Create Groovy Music Flyer Poster with Photoshop and Illustrator

Step 42

Use the Edit> Transform> Distort to do some adjustment for the render pack. You could also use the Edit> Transform> warp command for more advance distortion purpose. Hit [Enter] to apply transformation.

Step 43

Press [Ctrl] [J] to duplicate render pack layer, then drag it below the original render pack layer.

Step 44

Add layer mask to render pack copy layer. Grab the Gradient tool, set gradient color: white to black and select the linear gradient style button. Make sure you’re still in the layer mask, draw gradient from top to bottom diagonally until half of the render pack become transparent.

Step 45

Repeat the process on step 44 for model layer, that means adding layer mask and use gradient tool to draw gradient mask on that layer.

Step 46

Go to File> Place to insert lens flare image as smart object, make sure lens flare layer is on top of model layer.

Step 47

Change lens flare blend mode to Screen to hide black color area in the layer. And then use the free transform command to upscale the lens flare size.

Step 48

For the abstract debris effect, we’ll be using render pack no.2 image. Place the image as smart object, adjust its size and position (make sure it is positioned between vinyl plate layer and megaphone layer group.

Step 49

Place musical note image as smart object. Position it on top right of the canvas and then change the blend mode to multiply to hide white background in the layer.

Step 50

Shift into Adobe Illustrator, create New Document. Any paper size will be OK, but i prefer Letter sized paper for this work..

Step 51

Draw two circles using the Ellipse tool ( hold [Shift] while drawing ellipse to get a perfect circle ). Select both circles, center align it by clicking the Horizontal align Center and Vertical Align Center button.

Step 52

Go to Object> Blend> Blend options menu. Select Spacing: Specified Steps, and insert steps value (in this example, the number of steps is 8). Click OK to confirm. Press [Alt] [Ctrl] [B] to apply the make blend command.

Step 53

Duplicate circle until you get 3 similar circles. Arrange it vertically, and vary the size for variation purpose.

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