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Nabiya · 05-14-2008, 04:07 PM

Rita Skeeter tutorial, originally posted by isawfred1st in 2005.

Translatable for pretty much any graphics program except MS Paint.

1. First, start off with this picture of Rita Skeeter and Bozo.

2. Crop it to something like this:

Label it as "base."

3. Copy the base. Sharpen it (using a filter), then set it to Soft Light @ 100% (or any blend mode that softens the sharpening while still maintaining the integrity of the image.

Label it "sharpen, soft light" so you know what you did to it.

4. Desaturate the base to get rid of the overly-vibrant look. I just used "Color Variations" and set the desat at 50%. You can do it a lot of different ways, though.

5. Next, apply this gradient:

194648 and 1C3A54, made by me. Set it to exclusion @ 77%, label it "exclusion gradient."

6. Apply these two gradients:

Label as "screen gradient 69%."

Label as "color burn gradient 56%."
Both were made by . Don't forget to set the said blend modes and adjust the opacities.

7. Ok, so far, we have this:

Make a new layer right below the three gradients (and above the two base images). Apply these brushes made by someone I don't rember on LJ:

Both in white, label as "brush 1" and "brush 2."
The avvy should now look like this:

8. It looks ew, n'est-ce pas? Copy the layer labelled "sharpen, soft light" and paste it on top of all the layers. Set it to Soft Light @ 100%. Go to Color Variations again, and increase blue by 100%. This is what you get:

9. Text time...I put "t h a t s k e e t e r w o m an " with spaces, in Georgia, black, size 7, italicized.

10. Make a new layer above the text and apply this brush:

In black, at an angle.

11. Finished product:

And the layers:

05-14-2008, 04:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Nabiya Madam Malkin's Mod Forever Hufflepuff Quill Editor Basilisk Location: 20, Diagon Alley Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 42,362 Hogwarts RPG Name: Garret Crocker Second Year	Rita Skeeter tutorial, originally posted by isawfred1st in 2005. Translatable for pretty much any graphics program except MS Paint. 1. First, start off with this picture of Rita Skeeter and Bozo. 2. Crop it to something like this: Label it as "base." 3. Copy the base. Sharpen it (using a filter), then set it to Soft Light @ 100% (or any blend mode that softens the sharpening while still maintaining the integrity of the image. Label it "sharpen, soft light" so you know what you did to it. 4. Desaturate the base to get rid of the overly-vibrant look. I just used "Color Variations" and set the desat at 50%. You can do it a lot of different ways, though. 5. Next, apply this gradient: 194648 and 1C3A54, made by me. Set it to exclusion @ 77%, label it "exclusion gradient." 6. Apply these two gradients: Label as "screen gradient 69%." Label as "color burn gradient 56%." Both were made by . Don't forget to set the said blend modes and adjust the opacities. 7. Ok, so far, we have this: Make a new layer right below the three gradients (and above the two base images). Apply these brushes made by someone I don't rember on LJ: Both in white, label as "brush 1" and "brush 2." The avvy should now look like this: 8. It looks ew, n'est-ce pas? Copy the layer labelled "sharpen, soft light" and paste it on top of all the layers. Set it to Soft Light @ 100%. Go to Color Variations again, and increase blue by 100%. This is what you get: 9. Text time...I put "t h a t s k e e t e r w o m an " with spaces, in Georgia, black, size 7, italicized. 10. Make a new layer above the text and apply this brush: In black, at an angle. 11. Finished product: And the layers: