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Photo Effects ›› Creative Photo Collage
 
The final result of this tutorial:



The first you create a new document and prepare a picture like this:



Go to Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen to make it sharp.

Name it is S1

Create a new layer over S1 and use Rectangular marquee tool to make a selection:



Then use Paint bucket Tool to fill it with color #f9f7f1

Merge S1 layer and the new one together. Name it is S1-photo

Select this layer then Go to Edit > Free Transform (or press Ctrl + T)

Then choose this tool:

Now edit your own picture to make it looks like flying flag (or any shape that you like):



Then press OK.

Now open more any pictures and do as steps above

You'll get the result like this



Next step, open this texture and put it under 3 layers

Create a new layer on top and fill it with color #eae7d8, then set its blend mode to multiply, 69% opacity

Your result:



Choose brush Tool with these options:







You can change the opacity of brush on menu bar to make it looks softer.

Create a new layer over the texture and apply this brush.

You'll get this:



Now open this picture and cut the flower out, then drag it into your document.

Use Free Transform to resize it. In addition, I changed its color so as to suit it with background.



Create a new layer and put it under Flower layer, use this brush then apply freely



Your result:



Now you can add more texts or other brushes to decorate your artwork.

This is the final result:

 
Rate and discussion this tutorial
dave said on 2008-07-24 05:07:30
Impressive photo effect....great tutorial + so easy to follow the insructions.
iah eayuh_08@yahoo.com said on 2008-07-26 02:07:55
How do i open a free size document?
psg said on 2008-07-28 09:07:24
@iah: the first, you open Photoshop and then press Ctrl+N to create a new document, a window appear and you will put the size of new document at this