Photoshop to create Firefox mascot illustration style

Let us look at what the final results:

1, start creating a document, I use the 800 * 600 pixels, which is a good working environment for the creation of the icon.



2, with the pen tool to draw the basic shape of a fish body. You can draw anything you like fish.

3, open the layer style, using Yellow - orange - red gradient gradient to create the flame effect, set the gradient style mirror angle of 45 °.



4, now you do the shape of the fish should look like this (if you follow the steps as I do it).



5, now we have to do the fish eyes.

select Ellipse tool to draw a perfect circle. Hold down the shift painting Shoen. Open the layer style, using this style (see below).





6, in the perfect circle to create another shape, add some outer glow.



7, so the shape of a flame. This will add a nice fish eye effect of the flame. Open the layer style, the applications of light.

8, Now we are ready to use pen tool to set the flame effect on the fish body (I know, this statement is very funny).



painting a long cusp shape. Application layer mask, use Gradient tool to make it fade.

9, repeat steps 8 a total of 18 times (as you would like it 100 times and nobody you:)), using different shapes and colors.

10, Now each one built in the shape are placed in your folder, and to" Fireshapes" name. Now copy the entire folder, press CTRL/CMD + E folder into a layer. Rename layer to" Fireshapes2" , and then press CTRL/CMD + T, the constituency on the bottom.



now put it into the fish.



11, repeat steps 10, rename this layer as" Fireshapes3" , put it on" Fireshapes2" above. Now let us use the pencil tool to add the yellow at the bottom of the shape, make it look more like fish.

12, and now we will use the layer style option to complete the next step.





13, now you know roughly using pen tool to create the fish shape technology. I will add some fish tail shape of gradient (gradient set up in accordance with step 12), put them in the folder, named" Tall" (tails). The tail is blue areas within the path.



14, now at the tail of the folder to add layer mask, apply gradients to fade, so that the blue path to achieve this kinds of effects.



15, that is what we so far by the results.

16, now we have to make the fins. Fish can not swim without fins against the bar ~ reference to the figure to produce a shape (I used color #fcb100), using the layer mask and gradient tool to fade.



17, now we use the same technique in step 16 to increase in the number of fins on the shape of the flame.

18, in the head on the production of a shape, it will be able to add a feel good effect of the flame.



19, repeat steps 18, using layer mask and gradient tool to fade (that is, gradient effects).



20, Now we are doing everything in a folder named" fish."



21, set up a folder of non-transparency of the fish was 69%.

22, fish and folders to copy, press CTRL/CMD + E, which will copy the layer in the top of the fish folder. At the top add style.



23, which is by far the effect.



24, now we are going to use the smoke effects and some star-shaped brush. Copy and paste the top of the fish, smoke, in the same layer draw a number of stars, set the layer's opacity to 69%, and then add a layer style.

25, now paste the Earth icon, add a layer mask. Select an appropriate brush size, set the hardness to 0, use a large brush to play down the Earth's icon, use the #000000 color in the layer mask on the smear.





26, is now placed on the earth icon in the fire behind the fish.



27, press CTRL/CMD + T, hold down the shift key to adjust the Earth until it matches the size of the fish with the fire.

28, now we start to do the background. Let us choose a background color. I use the #112,047.



29, which is to use the background color effects.



30, in the background above the earth and fire to create a new layer behind the fish. Use the selection tool to mark your third document. Fill it with a deeper color (#0e1939).



31, application layer mask, select the Gradient Fill tool to make it fade.

32, use the ellipse tool to draw an oval. Put it on the fire below the fish. This will be the shadow of the fire fish.



33, now go to filter> fuzzy> motion blur and use these settings (you need to do two , one along the x-axis, one along the y-axis).

34, now using the straight-line tool to draw a straight line above the earth, open the layer style, using some Bevel and Emboss (where I want to let everyone choose their own applications settings).



35, repeat steps 34, which we now complete the effect.



36, create a new layer, draw a number of stars using the star-shaped brush, which would" sky" looks more realistic.


This chapterfrom the:Design and Material (http://www.q60.org),detailed reference to the above website.