Feng Shui - the magic of perfection

May 20th, 2009 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Designing

In this tutorial we will design a Feng Shui wallpaper to decorate your desktop in a Feng Shui style with this beautiful wallpaper.

Let’s create a new file (File>New), having 1600×1200px/72 dpi. Using the Paint Bucket Tool (G) fill the new background layer with black color.



Create a new layer and choose for it a standard brush to represent a spot colored with #173908





Next press CTRL+T and then Maintain aspect ratio solution to enlarge uniformly the spot on its central part.



Now it’s time to represent the primary layer reserved for the YING YANG symbol, applying the Ellipse Tool (U) and the color #E8E8E8





We’ll select the next demonstrated parameters by making a mouse click on the layer we work with on the layers’ panel: Blending Options>Drop Shadow



Blending Options>Bevel and Emboss





Let’s create a new file (File>New) of 4×4px/72 dpi. Here there must be selected the Pencil Tool (B) (brush 2 px) to draw a kind of pattern like the one from below. The color chosen is black and the background this time is absent.



Edit>Define Pattern
Create a new layer and select for it Edit>Fill option.



Set the next demonstrated parameters for the layer containing the made pattern: Fill 20%



Press Alt button and make a mouse click between the texture’s layers and the primary layer of YING YANG symbol (on the layers’ panel).





On the next new layer (Create new layer) we’ll apply the standard brush mentioned above that will be useful for painting the half of the YING YANG symbol.



Make a mouse click on the same layer on Add a Mask selection, situated on the bottom part of the layers’ panel and choose the standard brush of black color and Opacity of 25% to clean out those zones of white color along the symbol’s edges:



Press Alt button and make a click between the layer of white color and the previous layer on the layers’ panel:





Applying the earlier described method for painting with white color of a symbol’s half, we may paint and clean out also the right side with the color #4B3B32. Don’t forget to press Alt option and click between the necessary layers:





On a new layer (Create new layer) try drawing several shadows on the white half, using the earlier mentioned brush and grey color (Opacity of 10%).

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