Blending tutorial

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Sean's Photoshop tutorial: How to blend!
This is not a tutorial of how to make a complete signature! Just how to blend your render!


Put in your render.
[img]https://i759.photobucke*****m/albums/xx238/seany225/Screen1.jpg[/img]

Make the background black
[img]https://i759.photobucke*****m/albums/xx238/seany225/Screen2.jpg[/img]

Make 5-6 copies of your render. (Leave the bottom one visible)

Make all copies of your render invisible


Set your smudge settings to:
[img]https://i759.photobucke*****m/albums/xx238/seany225/Settings.png[/img]


Put in a lens flare on the background on the spot where your render is placed. (Filter > Render > Lens Flare)


Put the lens flare settings to:

Brightness: 130%
Lens type: 105mm Prime


Smudge the first Render layer evenly and put it to Linear Dodge (Add)
[img]https://i759.photobucke*****m/albums/xx238/seany225/Screen3.jpg[/img]

Make the second layer visible and smudge the outsides, leaving the insides a bit intact.
[img]https://i759.photobucke*****m/albums/xx238/seany225/Screen4.jpg[/img]

Make the next layer visible and smudge it evenly again. Put it on Linear Dodge

(Add)

[img]https://i759.photobucke*****m/albums/xx238/seany225/Screen6.jpg[/img]


Make the next layer visible and smudge the parts that are left behind. (Like the back of the head and his right arm) And set the opacity on 40-70% to blend it with the other layers.
[img]https://i759.photobucke*****m/albums/xx238/seany225/Screen7.jpg[/img]


I REPEAT: THIS IS NOT A TUTORIAL ON HOW TO DO A FULL SIGNATURE! JUST HOW TO BLEND THE RENDER

[Nexulous]

Very mediocre, for beginners, more or less.