[GFX] Natalya Neidhart Sig Tutorial

We are going to create sig of Natalya Neidhart without any special brushes or shapes or special filters.


So here we go:

Create new image
500px on 260px

Now Create new gradient map with colours:
On left: #342a17
On Right: #c9b684

Set gradient to Radial


Now make a gradient from the middle of the image to the left or right corner


Now we have something like this:



Get this texture:


Create new layer and put it there. Set layer to overlay.

now go to the Image / Adjustments / Photo Filter
Set this color: #72624c - And set density to 88% / OK

Now you have this:



now go to Image / Adjustments / hue/Saturation
Set Saturation to -10 and lightness to -10 - click OK

Now go to Image / Adjustments / Color Balance
Select Shadows and set color levels to this: -35 / 0 +33
So now we have this:



now create new layer and select this brush from standart Calligraphic brushes (15px):




open settings of this brush and select Shape Dynamics and set this:




And select Scattering and set this:





Now we are going to prepare background for our render:
With our brush do something like this with color: #e4d2a0




Now go to Blending options of this layer:
Select Outer Glow - Set blend mode to overlay and opacity to 40%

Now duplicate your brush layer

With our new copy - go to Filter / Blur / Motion Blur
Angle: 0 / Distance: 160 - OK - reduce layer opacity to 58%
Set our layer to screen and you will be have something like this:





Create new layer

And now go to your brushes and select basic brushes
Select standart 19 brush



Go again to the brush settings and select Shape Dynamics
Set all settings to this:


Scattering:


And Dual brush


Now in your new layer brush some space around our previus brush with colour: #e16012
And set layer to soft light and reduce opacity to 80%
You get something like this:



Create new layer

Go to shapes and select this standart arrow:



Place one with colour: #64452a at the left side of your sig and duplicate it few times
Place your other duplicated arrows near to you original - Merge them into one - set layer to Hard light and reduce the opacity to 65%.
So we have this:




Create new layer - get your rectangle tool - set your colour to: #e4c9b2



And do this:


Now set your layer to soft light and reduce opacity to 90%

And now open this render of natalya:



Resize the render and place it in the sig:



On your layer with render do this:
Image / Adjustments / Photo Filter
Set colour to: #6f5b42 and density to: 80% - hit ok

next go to image / adjustments / Color balance - set this:

Shadows color levels: -24 / -18 / -1
Midtones: -11 / -15 / +15
Highlights: +10 / 0 / - 22

hit ok

Go to Image / adjustments / levels and set this:



Now duplicate your render layer for two times

Put your duplicated layers under your original render layer
Firt copy put on the left - next to the original render and second on the right
On each of this to copies put this filter:
Filters / Blur / Radial Blur - Blur method: Zoom, Quality: good, Ammout 74 !

Now set these two copies to overlay / Opacity 80% and we have this



Now we are going to add some text here
So create new layer - and put it on the top of other layers
Create a text NATALYA with classic Impact font (70pt of size) like this



Set font color to: #5a1707
Go to the blending options of this text layer:
Select stroke - Size 2px / position - Outside / Color: #cda090 / Opacity - 60%
Outer Glow: blend mode - normal / Opacity 75% / noise 0 / Colour solid #6b3000
Drop Shadow: Normal / opacity 100 / Angle 120 / Distance 7 / spread 8 / Size 1 / Color Black

Reduce opacity of layer to 80%





Right click on your font layer and select Copy Layer style

Create another text layer with text "NEIDHART"
And place it down in the middle of your first text / then right click on new layer nad select paste layer style:
Opacity of layer 95%

So we have this:




Now go to our first layer in the layers tab (background layer) Right click on it and select flatten image



So now we have only one layer called Backround.

Go to image / adjustments / Color balance
Set this:

Shadows color levels: -16 / +8 / -17
Midtones color levels: +27 / -11 / -22
Highlights: +20 / +2 / -21

Now: Image / adjustments / Hue and Saturation
Set Saturation to - 13

Go to Image / adjustments / Brightness/Contrast
Set Brightness to - 9
Contrast to +20




Image / Adjustments / photo filter

Color: #877153 - Density 89%

Now do the same thing but with #b47a28 color and 80% density

And now go to Image / adjustments / Channel mixer
Output channel RED
Red: +104%
Green: +15%
Blue: -2%
And constant -12%

Output Channel Blue
Red: -10%
Green: +10%
Blue: +49%
Constant +19%

Green channel leave with original settings:
Red: 0%
Green: +100%
Blue: 0%
Constant: 0

Hit ok and your sig is complete



Next time you can try it with your renders / brushes etc.
I hope you liked my tutorial. :af:

hej diky huntere urcite zkusim diky za tutorial

hmm dobry napad toto, ked bude cas tak skusim urcite ... ale len niektore casti asi ... (celkovo ten sig ma az tak nebere, ale tak pekne to je no )

Tak som to podla toho skusil, a pozrite co s toho vyslo :