Step 1

Open this stock in photoshop, really nice girl, it’s colorful and great quality.

Step 2

Duplicate stock layer. Now go to Image – Adjustments – Color Balance:



Image – Adjustments – Hue/Saturation:

Step 3

Now, go to Layer – New Adjustment Layer – Selective Color
Reds:



Blues:

Step 4

Now we will gradient map. Layer – New Adjustment Layer – Gradient Map:



Create new layer and fill it with paint bucket tool and this color: #1c4093, Blending: Difference, opacity: 20%

Step 5

With soft round brush add light source in right corner(up).
Add this old texture and put opacity to Lighten and remove parts You don’t like.
Old texture

Step 6

Also, we’ll work on depth a bit.
Create new layer and apply image.
Go to Filter – Blur – Gaussian Blur:
(remove blur with eraser tool for the girl and her bag)



Create new layer and apply image.
Go to Filter – Sharpen – Sharpen. Edit – Fade Sharpen:

Step 7

New layer, apply image. Filter – Render – Lighitng Effects:
(put opacity to 50%)



Create new layer and apply image again. Filter – Render – Lens Flare:

Final Result

Step 1

Open a new file size. I will use 800×600, but you can make it larger.
Select Gradient tool and choose “Linear”.
Use these colors:



Now fill background with gradient tool like this:

Step 2

We will use font “twitteru”, You can download it here:
Twitter Font


Place it in C/:Windows/Fonts

Now select Text tool and type in “twitter”, for now color is black.

Step 3

Now, right click on the text layer and select Blending Options.
First we will edit Gradient Overlay.



Drop Shadow

Step 4

Inner Shadow



Bevel And Emboss

Step 5

Contour



Satin

Step 6

Create new layer and Apply Image.
Go to Filter – Render – Lighting Effects:(opacity to 80%)

Step 6

Create new layer again and apply image.
Filter – Sharpen – Sharpen
Edit – Fade Sharpen:

Final Result

Click on the preview to view in 800×600 size.

Step 1

I used pen tool to create shield, but you can create shield with shape, it looks similar.
So you can load it in shape manager, or you can just use mine.

Step 2

We will change background.
Select Gradient Tool, and choose radial.



You should get something like this.(Your shape is blue, but we’ll change that later)

Step 3

Right click on “shield layer” and select “Blending Options”
Choose “Gradient Overlay” from panel and set these colors.

Step 4

Duplicate “shield layer” and press CTRL+T and resize it holding Alt+Shift.


Select blending options again.
Choose “Gradient Overlay” and check “Reverse” box.
Now set these colors.

Step 5

Repeat Step 4 but we will change colors.
Select “Gradient Overlay” and set these colors.


Repeat that process but check the “Reverse” box.
You should get somethin like this.

Step 6

Now we will work on shapes again.
Select first shape layer and select blending options.
Do the same thing I did.

Step 7

Do that again on the second layer.
It should look like this for now.



Now select third layer and choose blending options.




Select 4th layer and select blending options.

Step 8

First, create a new layer and select Pen tool.
Create path like this one


Right click on the patch and select Make Selection – 0.
Then select paint bucket tool and fill that select with white color.
While “path” layer is select CTRL+Click on the thumbnail of the 4th layer and go to Select-Inverse-delete, CTRL+D and put opacity to 10%
It should look like this

Step 9

Create a new layer above” background” layer.
First select custom shape tool, then select this shape



Now create shape and put opacity to 3%

Step 10

Create a new layer and apply image.
Go to Filter-Render-Lighting Effects.

Step 11

Go to Layer-New adjustment layer-Gradient Map – Black to White
Change blending to Luminosity, opacity 100%

Step 12

Select “elliptical rectangular tool” and create selection under the shield


Fill it with black color and go to Filter-Blur-Gaussian Blur-8
Change opacity to 18%

Step 1

We’re going to use Crysis 2 wallpaper

Step 2

We’re going to make a new layer and apply image.
Now go to Filter-Blur-Box Blur – 3 %
Now press little icon “Add layer mask” and click on layer mask with left click

Step 3

Select Eraser tool and start erasing parts I selected on the image.

Step 4

Create new layer and apply image again.
Go to Filter-Sharpen-Sharpen, do it again.
Now go to Edit-Fade Sharpe- 50%

Step 5

We will work on depth a little more.
Layer-New adjustment layer-Levels


Now select layer mask and use Eraser tool and remove Levels from our main focal.

Open up a new canvas size 600×300.
Choose gradient tool and use these settings.
First, select radial , now use this colors.


Now with gradient tool create radial background.

Now we’ve got this.


First, download this font.


Select Text tool and use “Orbitron (OT1) font and type in something. Size : 65, style : Black.


Noew we’re going to use a stone texture.
Open up stone texture and place it under text layer and change blending to overlay and opacity 60%.
It should look like this.


Now we will edit text.
Right click on text layer and select “Blending options”






Now open up new texture.
Put texture to the top.
While texture layer is selected Ctrl+click on the thumbnail of the text layer. Now, go to select-inverse-delete.
Put blending to soft light, opacity 20%
Use this texture and repeat previous step


I made this weird texture but it’ll be very useful.Place in under the text layer and change its blending to color dodge, opacity 7%, sharpen it twice and remove with eraser parts you don’t like.


Now, duplicate text layer and place that copy under original text layer.

Now select copy layer and and use “Alt-down-left” arrow to achieve 3D effect.


Merge all “copy” layers, CTRL+E, and go to Blending options.





You can apply mirror effect if you want.
Now, create new layer and apply image.
Apply lighting effect, blur and sharpen, add stroke if you want and you’re done .