hi mina, thanks for appreciating my designs….anyway ill try to list down my work flow on photoshop ( im relatively new to photoshop, but here goes nothing):
plants & entourage
I make my own entourage by using images i find on the net or from my own camera. Upon selecting my desired image i immediately erase the background/s by using the wand or any selective tool (color range works well). And then apply preset effects from the toolbar ( watercolor and palette knife). I just follow a tutorial i found at youtube for converting pictures into npr images.
model
i make my model from any modelling software and then export an image without any entourage. but i make sure that the terrain and leveling are shown for easy manipulation of entourage (perspective)
putting things together
i then use photoshop to put things together. just layering my entourage, tweaking their size and opacity to match the perspective and levels. i then would set the mood by applying my desired atmospheric effect (sky & sun) image. Once im pretty sure about my rendering i would then flatten the image.
NPR effect
Duplicate the image and use find edges or glowing edges to find the edges in the drawing.. tweak it a bit and set it to multiply. i would then add a new layer over the flattened image and then paint it white. Use the eraser tool and set the right brush (marker or colored pencil) + grain + tweak opacity and then start selectively erasing the image, leaving some white spaces behind to create the illusion of an npr rendering.
I basically watched tutorial videos on youtube to formulate this technique…in the end its your own artistic style which would dictate your rendering and give it character.
Hope this helps!!
