Making of the Imaginary Paint Dancers
| I came across the amazing set of Paint Tossing freebies from Media Militia the other day and thought that I must create some artwork with them. So I visited my favorite Mjranum’s stock gallery again and done up this tutorial. Hope you will like it. |
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| Create a document of size 595×842 pixels with black background. Create a new layer and name it as "Grey Spot". Using a Brush tool, Soft Rounded 600px and color #333333, paint a huge grey dot at the center of the document. |
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| Using the same method above, paint a few more spots with your preferred colors like the example below. |
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| Download a cool texture from KrakoGraff. Place the texture above all the color spots you done earlier. Go to Image > Adjustments > Desaturate. Set the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay. |
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| Download Paint Bottle from SXC.hu. Crop out the bottles and place it in the middle as shown below. |
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| Make a new layer below the bottles and name it as "Shadows". Paint the bottles’ shadows with the Brush tool. |
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| Download Paint Tossing Pack from Media Militia. This is a fantasic set of stocks that you gonna love it. Choose one of the paint image like the one I got below. Select a small white area in the image. Go to Select > Similar to select all the other white areas. Press Delete to remove the white background. |
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| Go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation. Check on Colorize and change the paint splash to red color. Right-click on the layer and choose Blending Options. Select Inner Glow and input the following settings. |
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| Make a few more paint splashes to the top of each paint bottle using the method above. |
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| Download Zentai image from Mjranum Stock. There is a series of these images that we have to thank Marcus for sharing with us. Crop the figure out from the background. |
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| Go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation. Check on Colorize and change the figure to blue color. |
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| Go to Filter > Artistic > Plastic Wrap. Apply the following settings to the image. |
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| Resize the dancing figure to fit in the blue paint splash. Using the Eraser tool, fade the bottom of the figure like the example below. |
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| Repeat the steps for a few more dancing figures that you can find from the Mjranum’s deviantART gallery. |
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| Create a new layer and name it as "Glows". Using the Brush tool, Soft Rounded 50px and white color, paint a small dot at the lid of one paint bottle. |
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| Repeat the same for the lids of all paint bottles. |
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| Download the High Res Ink Splatter Brushes from Muzika08. Paint a few small splatter at the glowing spots with white color. |
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| Download the Smoke Pack from Media Militia. Create a new layer behind the paint bottles and name it as "Smoke". Paint a few white smoke with the brushes you downloaded. Set the Opacity of this layer to 40%. |
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| Create a new layer behind the "Smoke" layer and name it as "Scribbles". Using the Brush tool, Soft Rounded 2px and white color, scribble some stuffs randomly around the document area. |
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| Resize it smaller and place it just behind the dancing figures. Right-click on this layer and choose Blending Options. Select Outer Glow and apply the following settings. |
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| Duplicate a few of the "Scribble" layers, make them smaller and position randomly around the dancing figures. |
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| Create a new layer and name it as "Glowing Lines". Using the Pen tool, draw a curve as shown below. Right-click on the path and choose Stroke Path. Check on Simulate Pressure and hit OK. Right-click on the layer and choose Blending Options. Choose Outer Glow and leave the settings as default. |
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| Make a Photo Filter Adjustment Layer at the top of all layers. Choose Cooling Filter (82) and density to be 25%. |
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| Make a Levels Adjustment Layer and set the settings as 0, 0.70, 255. |
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| And there you are! The work is done! Hope you enjoyed the tutorial and wish everyone have a great weekend. Cheers~ |
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156 Comments | Write a Comment
BADASS all i can say, i loved for you actually explained everything, only that you didnt give more links for the other zentai or whatever. But it was awesome 4 hours of work lol
How*
is this CS5?
Awesome tut. Thank for sharing!
Where’s the photoshop file?
Fantastic! Cool!
please Sir make a vid of that tuts please?
It is so beautiful .. thanks for sharing. But, Can you please guide me how to bring same Color tones on the human figures?
I will really appreciate if you give positive response in a day or two.
THANK YOU FOR THE TUTORIAL!
Very2x nice…
Hello Johnson,
the company I work for wants to make an advertisement on cellular phone bags using the Imaginary Paint Dancers.
As it is an advertisement for our own company we can’t put any credits. The company would be however willing to pay a certain amount for a license free model.
Is that possible?
I already asked the author of the photos the same thing, at the moment I’m still waiting for a response.
Regards
Kallisto
Hello Kallisto, let’s bring the discussion to emails
Really cool tutorial, thanks!
Result: http://redkenichi.deviantart.com/#/d2ziwab
very nice tutorial
thanks
If you don’t have models to use, you can use 3D graphics programs like Maya.
Excellent tutorial btw.
this is awesome!
NICE TUTS
THANK VERRY MUCH
I finished this awesome tutorial, however I was unable to get the “green” and “cyan” dancers colors… could somebody please provide me the color values ?
I will appreciate so much
JP
Wao
Hi My friend
verry – verry cool
and beautiful
wow this is too much, i love it
Really great tutorials Thanks for Sharing Ideas.
couldnt get pass the color bottles. because of the extracting was annoying. so i quit. thanks anyway
merciiiiiiiiiiii
ان امكن ممكن اطلب الملف الاصلي و بارك الله فيك على هذا التصميم
awsome work 5/5
heres mine…. http://www.flickr.com/photos/47107708@N08/4447961601/
This is absolutly amazing, dude! Love that one – fantastic.
