Mastering the technique of painting in Photoshop is a difficult and long process. Learn to create a virtual rope. Use the template of your choice, save as a Photoshop brush.
It is necessary
Photoshop program
Instructions
Step 1
Before starting the lesson, decide on the size of the image. The type of rope, or rather the angle of the turns, will depend on it.
Step 2
Open Photoshop. From the New menu, select the New Layer tab. Fill it with white, use "fill" or press the keyboard shortcut alt + backspace. Use the halftone pattern filter - this will be the base of the rope.
Step 3
After executing the command "filter / sketch / halftone pattern" - filter | sketch | halftone pattern set the following parameters: "size" - size - 2; "Contrast" - contrast - 47; "Pattern type" - pattern - "line" line. The resulting sample must be rotated. To do this, copy the layer, press the key combination ctrl + t and rotate it to a vertical position.
Step 4
If the rope shouldn't look new, use the add noise filter. Simulate the noise effect of a TV with the antenna turned off. Distribute the color noise values using the uniform filter. Use the filter "gaussian blur" - gaussian. Apply the monochromatic filter.
Step 5
So, the values for the command "filter / noise / add noise" - filter | nois | add nois - set "amount" - amount to 49, 5; "Distribution" - distribution to "uniform" uniform, check the box "monochromatic" - monochromatic.
Step 6
Activate the rectangular marquee tool and select your rope pattern. Press the keyboard shortcut ctrl + j, the layer copied with the sample is cut off. In the middle of the layer that opens, you will see the base of the rope. Apply the "polar coordinates" filter and the "rectangular to polar" value.
Step 7
Correct the overly noticeable contrast between black and white. Press the key combination ctrl + l, find the command "image / settings / levels" - image | adjustments | levels. Loosen the value by moving the slider to the right.
Step 8
Redistribute shadows and highlights. Apply an inner shadow. Run the command "style / layer style / inner shadow" - layer / layer style / inner shadow /, use the default parameters.
Step 9
In order to get the rope folded in several turns, activate the "move" tool - move. Duplicate the rope layer several times while holding alt. Place each new layer above the previous one.
Step 10
Draw the hanging end of the rope. Turn on the layer that was turned off earlier, the "halftone pattern" filter was applied to it. Select this layer using the layer / new / layer via copy command. Rotate the new layer, find the options “edit / transform / rotate 90 C - edit / transform / rotate 90 C.
Step 11
Use the filter "distort / shear" - filter / distort / shear. Move the line to any point, distort the "straight line" - it will look like a real rope. There should be a smooth transition at the junction of the "rings" and the hanging rope. Create a layer mask, activate the brush tool, take a soft one. Draw a smooth transition at the junction of the two ropes. Correct the color of the rope.
