Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop
Step 1
Create a new document 724px * 1024px with black background. We will prepare some ground texture first, so let�s load the Metal Texture into Photoshop and select a portion of it with the rectangular marquee tool:![1 sel 1 sel 500x394 Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/1-sel-500x394.jpg)
Copy and paste the selection over to our document, use the free transform tool to perspective this as shown below:
![1 persp 1 persp 500x286 Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/1-persp-500x286.jpg)
Then, use a soft eraser to remove the edges of the texture to create some depth:
![1 eraser 1 eraser 500x235 Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/1-eraser-500x235.jpg)
Add the following 3 adjustment layers as clipping mask to this texture layer:
Black and White
![1 bw 1 bw Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/1-bw.jpg)
Levels
![1 lv 1 lv Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/1-lv.jpg)
Layer mask on the levels adjustment layer:
![1 lv mask 1 lv mask 495x700 Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/1-lv-mask-495x700.jpg)
Curves
![1 curves 1 curves Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/1-curves.jpg)
and you will have the following effect so far:
![1 effect 1 effect 500x249 Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/1-effect-500x249.jpg)
Step 2
Load the model image into Photoshop, and cut out the model as shown below, resize and place it above our ground texture:![2 paste 2 paste Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/2-paste.jpg)
Tidy up the edges of the model with a soft eraser, as well as fade the lower body a bit so it blends into the background:
Hint: set the eraser tool�s flow and opacity to around 50% for a subtle effect.
![2 erase 2 erase Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/2-erase.jpg)
Add a levels adjustment layer as clipping mask to this model layer:
![2 lves 2 lves Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/2-lves.jpg)
Attach the following layer mask on this levels adjustment layer:
![2 lvs 2 lvs 470x700 Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/2-lvs-470x700.jpg)
and here is the effect so far:
![2 effect 2 effect Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/2-effect.jpg)
Step 3
The hair looks a bit boring in my opinion so I decided to draw some instead. Create a a new layer and draw a path with the Pen Tool:![3 stroke 3 stroke 500x310 Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/3-stroke-500x310.jpg)
Choose a 4px hard brush:
![3 brush 3 brush Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/3-brush.jpg)
Go back to Pen Tool and Right-click on the Path, choose �Stroke Path�:
![3 path 3 path 500x394 Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/3-path-500x394.jpg)
Stroke the path with this brush, and turn on �Simulate Pressure�:
![3 stroke path setting 3 stroke path setting 500x249 Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/3-stroke-path-setting-500x249.jpg)
and you will have the following effect:
![3 effect 3 effect 500x251 Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/3-effect-500x251.jpg)
I repeated this above steps many times and adjusted the shapes, size and colour of the hair, and I have the following effect as a result:
![3 effect 2 3 effect 2 500x345 Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/3-effect-2-500x345.jpg)
This can be a lengthy process so be patient :) If you have difficulty with this step, check out this video tutorial I have on the PSDVault Youtube Channel:
Step 4
We can now paint or render some cloud over the background with either a cloud brush, or cloud filter, make sure you adjust the layer opacity to a low value to ensure we only have a subtle effect:![4 cloud 4 cloud Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/4-cloud.jpg)
We can add some particles around the model � once again we utilise the metal texture and select a piece from it:
![4 sel 4 sel 500x473 Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/4-sel-500x473.jpg)
Copy and paste the selection over to our document and place the layer below the model layer, add the following 2 adjustment layers as clipping mask to it:
Black and White
![4 bw 4 bw Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/4-bw.jpg)
Levels
![4 lv 4 lv Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/4-lv.jpg)
Warp this particle layer so it forms a flying shape:
![4 warp 4 warp 500x370 Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/4-warp-500x370.jpg)
and here is the effect you will have:
![4 effect 4 effect Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/4-effect.jpg)
Repeat the above steps and add some flying particles to the right hand side as well:
![4 rotate 4 rotate 500x372 Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/4-rotate-500x372.jpg)
Step 5
OK we can now make a new brushset for painting the flying flower petals, create a new document (size doesn�t really matter), create a new layer and paint a single dot:![5 paint 5 paint Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/5-paint.jpg)
Warp this dot into a petal shape with the warp tool:
![5 warp 5 warp 500x383 Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/5-warp-500x383.jpg)
Then hide the background layer, go to Image > Trim and trim out the transparent pixels, then go to Edit > Define brush preset:
![5 define brush 5 define brush 500x536 Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/5-define-brush-500x536.jpg)
Give the brush a name, and go the brushes windows and apply the following settings:
![5 shape dynamics 5 shape dynamics Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/5-shape-dynamics.jpg)
![5 scattering 5 scattering Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/5-scattering.jpg)
![5 transfer 5 transfer Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/5-transfer.jpg)
Use this brush to paint the flower petals according to the flying Hair path:
![5 paint flower 5 paint flower 500x440 Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/5-paint-flower-500x440.jpg)
and you will have the following effect so far:
![5 effect 5 effect 491x700 Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/5-effect-491x700.jpg)
I further added some colour adjustments over the image, and you will have the following final effect: (click to enlarge)
![grungy-model-flatten-2 grungy model flatten 2 494x700 Manipulative Human Artwork with Particles and Flying Flower Petals in Photoshop](http://www.psdvault.com/img/2012/10/grungy-model-flatten-2-494x700.jpg)
That�s it for this tutorial! Hope you enjoy it and find it useful! Till next time, have a great day!
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