A few people have been asking me how I make my photoshopped images of crabs so I decided to make a tutorial. I'm using a wonderful picture of Vanessa's (from CSJ) Aussie crab for this because I wanted to make an image of it and figured I'd make the tutorial as I started on it this morning. Here's what the finished image will look like:
Once you open your image, start by using the pologynal lasso tool and selecting areas. I usually start on leg segments and do one at a time. After you have several done, you can arrange them in the correct order. I try to do it as I go to make it easier at the end. Each segment is in it's own layer. Create a new layer before or after you make your selection.
It doesn't matter how pretty parts look that will be behind other layers, I went straight across the bottom because it won't show on the finished image. I use the dropper tool and open a new document to record which colors I'm using so they're consistant through the whole project. You can see that behind the crab picture. Fill in your selection in the new layer at 100% opacity.
The next step is to add some other colors. I set the opactiy of the layer down so I could see through it to aid in placing other colors. I usually use a round, soft brush at about varying opacities depending on how dark I want it to be so the lines aren't harsh between colors. I used the darker tan brushed on top of the lighter fill in the same layer here.
Part two will be up next as soon as I write it, I couldn't put all the images in one post
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