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Translucent Wings Tutorial (GIMP/Photoshop)
Hello everyone! I've been seeing many fairies ask, is it possible to get the wings translucent? Like in Pixie Hollow?
Well, of course it is! And it's all very simple. Like a piece of cake. I made a video tutorial for it.
Step 1: Add your fairy Crop out your fairy using the lasso tool. I find it easier to crop out the fairy first, and leave out the wings. Step 2: Crop out the wings Now return to the layer with the wings. Crop out each wing with the lasso tool like before. This time, I'm cropping it with the polygonal lasso tool, it's much quicker! Some of you might be wondering how you can crop it out with a polygonal lasso tool. It's fun and easy. For long lines, you obviously just drag it from whatever direction it's going in. For curves, just go in teeny tiny steps. Step 3: Crop out the wing pattern Okay, this step may look impossible but it really isn't hard. Zoom into one of the wings. Doesn't look hard right? Now, you can crop out every mark on the wing. You may use any cutting tool. As you crop out each mark, make sure to merge these layers together. You don't want too many layers. Yes, I know I really don't like this step too, but I promise you will have fun on the next step. Step 4: Make the wings translucent The fun starts from here! Take the eraser tool (fuzzy) and set the opacity low, about 12 maybe. After you've done that, just rub the eraser on the whitest looking parts of the wing. Make sure you are on the wing layers, not the pattern. This step is when you might want to get a reference out (spotlight winner) so you know how you want your wings to turn out like. Put a dark background behind your fairy so you can see better. Step 5: Beautifying This is the part where you beautify according to your model's wings. You can blur, erase, modify color, etc. as much as you desire. I only did one wing because I did not have enough time to crop all of the wing lines. Yes, I know. It looks kind of messy, since I rushed. But the video has a much better result. See? It was a piece of cake! The results can be as wonderful as the Spotlight Winners. Have fun while doing this! Last edited by Onionleaf; 06-23-2014 at 03:34 AM. Reason: removed direct link/fixed embedded link |
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This is a wonderful and very helpful tutorial. Thank you so very much for making this, Daisybelle
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Very nice tutorial, Daisybelle! That is the perfect way of making the wings transparent. If only I had watched this tutorial sooner, that would have saved me some time while I was figuring out how to do it. I think the only different thing I had done was add an extra step where I used the "color erase" gradient fill, but every other step seems to be the same. Way to go on figuring this out!
I still have to crop out all the wings for the dress-up game that I've been working on, it's going to be so daunting! If anyone is too lazy to crop out their own wings, I have a template to spare. You can simply have the two images sit on separate layers and use the Colorize tool to change the color of the wings for the bottom layer. Top layer: Bottom layer: Makes you appreciate how much effort the designers put into creating the perfect wing designs for us, though!
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