sky visible.

In this new tutorial we’re going to learn how to extract an object from a white background,create a paint effect using some brushes and create a quick HDR effect in a few easy steps. So let’s start.

Stock used

Model: http://dxlogic.deviantart.com/art/girl-stock-iii-206766488
Background: http://knald.deviantart.com/art/Vintage-paper-TEXTURE-PACK-152400787
Smoke: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1394829
Paint Spatter Brushes: http://www.starwalt.com/photoshop_stuff4.html
Floral Collage Brushes: http://www.starwalt.com/photoshop_stuff2.html

 

Step 1

First off we need to get some things for this tutorial, a picture of a Giraffe which can be found through sxc.hu, here is the link to the Giraffe. We also need some music note brushes, which I was able to find through a site called Obsidian Dawn.
Now that we have these assets, we should get started in Photoshop. Create a new document 2000 pixels wide by 1000 pixels high. Set the background color to black.

In this quick tutorial we will show you how to create sports-themed text effect using layer styles in Photoshop. Let’s get started!

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Tutorial Assets

The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial.

• Font – SF Sports Night
• 3 used Patterns .PAT

    In this tutorial we will show you how to make a neon text effect in Photoshop using layer styles and textures.
Let’s get started!