Chapter Two:
[TUTORIAL] Basic : Blending Poster

Quotes For Today: " You do not need many textures to make something beautiful, you only need the skills."
 

Title: Happiness Lies Within
Genre: Romance
Theme: Neutral
Featuring: SNSD's Seohyun,Jessica;SUJU's Kyuhyun,Donghae
Fonts Used: JaneAusten

It has a difference, but not that big :)

Photoshop                                                                                                                 Gimp

Here are the pictures used (click on picture to go to link) Always use HQ Pictures, I did.

Photoshop{Explain in words summary}
For my first background, I used this color #fcf7e4

Open a canvas(Layer) 550x600
Feature all characters.
Place them align.
Erase parts of the background.
Write text.
Right-click on the text-layer and click "Outer Glow"
Set the blend mode from "Screen" to "Normal".
Opacity is 75%.
Color for the glow is #a64a4a
Put texture over all images, including texts.
Remember to put your name on the poster.
Share with me your results :)

Gimp{Explain in words summary}

Open a canvas(Layer) 550x600

Feature all characters.
Place them align.
Erase parts of the background.
Write text.
Right-click on the text-layer and click "Text Selection"
Go to "Filter" and click "Lights and Shadows"
Click "Drop Shadow"
Set the Offset X to "3" Offset Y to "0" Blur Radius to "3"
Set the blend mode from "Screen" to "Normal".
Unclick the tick to "Allow resizeing"
Opacity is 80%.
Color for the drop shadow is #a64a4a
Put texture over all images, including texts.
Remember to put your name on the poster.
Share with me your results :)
 

Still unsure? Don't hesitate to ask :)