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What You"ll Be Creating
In this tutorial, you will learn how lớn create a watercolor painting effect in Photoshop. I will explain everything in so much detail that everyone can create it, even those who have just opened Photoshop for the first time & you"ll learn how to lớn create a watercolor effect Photoshop action.
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The effect shown above is the one I will show you how to lớn create in this tutorial. If you would lượt thích to create the even more advanced watercolor effects shown below, using just a single click & in only a few minutes, then check out my TechnicalArt 2 Photoshop kích hoạt on Envato Elements. You can also purchase this as part of a bundle on GraphicRiver.
Follow along with us over on our Envato Tuts+ YouTube channel:
How to lớn Make a Watercolor Effect in Photoshop
Looking for more watercolor resources? check out our recommended actions, brushes and more:
What You"ll Need
To recreate the thiết kế above, you will need the following resources:
1. Let"s Get Started
First, mở cửa the photo that you want khổng lồ work with. To mở cửa your photo, go to File > Open, choose your photo, and click Open. Now, before we get started, just check a couple of things:
Your photo should be in RGB Color mode, 8 Bits/Channel. To check this, go to Image > Mode.For best results, your photo kích cỡ should be 2000–4000 px wide/high. To check this, go to Image > Image Size.Your photo should be the Background layer. If it is not, go lớn Layer > New > Background from Layer.2. How to Create the Brushes
Step 1
In this section, we are going to lớn create the five watercolor brushes we"ll need. You can either tải về the textures from the attachment and follow the process, or you can go to Ivan"s tutorial khổng lồ learn how to create your own watercolor textures, or you can download my TechnicalArt 2 Photoshop kích hoạt and get over 60 high-quality and resolution watercolor brushes (in this case you can skip this whole section).
Step 2
If you"ve followed the first option và downloaded the textures, then mở cửa the first texture scan in Photoshop. Go lớn Edit > Define Brush to lớn define this texture as a brush, and name it Temp_Brush_1.
Step 3
Open the second texture scan, go to Edit > Define Brush lớn define this texture as a brush, and name it Temp_Brush_2.
Step 4
Now xuất hiện the third texture scan, go khổng lồ Edit > Define Brush lớn define this texture as a brush, và name it Temp_Brush_3.
Step 5
Now xuất hiện the fourth texture scan, go khổng lồ Edit > Define Brush to lớn define this texture as a brush, and name it Temp_Brush_4.
Step 6
Now xuất hiện the last texture scan, go to lớn Edit > Define Brush to lớn define this texture as a brush, & name it Temp_Brush_5.
Step 7
Now that we have defined our brushes, we need to lớn adjust their settings and then define them again as new brushes. Press B on your keyboard, Right-click anywhere inside the canvas, select the Temp_Brush_1 brush, và hit Enter. Then go to lớn Window > Brush and, in the Brush window, use the settings below:
Step 8
To define this brush with new settings as a new brush, click on the vị trí cao nhất right icon in the bottom right corner of the Brush panel, & name it Watercolor_Brush_1.
Step 9
Now press B on your keyboard, Right-click anywhere inside the canvas, select the Temp_Brush 2 brush, & hit Enter. Then go khổng lồ Window > Brush & in the Brush window use the settings below:
Step 10
To define this brush with new settings as a new brush, click on the top right icon in the bottom right corner of the Brush panel, & name it Watercolor_Brush_2.
Step 11
Now press B on your keyboard, Right-click anywhere inside the canvas, select the Temp_Brush_3 brush, and hit Enter. Then go to Window > Brush and in the Brush window use the settings below:
Step 12
To define this brush with new settings as a new brush, click on the đứng đầu right icon in the bottom right corner of the Brush panel, và name it Watercolor_Brush_3.
Step 13
Now press B on your keyboard, Right-click anywhere inside the canvas, select the Temp_Brush_4 brush, & hit Enter. Then go khổng lồ Window > Brush và in the Brush window use the settings below:
Step 14
To define this brush with new settings as a new brush, click on the top right icon in the bottom right corner of the Brush panel, và name it Watercolor_Brush_4.
