Let us look at what the final results:

PhotoshopBuild Flying Angel illustrator


Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations

1, to create a new file (600 * 700px).
paste a look rough texture.Stretch your texture to a very good meet your canvas size, and then name this layer" background texture" (background texture).

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


2, now go to the image> adjustment> Hue/Saturation.Reduce the level of saturation to -80.

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations



3, now go to the image> adjustment> Levels adjustment, applied the settings shown in the next figure.Reduce the layer opacity to around 20%.

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


4, is now pasted a photo of some clouds, and placed it on top of the canvas.Use Pen tool (if it is monochrome can also use the Mobanggongju) to remove the original sky background, leaving only a cloud.Then copy this layer and go to edit> spin> rotate 180 degrees.After the rotating clouds move to the bottom of the canvas.Then merge these two layers, named" clouds" (clouds).

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


5, now changed" clouds" layer of the hybrid model as" light." Then a copy of the glare layer, merge the two layers.Reduce the merged layer opacity to 85%.And then go to the image> adjustment> to color, so that layer becomes gray.

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations



6, now from the Concrete Textures Set (same as with the above may visit it can not) Select a texture map, paste it into a new layer.Then change this layer of mixed-mode Multiply and reduce its opacity to 20%.Go to the image> adjustment> Hue/Saturation and reduce saturation to -85.If you feel the need, and went to filter> sharpening> sharpening, revealing the texture details.

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


7, is now a new layer, named" color gradient overlay" (the color gradient overlay).On your canvas using a linear gradient, the vertical drag it.You can see in the picture below I use the gradient.Then change this layer of mixed-mode soft.

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations





8, Now the new layer, named" gradient fade" (gradient fade).Use the rectangle tool to create a narrow constituency constituency rectangle.And then use a transparent white gradient fill constituency (constituency through the narrow width).Then change this layer of mixed-mode stack.Go to edit> change> spin, make it just right for the canvas top of the clouds.

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


9, now copy this layer twice, to move them to the canvas in a different position, rotate them, and random orientation gradient position.Finally, merge all of the" gradient fade" layer and use a large, soft eraser erase their low transparency of the rough edges (so that each shape naturally disappear in the background).

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


10, now paste the image of a girl jumped up.Cut out this picture is quite time-consuming, but it is worth taking the time to properly study.You can also use the lasso tool or pen tool to isolate the image.

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations



11, to the image> adjustment> Levels, use the settings shown in the next figure.

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


12, now go to the image> adjustment> color balance, apply the settings shown in the next figure.This will help girls to better blend with your background.

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations





13, now go to the image> adjustment> Hue/Saturation and reduce the saturation to -25 girls.

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


14, now cut out the wings of a bird image, paste in the girl's back.In order to make more realistic angel wings, I rotated the angle, to filter> sharpening> sharpening, showing the details of the feathers, the original photo was a bit vague.

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


15, now use the brush and stain eraser soft brush painting, so that the wings with a good mix of girls in the back.Then reduce the layer transparency of the wings of 0%, with the lasso tool to isolate the overlapping hair wings and girls part.Then in the right place to put the girls hair's constituency, the transparency of the wings layer rose to 100%, click Delete.Then, everybody will see: girl's hair is in front of the wings.(Here, can not understand what the children's shoes to digest that there are many ways to achieve)

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations



16, now go to the image> adjustment> Levels, use the settings shown in the next figure.This will allow more intense the color of the wings.

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


17, go to the image> adjustment> color balance, use as follows.

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations





18, now copy the layer, move copy the layer to the layer below the girls.Go to edit> change> spin, spin it to make it appear below the original wings.And then go to the image> adjustment> brightness/contrast and reduce brightness to -60 and contrast to -40.

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


19, now select your wings, the original layer, go to Blending Options.Apply a shadow effect (see the figure below settings), in order to deepen the depth of this one.

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations




20, now paste a feather photos.In this example, the feathers have a pure black background.To use the magic wand or pen tool to cut it out, but there are too many details in the feathers, so we have to use color range tool.
First, hide all layers apart feather layer.And then to select> color range.And select the" red" and your color range.This will select only the red part of the layer (for example: your feathers).

Now click" OK" and then copy/paste into a new layer called" feathers." I want to look more thick feathers, so I copied this layer, merge it with the original layer.

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations







21, in our canvas, featherscolor is obviously a wrong match, so I go to the image> adjustment> Hue/Saturation, apply the following settings:

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


22, and then I go to the image> adjustment> Levels, use the following settings:

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations


23, multiple copies youfeather layers and adjust/rotate every feather, so that feathers from the wings as the same fall.Create a cool perspective effects, so that the feathers seem to be close to you is much greater, and apply the Gaussian blur.The middle range of feathers to the canvas to apply a little fuzzy, there is no ambiguity smaller feathers closest to the angel wings.

Photoshop to create fly angel illustrations

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