Create a summertime compilation poster
June 8th, 2009 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Designing
In this tutorial is explained how to create a nice compilation poster: cutting and selecting objects from pictures, placing and combining them in beautiful artwork.
Create a new file (File>New) of 1920×1200px/72dpi. Then apply the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to give to the new background layer the color #FE939B 
Set the next shown styles for the made layer by clicking on this layer on the layers’ panel: Blending Options>Inner Shadow 
Create a new layer, applying here the same Paint Bucket Tool (G) to color the file with #FA9B41 
Click on the same layer from the bottom part of the layers’ panel on Add a Mask selection and choose also Filter>Render>Clouds 
The layer’s parameters: Blending mode-Vivid Light 
Create another new layer, using here again the Paint Bucket Tool (G) and the color #FF7B89 
Make a mouse click on the same layer on the bottom part of the layers’ panel on Add a Mask option the way we did before and apply Filter>Render>Clouds 
The layer’s parameters: Fill 79%, Blending mode-Color Burn 
On the next new layer we’ll apply the Paint Bucket Tool (G) and white color. Then we’ll apply the mask option for the last made layer (the same way we did earlier), then we’ll choose Filter>Render>Clouds and finally the selection Filter>Sharpen>Unsharp Mask 
The layer’s parameters: Fill 57%, Blending mode-Soft Light 
For the next new elements on the picture we need to represent a layout. Select the Ellipse Tool (U), press SHIFT button and draw two circles of different colors on your choice. 
Find a stock photos with flowers on it, I used this photos: Flower and vibrant yellow from SXC. I would like to thank the authors: mzacha and yogeshnaru. 
Now we need to situate the yellow flowers along the edge of the outside circle. Make so many copies of the layer containing the flowers as we need and then choose Free Transform option to change the sizes of the copies. 
Each layer containing the flowers has the same parameters: Blending Options>Drop Shadow 