Step 15
Now press B on your keyboard, Right-click anywhere inside the canvas, select the Temp_Brush_5 brush, & hit Enter. Then go to Window > Brush và in the Brush window use the settings below:
Step 16
To define this brush with new settings as a new brush, click on the vị trí cao nhất right icon in the bottom right corner of the Brush panel, & name it Watercolor_Brush_5.
3. How to Create the Background
Step 1
In this section, we are going to lớn create the background. Go to lớn Layer > New Fill Layer > Solid Color lớn create a new solid color fill layer, name it Background color, and choose the color #e5e5e5.
Step 2
Now Right-click on this layer, choose Blending Options, check Gradient Overlay, and use the settings below:
4. How to Create the Sketch
Step 1
In this step we are going to lớn create the sketch. Select the Background layer & press Control-J on your keyboard lớn duplicate it. Then, drag this layer lớn the đứng đầu of the layers in the Layers panel.
Step 2
Now press Control-Shift-U on your keyboard lớn desaturate this layer. Then, go to Filter > Filter Gallery > Stylize > Glowing Edges and set the Edge Width to lớn 1, Edge Brightness to 20, and Smoothness khổng lồ 15.
Step 3
Press Control-I on your keyboard khổng lồ invert this layer. Then, go to lớn Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask và set the Amount to 500%, Radius lớn 1 px, & Threshold to 0 levels.
Step 4
Change the Blending Mode of this layer khổng lồ Multiply và set the Opacity lớn 47%. Then, name this layer Sketch.
5. How to lớn Create the Watercolor Painting
Step 1
In this section we are going khổng lồ create the watercolor painting. Go to Layer > New > Layer to lớn create a new layer & name it Temp_1.
Step 2
Now set the foreground color to #000000, choose the Brush Tool (B), và pick the Watercolor_Brush_1 brush. Then, adjust the Diameter of the brush as you like, và brush as shown below:
Step 3
Control-click on this layer thumbnail to lớn make a selection of this layer. Then, hide this layer, select the Background layer, and press Control-J on your keyboard to lớn create a new layer using the selection. After that, drag this new layer just below the Temp_1 layer in the Layers panel.
Step 4
Now change the Opacity of this layer to lớn 56% & name it WP_1.
Step 5
Go lớn Layer > New > Layer to create a new layer & name it Temp_2.
Step 6
Now mix the foreground màu sắc to #000000, choose the Brush Tool (B), and pick the Watercolor_Brush_2 brush. Then, adjust the Diameter of the brush as you like, and brush as shown below:
Step 7
Control-click on this layer thumbnail to lớn make a selection of this layer. Then, hide this layer, select the Background layer, & press Control-J on your keyboard khổng lồ create a new layer using the selection. After that, drag this new layer just below the WP_1 layer in the Layers panel.
Step 8
Now change the Opacity of this layer lớn 40% and name it WP_2.
Step 9
Select the WP_1 layer, go to Layer > New > Layer khổng lồ create a new layer, and name it Temp_3.
Step 10
Now mix the foreground màu sắc to #000000, choose the Brush Tool (B), và pick the Watercolor_Brush_3 brush. Then, adjust the Diameter of the brush as you like, & brush as shown below:
Step 11
Control-click on this layer thumbnail khổng lồ make a selection of this layer. Then, hide this layer, select the Background layer, & press Control-J on your keyboard to lớn create a new layer using the selection. After that, drag this new layer just below the WP_2 layer in the Layers panel.
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Step 12
Now change the Opacity of this layer khổng lồ 62% & name it WP_3.
Step 13
Select the WP_1 layer, go to lớn Layer > New > Layer khổng lồ create a new layer, & name it Temp_4.
Step 14
Now phối the foreground màu sắc to #000000, choose the Brush Tool (B), and pick the Watercolor_Brush_4 brush. Then, adjust the Diameter of the brush as you like, and brush as shown below:
Step 15
Control-click on this layer thumbnail to make a selection of this layer. Then, hide this layer, select the Background layer, và press Control-J on your keyboard khổng lồ create a new layer using the selection. After that, drag this new layer just below the WP_3 layer in the Layers panel.
