Based on this wallpaper:
Important notes:
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This tutorial is for Photoshop users (version 7 or higher). I am not sure if this is translatable to PSP or any other programs since it includes masks, selective color, and gradient maps.
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It isn't beginner-friendly. You have to know the basics, such as instruments, palettes, blending modes, layer masks.
- My main focus is going to be
complex coloring and creating background from stock images, because these two topics seem to be the most popular requests. I have included the other steps (such as composition, manip, text effects), but they are not as detailed.
- It is long, so beware :)
Here:
Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3.