I hope you don’t mind it, if I try to copy it
cheers, Sören
truly “the colors of life”
right i have gone through hundreds of images, even signed up! where the hell are some of the other dancers, can someone show me the direct link?
cheers
p.s awesome tutorial
wooow! nice
hey thnx for sharing it.
really a nice tutorial.
wow wow amazing tut
The tutorial was amazing, i practiced it step by step and the result was outstanding, see it in link bellow:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg228/wolflovesmoon/paintwork.jpg
That’s the awesome one …
I found this great tutorial today … thank you for sharing.
Really great to learn new techniques.
I don’t know which version of Photoshop you use, I used Photoshop 7.0
Here my result >>> http://www.fusselchen2001.de.tl/nach-Tutorials.htm
I like this website..it is having great tutorials..superb hatsoff and thanks alot
Superb !
That’s a great tutorial! Thanks!
I have a question how i can crop a picture
Awesome tut,keep up the good work
Check out my version (it’s a little different)http://reyed33.deviantart.com/art/Extreme-Colours-149814063
wooow it’s just awesome realy like it ♥♥♥
i got a serious question? where did the color comes out? i see the bottles are tightly sealed. hmm weird right
What a great tutorial – thank you! This is saved and will be my tutorial to complete for tomorrow.
you are the best
Thank you
thank u so muth
heyy guys the link for the model i got her but where do u find the other models on that site
pls give more details how u use pencil tool since to me it’s showing different! dunno why but it’s draw a big big white line! tkx
damn it, i cannot use the images of the women cause i am 16 year old (it is restricted to adults thought i cannot see anything provocative in them)
Is there any other place where i can find them?
thank you! I spent 3 hrs and got it done! ♥
perfect sir. wowwwww
Super Awesome….
wonderful tutorial i like, thanks..
LOVVVED IT!
that little select a small corner adn then choose select>similar awesome tip so helpful
Great tutorial.Well explained. thanks for sharing this tutorial.
Absolutely amazing, it was a lot of fun following it. Mine isnt as clean yet as yours but very well done
this looks fresh bro
awsome work…!
I started making an image using this tutorial, but I ran into some problems. I don’t know how to use the Plastic Wrap filter since Photoshop is not letting me. Where did I go wrong?
Are you selecting the correct non-hidden layer? Or is there a lock on the layer?
The layer is neither hidden nor locked. But still some of the filters are not available. I’m using Photoshop CS3 Extended and have followed all the steps as its said in the tutorial, but I got stuck at the Plastic wrap filter since I can’t use it… I really can’t figure out what the problem is, since I barely have any experience in working in PS.
Check your document mode that must be
image > mode > RGB
then u will get the option visible Filter > Artistic > Plastic Wrap
Thanks! It already was in RGB mode, but I had to change it to the 8bits channel which was among those options… now it’s all working fine.
Hey, I followed your tutorial tonight and I found it worked amazing! My image turned out cool with just a few tweaks to make it my own, thanks for showing me these easy techniques!
I found the figures in the adult section. Didn’t see much that offended my sensibilities…..:) Thanks again. Do More!!
wow i loved the new theme, how you do that featured post? i am using infinity theme and i want to have that featured post
Hey Mars
This new theme is modified from StudioBlue which I bought from ElegantTheme. The Featured Post codings bundled with it. It’s pretty cool with lots of functions that I always wanted!
Err, I was searching since yesterday on how to create a featured post area, but i have luck with the theme that iam using
Just WOW !!!
send me some tutorials
I LOVE THIS ONE!! I have searched everywhere and can’t find the images you used. Can you direct me?
Stunning creation…….I want to try to learn how to do this………
Roy
I can finally use the reply function now
The links to download images are actually stated. If you cannot find, here they are:
Paint Bottles: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/771740
Paint Tossing: http://mediamilitia.com/paint-tossing/
Dancer Images: http://mjranum-stock.deviantart.com/art/Zentai-Y-2-104163163
I have gone through hundreds of images and could not find them. Do I have to sign up for the premium account to get them? AND, I much appreciate your help. Your art is GREAT!
Hi Roy, you do not need a premium account to access the images. But some of Mjranum’s stock images require you to be of the age to view mature content.
As usual, the webmaster correctly published!.
Awesome work !
its wonder ful
Hi, interesting article and I also quote in your blog.
Great job !
I really love this effect…..hoping to make it work….! Thanks, Johnson….
likes the marriage of colours and shapes
Powerful stuff, Johnson, and thanks for sharing the process.
GREAT!
here is my result ^^
http://69tm.deviantart.com/art/imaginery-paint-dancers-136775218
Wow Johnson, you really did an amazing job. This is absolutely stunning! Thanks for making great use of our paint tossing pack! We really appreciate you using our freebies in your tutorials. Keep up the great work.
you rule!
great tutorial! I can use this steps for my artworks in our office.
OMG. this tutorial is simple AWWWWESOME
such amazing effects you making there and giving tips and techniques. thanks
oh jeez!
i love this tutorial, beautiful
Hell! Cool yourself otvetili.Beru in tsitnik! The meaning of life and everything else. Resheno.Bez jokes..
WOOOOOWWWW !!! Awesome. I like the final image !
1 word, awesome
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awesome @johnson; stunning…
thx for the paint splaters link
rfx
Splendid job done bro. Cool work. P.S. Just a typo there for Imaginary. Hope you fix it
Looks so awesome man. Splendid job bro.
nice
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looking so great…very good use of the splatters.
nicle done Johnson cool effects : )
cool
it”s soo beautiful and cool!
There are several ways to crop an image from its background. You can check out http://10steps.sg/photoshop/types-of-extraction-in-photoshop/