A Work in Progress: Paris



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Paris
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typography art


step 1 of 9

Quickly painted a background using soft edged brushes and texture brush for foreground (All from Ps)

Creation of Paris: Step 1

step 2 of 9

Typed a large upper case "A" applied lens correction with horizontal distortion at max X3. Mirrored the "A" and darkened the back edges and left hand "A" slightly.

Creation of Paris: Step 2

step 3 of 9

Typed lines of "A"in the same colour as large "A", rasterized and transformed the lines to fit in large "A" structure. Applied layer effects, drop shadow.

Creation of Paris: Step 3

step 4 of 9

Typed an "l", rotated 90 degrees, typed a line of "A"s to fit within the "l", applied drop shadow and transformed to make the arches. Warped the whole tower to give curved edges.

Creation of Paris: Step 4

step 5 of 9

Used dodge and burn to add shadows.

Creation of Paris: Step 5

step 6 of 9

Typed a "J", flipped upside down, mirrored to make lamppost shape and applied bevel and emboss. Light bulbs were made by typing "0" and applying outer glow in layer styles.

Creation of Paris: Step 6

step 7 of 9

Added some buildings by typing "l" for main shape and "......" (Fullstops/periods) in white for windows

Creation of Paris: Step 7

step 8 of 9

More buildings added in the background, blurred and lightened. Lots of copying of layers.

Creation of Paris: Step 8

step 9 of 9

Added light on top, lightened the horizon and final saturation and curves adjustments.

Creation of Paris: Step 9

Final result

Creation of Paris: Final Result

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great image. good explantion.

(5 years and 3637 days ago)