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First runner-up of the April 6th, 2009 Contest: Halftone Smudge Brush

 

By: Tridel Edwin

I am a big fan of Corey Barker first and foremost. When i saw this tutorial i knew it would come in useful with a project i had to work on. I used the knowledge from the tutorial along with some other stuff (gradient, blending modes etc).The coolest thing about this to me is the dot-like brush used in the photo is actually the same halftone used to smudge. Thanks Corey, You rock!

Dancing

4 Comments

  1. leonardo barajas said on — April 24, 2009 @ 2:56 pm

    i like this one, better than the winner, thats my opinon. but good job to all.

  2. sameh said on — April 27, 2009 @ 3:57 am

    ok

  3. Justin said on — May 14, 2009 @ 1:39 pm

    I love the brush setting and layer styles you used in this image. Also a great choice of color. The only thing I’d change would be the font for “dancing beauty”. Everything else looks fantastic. Great job!

  4. Bob Murray said on — May 21, 2009 @ 4:03 pm

    Very slick application of Corey’s principles, it’s very groovy. I give it an A-, deducting a half of a point because you neglected to include the model’s phone number in the image.

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