3d art

Character
Refining the portrait
Add finishing touches to your image
18 Use the
virtualPhotographer filter
For the next step, we use the
virtualPhotographer filter, which is not
a basic inclusive of Photoshop but a
third-party plug-in from optikVerve
Labs. With this, we achieve a soft
shine effect and a higher brilliance of
colours. To keep the sharpness of the
face, you have to double the layer
beforehand (Layer>Layer Duplicate).
After using the filter, the face can be
erased to make the unfiltered layer
shine through r.
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19 Hem the image with
the airbrush
The next step is to hem the whole image with a soft
airbrush. The Diameter of the brush should be about
1,000 and the colour the same as the background.
By choosing the soft airbrush, you’ll gain a covering
effect on the outer edges of the picture, but a
transparent effect on the inner edges. You can do
this step on a separate layer and merge this later
with the one below s.
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21 Layer for applications
One of the last steps is to add some applications. We use Rons
Pinstriping, which has to be installed additionally to the included brush
presets. From those, we choose the Fitting Brush application and firstly
put them on separate layers to individually resize and erase what’s not
needed. After this, all are merged in one layer (make the basic layer
invisible for this). In Layers, apply an Exclusion blending mode u.
20 Readjust the colour
and light
After this, decrease the yellows
again by about 40% to make it less
dominant (see Step 17). Afterwards
re-illuminate the whole picture with
the rendering filter: Filters>
Rendering Filters>Lighting Effects>
Flashlight. Make the diameter larger
than the picture, the centre as the
middle of the face, all colours white,
Intensity 13, Gloss -33, Material 100,
Exposure 0 and Ambience 18 t.
27 minutes
Render time
Resolution:
3,000 x 3,000
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22 Frame and signature
Next, delineate with the Rectangle Marquee tool on
a new layer. To make a thin frame, use the Subtract
from Selection option. This way, you’re able to
delineate a second rectangle inside the first and
then colour the space in between with the Brush
tool. Lastly create another layer to add your
signature with the graphics pen v.
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r Use the
virtualPhotographer plug-in
for a soft shine effect
s Hemming the image with
a large airbrush in the
background colour
t Colour adjusting once
again and more lighting
effects with Flashlight
u Create a new layer and
use Rons Pinstriping brushes
v Create a thin frame and
write the signature
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