In this tutorial I will be showing you how to create a rose woman effect by using blending and coloring techniques. These are techniques that will serve you well if you are an avid Photoshop user. Once you master them, you will be able to create variations of this portrait! Let’s get a move on!
Software: Photoshop CS6
Time: 30-45 min.
Level: Advanced
Images Needed;
Stock Photo – Beauty fashion portrait of woman with gloves. Image ID: 20956695
Stock Photo – Pink rose isolated on white background. Image ID: 10751837
Stock Photo – Pink rose petals scattered on white background. Image ID: 10965619
Stock Photo – Single pink rose stem on white background. Image ID: 11145475
Stock Photo – Single pink rose on white background. Image ID: 10688405
Step One
First, using your preferred extraction method, remove the rose from it’s background and place it on the side of the woman’s face.
Now we are going to clip 4 different adjustment layers to the rose layer.
The first is a Gradient adjustment layer, set to black and white, with a layer opacity of 31%.
The second is a Brightness and Contrast adjustment layer set to -45 Brightness and 36 Contrast. With a large, soft, black bright I masked out some of layer to keep the middle of the rose bright.
And the final layer is a Hue/Saturation layer. Make sure “Colorize” is checked, and set the Hue to 27 and the Saturation to 60.
Step Three
Now we are going to create multiple other roses using the one we just made as a base. We will be making changes to the rose though as we need to make sure it does not look copy pasted/repetitive. You always want to avoid that.
Duplicate the rose group you just made, shrink it down and delete the layer mask on the rose image (which I will now refer to as “small rose”).
Add a new layer mask and using a soft, round black brush mask out part of the rose so that it blends into the skin. Here is what mine looks like:
Mixing layer modes like this is a great way to blend and create subtle transitions. Once you are done rename the group, which was originally “Rose Big Copy”, to “Small Rose One”.
Rename the group “Small Rose Two”
Group ALL the rose layers together and name that group “Roses”.
To tie in the theme we are going to have the woman holding a rose. Extract the rose from its background and position it accordingly.
Add a layer mask to the Rose Stem image and mask out the fingers so it looks like the woman is holding the rose.
Above that, clip a Hugh/Saturation adjustment layer and make sure “Colorize” it checked. Set to Hue to 31 and the Saturation to 60. Select its layer mask and fill it with all black.
Using a white brush, paint only on the flower part, not the steam part, so that the flower here matches the color of the flowers on the woman’s face.
Group all those layers together and name it “Rose Stem”.
Extract a few different petals, and go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation and make sure “Colorize” is checked. Set it to Hue 31, and Saturation 60. Place them around your image.
Now we are going to add some final lighting to the rose on the woman’s face.
Above your “Roses group”, which should be holding all all the layers of the roses on your model’s face, create a new layer and set it to “Soft Light”. Now, using the lighting on the models face as a guide, paint white where light would be hitting and black where it would be darker.
Here is what mine looks like set to “Normal” so you can see where I painted.
Finally we are going to do some color correcting using adjustment layers. On top of all your other layers, first create a Curves adjustment layer and set it to what you see below:
Finally, create a Color Lookup layer and set to “Sienna-Blue” which is in “Abstract”. Set the layer opacity to 49%.
