photoshop design

step 12

Open up ‘renders.psd’ from downloaded file (please try and use your own illustrations here if desired) Bring in the ‘Main’ layer and apply the kaleidoscope effect to the main part of the illustration. There’s no exact science to this, just use your intuition. Position the result above the background kaleido group.

STEP 13

Pinch the bottom of the shape in using the Distort tool (Edit> Transform>Distort) – we’re trying to break the symmetry up a bit, but it’s important to keep the corners tidy. Once this is done, use the Perspective tool (Edit> Transform>Perspective) to pull the top out to enhance the effect.

STEP 14

Bring the ‘model’ layer back in to play and place her at the top of the Layers palette. Ctrl-click/right click the layer to get her selection and create a new layer. Fill with black and apply a Gaussian Blur of around 50 pixels. Pop the layer below the model and drag straight down to correspond with the light source.

STEP 15

Open up ‘renders.psd’ again and bring in the ‘Double’ layer. Throw it behind the ‘abstract kaleido’ layer and rotate it so that the form disappears out of screen. Duplicate and Flip Horizontal to maintain the symmetry of the piece. Set the layer Opacity to 75%.