An Urban-Style Piece of Artwork
August 3rd, 2008 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Designing
Make three copies of the layer containing the red patch. Apply also the Free Transform selection for the copies’ layers to change their sizes and the positions on the picture. Change also the color of the copies. The copies’ layers should be situated lower than the DJ’s layers (on the layers’ palette). 
Make one more copy of the red patch’s layer from the right bottom corner. Select after that the Free Transform option to place the copy on the left bottom corner. 
Select on this stage the Custom Shape Tool (U) to represent several rays of white color, placed lower than the DJ’s layers. 
Set the next demonstrated parameters for the layer containing the rays: Fill 33%
Blending mode-Color Dodge 
Make a mouse click on Add a Mask option on the same layer from the bottom part of the layer’s palette. Select then the Gradient Tool (G) to dark out the lowest half of the rays. 
Make another copy of the layer containing the red patch from the right bottom corner of the picture. Select the Free Transform option to place the copy on the left top corner. 
Create now a new layer that must be placed upper than the rays’ layer, but lower than the DJ’s layers.
Download out of Internet a set of ready to use brushes for Adobe Photoshop, named: Swirls_And_Flowers_Brushes_PS_by_Coby17.
On the new layer we shall apply the brushes of white color. 
Create one more new layer (Create new layer), using on it the Brush Tool (B) out of the above mentioned brushes’ set. The brushes have the white color too. 
hiba
08/09/2009
thx alott, i did ur style and it was really gooood not perfict like urs but reallly nice.
so thx alot and please keep it up ^^,
kevin
20/09/2009
hey that blend mode with the color overlay and the dj (overlay) does not work…..???
Z
27/09/2009
freaking amazing tutorial! I really found this very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to make it!
RoughDraft76
26/10/2009
One of the most useful and awesome tutorials EVER!
Nick
29/10/2009
Kevin I had the same problem but i changed all 3 layers to overlay and it worked.
Awesome effect man X
Harold
21/11/2009
I am not quite sure what I just did but, you have to play with the selection/ image and inverse in the color range adjustment step. It turned up as a black burst, then when the color grad is applied it turns out. It was the only way I could get the free transform to act properly. Ill report back after I practice this step again. Thanks of rthe lesson I had been looking for this very technique.
Rubix
23/11/2009
Great tutorial!
My ilustration: http://tonialmendros.es/images/toni-Urban.jpg
Bye!
Joe J
24/11/2009
Brilliant thanks here is my attempt with a pic of my friend djing and I have 7.0 so couldnt use those lovely flower and swirls and had to impro I also tried one changing the color tones to blue and purple looked preatty neato aswell!
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs046.snc3/13347_350225920610_806665610_10148555_4327469_n.jpg
James
13/01/2010
please dont ever make a tutorial again, worst tutorial ever, you dont explain anything, and just expect us to find all the tools and stuff, please quit
Ben
09/02/2010
Dude. Amazing tutorial. I’m glad you’ve made the amazing seem so simple.
Ali
07/03/2010
Wow…
Great….
Thanks for this lovely post….
Simple and beautiful ….
Thanks…
Weston
14/03/2010
Worst tutiroal EVER! I dont know where anything is. I need help.