Crostyle tutorials

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Tutorial 1:
Textures are set on normal in the preview for better understanding, note that you should always delete parts that don't fit.
I will start with a basic signature and will try to make more and more advanced stuff later
So here's the tut:
Make a new canvas, size 480x150 and fill it with the color 252525
Put your player stock, resize it (holding shift) and position it well
Delete some parts of the stock so it looks better
Set that layer to color dodge

Duplicate that layer two times
The first copy: desaturate it, set it on screen and move it a bit to the left or right (you can go to edit>free transform and move it with the arrow keys), and finally set that layer on 20% opacity
The second copy: normal, 30% opacity

Apply texture 1, resize it and desaturate, set it on screen 100% opacity

Apply texture 2, resize it, set it on multiply, 100% opacity

Now we will make our text, use the font Mesquite Std, white color and type the players name, set it on soft light 20% opacity
Duplicate that layer, move it just a bit to the left (you can go to edit>free transform and move it with the arrow keys), set it on overlay 100% opacity
Apply texture 3, resize it, set it on multiply, 40% opacity



Add a sepia (or any other you like) photofilter and adjust the opacity
Now we need to apply more textures
Apply texture 4, resize it, set it on color burn, 30% opacity

You can add additional light to some parts with a soft white brush on overlay in a new layer with low opacity
Apply texture 5, resize it, set it on color dodge, 100% opacity

Apply texture 6, resize it, desaturate it, set it on color dodge, 100% opacity

Apply texture 7, resize it, desaturate it, set it on color dodge, 100% opacity

Apply texture 8, resize it, set it on multiply, 20% opacity

Apply texture 9, resize it, set it on color dodge, 100% opacity

Apply texture 10, resize it, desaturate it, set it on overlay, 100% opacity

You can add additional lighting by using a mid-dark gray soft brsuh in a new layer at relatively high opacity
Make a new layer and fill it with the color 4b4b4b, set it on lighten 30% opacity
You can add a small text, for example the players club name under his name, use some simple font, make it white and set it to overlay

Optional step, sometimes it doesn't look good so if you aren't sure you can skip it: make a new layer and apply your image, blur it (gaussian blur, 5-8px), set the layer on lighten and delete what you don't like (I've deleted all except a small part over the text)

Apply texture 11, resize it, desaturate it, set it on color dodge, 100% opacity

Make a new layer, use a big white soft brush and brush easily at the top, leave it on normal
Make a new layer and put a gradient that fits with the color on works, I used yellow to red, on color, 5% opacity
Add your name in the corner, keep it on low opacity
Adjust the brightness and contrast, don't use to hard settings
Add a border and sharpen it (go to edit>fade sharpen>about 50%)
You're done, here is the outcome

Here's the pack including the original stock, the font, textures, txt version of the tut and the psd:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4pylpf
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Tutorial 2

I hope that my first tut helped you to understand some basic things which you will need to know for this more advanced tutorial
The next week I'll try to make a better sig than this one and so on, so let's start:
Just to remind you, all the textures are set on normal for better understanding
Make a new canvas, 500x200 and fill it with the color #252525 (or any dark gray you want)
Put texture 1 in a new layer and set it on color dodge and duplicate it two times
Desaturate the first copy, leave it on color dodge and set the opacity on 40%
Put the second copy on normal and set the opacity on 30%

Put your render in a new layer and duplicate it 3 times:
First layer: normal 100%, color overlay (click two times on the render and look at the menu) with #252525 100%
Second layer: color dodge 100%
Third layer: screen 40%, desaturate
Fourth layer: normal 40%

Now we need to add some text, we will use mesquite std which can be dowloaded in the tut pack at the bottom
Type the players name in white and put that layer on overlay 40%
Duplicate that layer, move it a bit to the left and set it on normal 100%

Now we will add some textures
Add texture 2, desaturate, soft light 40%

Add texture 3, make it blue (ctrl+u) multiply, 40%

Add some blue photofilter (deep blue, cooling, cyan...) and adjust the brightness and contrast if needed
Use a big white soft brush and brush easily on the top
Add texture 4, blur it, make it blue and set it on color dodge

Add texture 5, set it on multiply 80% and delete parts that you don't like

Now you need to add texture 6 on color dodge 100%, it will be very difficult if you use another render, try to apply it so that it looks like that line goes around him, it's hard to explain, you get that with practice

I've also added one minor text, some simple default font, fill 0%, stroke 2px white overlay, low opacity

Add texture 7, linear burn 40%, this is very important cause all the textures after it will get that fire look

Add texture 8, make it orange, color dodge 100%

Add texture 9, delete everything except one small part which should be desaturated and on color dodge 100%

Add texture 10, desaturate it, set it on color dodge 100%

Add texture 11, desaturate it, set it on color dodge 100%

Add texture 12 (couldn't find it so I had to patch it) color dodge 100%

Add texture 13, color dodge 70%

Add texture 14, deasturate it, put it on overlay 80%

The placement of the next texture (15) could be difficult so look carefully, desaturate it, set it on overlay 50%

Optional step for v2: make a new layer, set it on hue and brush with a white brush on the parts you want to be black-white

Add a border and your nickname if you want and you're done
Final outcome:

Please don't skip any step which may seem unimportant cause your outcome won't look good, if you don't understand any part don't hesitate to ask me
Tutorial pack download(including: render, textures, font, psd and txt version of the tut)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ex1q3k

Tutorial 3

Today I will show you how to make a start for a signature:
Make a new canvas and fill it with #252525, dark gray
Put your stock, delete the edges, duplicate it 4 times
First layer: desaturate it (ctrl+shift+u) and set it on color dodge, like this:

Second layer: color dodge, 30% opacity

Third layer: color dodge, 60% opacity, desaturate it

Fourth layer: lighten, 100% opacity, desaturate it

Fifth layer: color dodge, 15%-30%, desaturate it and move it (edit>free transform, use arrow keys) a bit to the left or right

Use a soft gray brush and brush on the parts that you want to lighten up, set that layer to color dodge 100% opacity, you can add more interesting brush, they don't have to be basic

Now we should add 3 photofilters:
1. Deep yellow, 70% density

2. Warming filter (81), 60% density

3. Select color and use #ac7a33, 20% density

Adjust the brightness and contrast, in this case we want small brightness (-48) and high contrast (+12)

Make a new layer fill it with #363636 (gray) and set it on lighten, 100% opacity

Make a new layer, apply your image, set it on color dodge, 80% opacity, duplicate that layer and set it on 25% opacity

Apply texture 1, multiply, 100% opacity (color burn for a cleaner version)

Apply texture 2, blur it, color dodge, 100% opacity, desaturate if you want

Apply texture 3, desaturate it, color burn, 20% opacity

Outcome:

Now you only need to add a simple font and some texture work and you can get sig like this:
V1

V2

Here is the pack including the stock, all textures and the psd:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/mxbmtk
http://www.zshare.net/download/550565131c5de470