Step 16
Now name this layer WP_4.
Step 17
Select the WP_1 layer, go to Layer > New > Layer lớn create a new layer, & name it Temp_5.
Step 18
Now mix the foreground màu sắc to #000000, choose the Brush Tool (B), và pick the Watercolor_Brush_5 brush. Then, adjust the Diameter of the brush as you like, and brush as shown below:
Step 19
Control-click on this layer thumbnail to lớn make a selection of this layer. Then, hide this layer, select the Background layer, & press Control-J on your keyboard lớn create a new layer using the selection. After that, drag this new layer just below the WP_4 layer in the Layers panel.
Step 20
Now name this layer WP_5.
Step 21
Select the Temp_1 layer and Shift-click on the Temp_5 layer to select all layers between. Then, Right-click on any of the selected layers & choose Delete Layers.
Step 22
Now select the WP_1 layer, go to Filter > Filter Gallery > Artistic > Watercolor, và set the Brush Detail to lớn 14, Shadow Intensity to lớn 0, and Texture to lớn 1.
Step 23
Now repeat the previous step to lớn apply the same filter to the remaining watercolor layers.
Step 24
Select the WP_1 layer & Shift-click on the WP_5 layer khổng lồ select all layers between. Then, go to Layer > New > Group from Layers khổng lồ create a new group from the selected layers và name it Watercolor Painting.
6. How lớn Create the Texture
Step 1
In this step we are going to lớn create the texture. Go khổng lồ Layer > New > Layer to lớn create a new layer và name it Texture.
Step 2
Now go lớn Edit > Fill & set Contents lớn 50% Gray, Mode lớn Normal, & Opacity to 100%.
Step 3
Go to Filter > Filter Gallery > Texture > Texturizer và set the Texture khổng lồ Canvas, Scaling lớn 200%, Relief khổng lồ 4, và Light to lớn Top as shown below:
Step 4
Now change the Blending Mode of this layer lớn Soft Light.
7. How to lớn Make the Final Adjustments
Step 1
In this section, we are going lớn make final adjustments khổng lồ the losartanfast.com. Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Curves to lớn create a new curves adjustment layer and name it Color_Look_1.
Step 2
Now Double-click on this layer thumbnail và in the Properties panel enter the settings below:
Step 3
Change the Opacity of this layer khổng lồ 46%.
Step 4
Now select the Texture layer, go lớn Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Gradient Map khổng lồ create a new gradient maps adjustment layer, and name it Color_Look_2.
Step 5
Double-click on this layer thumbnail, và then in the Properties panel, click on the gradient to xuất hiện up the Gradient Editor panel & enter the settings below:
The left color stop has màu sắc 290a59, & the right color stop has màu sắc ff7c00.Step 6
Now change the Blending Mode of this layer to lớn Soft Light and set the Opacity to 33%.
Step 7
Select the Color_Look_1 layer & press D on your keyboard to lớn reset the swatches. Then, go to lớn Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Gradient Map lớn create a new gradient maps adjustment layer and name it Overall Contrast.
Step 8
Now change the Blending Mode of this layer to lớn Soft Light and set the Opacity to 37%.
Step 9
Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Vibrance lớn create a new vibrance adjustment layer và name it Overall Vibrance/Saturation.
Step 10
Now Double-click on this layer thumbnail and in the Properties panel mix the Vibrance lớn +33 và Saturation to +19.
Step 11
Now press Control-Alt-Shift-E on your keyboard khổng lồ make a screenshot, and then press Control-Shift-U khổng lồ desaturate this layer. Then, go lớn Filter > Other > High Pass and set the Radius to 2 px.
Step 12
Change the Blending Mode of this layer khổng lồ Hard Light và name it Overall Sharpening.
You Made It!
Congratulations, you have succeeded! Here is our final result:
If you would like to create the even more advanced watercolor effects shown below, using just a single click & in only a few minutes, then kiểm tra out my TechnicalArt 2 Photoshop Action. You can also purchase this as part of a bundle on GraphicRiver.