A Work in Progress: Yin & Yang



This guide was made for entry:
Yin & Yang
In Contest:
ps tournament 5 round 2


step 1 of 9

Used the given Yin & Yang symbol to trace the shape with the pentool, then used the 3D function of PS to put it in perspective.

Creation of Yin & Yang : Step 1
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step 2 of 9

Duplicated the 1st layer and moved that layer below the 1st. Applied motion blur to it.

Creation of Yin & Yang : Step 2
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step 3 of 9

Made another copy of the first layer and mover that below the first two. Gave this layer a gaussian blur to make it a reflection on the black underground.

Creation of Yin & Yang : Step 3
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step 4 of 9

Added 2 rings in the symbol.

Creation of Yin & Yang : Step 4
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step 5 of 9

Because the outside is going upwards I wanted to make a contradiction here and decided to make the rings go into the underground.

Creation of Yin & Yang : Step 5
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step 6 of 9

Added the white area using the pentool to make the shape and the gaussian blur to give it the softer smoky effect.

Creation of Yin & Yang : Step 6
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step 7 of 9

Those dragons are the same, just flipped horizontally. Made them with the pentool using source 2. Again used the 3D function of PS to put them in perspective.

Creation of Yin & Yang : Step 7
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step 8 of 9

Same procedure as the previous step with source 3.

Creation of Yin & Yang : Step 8
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step 9 of 9

Finally some color corrections on the dragons, wanted them to stand out more, a brighter color.

Creation of Yin & Yang : Step 9
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Final result

Creation of Yin & Yang : Final Result

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