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00:00:00 – 00:10:54
In this tutorial video, the creator walks viewers through the process of creating a stylized, drawing-like effect from an image, specifically using a photo of Billie Eilish. Key steps include image selection, adjustment of hue, saturation, and curves, and fine-tuning using offset and gamma correction. The tutorial offers techniques for editing imperfections, altering layer composition, and using color overlays (e.g., dark blue effect) to enhance the image. The presenter integrates text and various graphic elements such as rectangles and Japanese characters for visual appeal.
Further, the video demonstrates adding logos, text, and icons to ensure they harmonize with the background, employing a knight’s logo and a wavy font text, particularly useful for projects like album covers. The importance of overlays to achieve effects such as a vintage paperish look is emphasized, making use of different blending options like "screen" and "soft light."
Throughout the video, the creator promotes their Patreon for additional resources, encourages viewer engagement through comments, and underscores the importance of creativity and personalization in design.
00:00:00
In this part of the video, the creator greets the viewers and acknowledges the long break since the last upload. They introduce a tutorial on creating a drawing-like effect in under two minutes, ideal for beginners. The creator encourages checking out their Patreon for additional resources. The tutorial begins by opening a new canvas with specific dimensions and importing an image of Billie Eilish. They explain how to select the person in the image, duplicate the selection, and adjust the hue, saturation, and curves to achieve a black and white image with enhanced contrast. Further adjustments to offset and gamma correction are made to clarify facial features. Finally, they use color selection to isolate the black parts of the image, creating a drawing effect, and proceed to refine it with the eraser tool.
00:03:00
In this part of the video, the creator focuses on editing an image to eliminate imperfections and makes adjustments to the layer composition. They demonstrate how to change the color of the picture using a color overlay, opting for a dark blue effect. The background is altered to be more yellowish, followed by adding a blue rectangle on the left side of the canvas. The text tool is used to type the artist’s name in a specific font (Drug Wide Bold), matching the text color to the background. Japanese letters are casually added for visual appeal, despite the creator’s uncertainty about their meaning. They proceed by creating a rectangle with a thin stroke, and then add another rectangle over it, but this time filled.
00:06:00
In this part of the video, the creator demonstrates how to add elements like logos, text, and icons to a background, while ensuring they match the background color for cohesion. They show the process of adding a knight’s logo, inserting text with special effects like a wavy font, and forming boxes with lines for additional text. They emphasize using text that adds value to a project, such as song names for an album cover. The creator also mentions that while they provide their own icons, viewers are encouraged to be creative and personalize their designs. Some of the icons used are available on their Patreon. Finally, the creator discusses the importance of overlays in cover art to enhance the visual impact.
00:09:00
In this part of the video, the creator explains how to achieve a vintage paperish effect using various overlays. They provide a free link to download these overlays in the description. The instructions include using the “screen” blending option for black overlays and the “soft light” blending option for lighter ones, adjusting the opacity levels appropriately. The process is described as simple, requiring patience and a good eye for design. The creator also invites viewers to leave questions in the comments and encourages them to check out their Patreon, Instagram, and to subscribe.