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The Outcome:

The Files:

Before we start our project we are going to need a few things done. First we need to download the following folder, inside this folder we will find our Raven Render and our Background Texture. We will also need to navigate to the link below and download the B-K Brush Set:

The Following contains Raven Render and Grunge Texture
Download the Folder Here.

The Following Link is to Download our Brushes
Download the Brushes Here.

Step 1:

Now that we have all of our files (including adding the new brush set to our Photoshop folder) we can begin by creating a new document in Photoshop. Make a New Document 7.5 by 11 inches with a transparent background, we are going to add in our images now. First open the Texture image resize it using the Transform Tool (edit>free transform or Ctrl+t) to fit in your document. Now that we have our texture in next we are going to bring in our Raven Render, we will not need to resize this image just simply place it in the center of your document like so:

Step 2:

Now we are going to add some effects to our Raven Image, lets start off by creating Two more copies of our Raven Image (to do so drag the Raven Image layer to the New Layer Button). Set the first Raven Image to Linear Burn (first Raven Image is the image at the bottom of the three Raven Layers), your Raven Image should look something like this (make the Raven Image copies not-visible):

Step 3:

Now make the Next Raven Image(Raven 2) Visible, make sure you have this layer selected and navigate to your Filter Gallery (filter>filter gallery). Once you have your Filter Gallery Open Select the Cutout Preset, set the Levels to 8, the Simplicity to 0 and the Edge Fidelity to 3. Click on the “OK” and you it should look similar to this:

Step 4:

Now make the third Raven Layer Visible (Raven 3 in this case), we again are going to navigate to your Filter Gallery (filter>filter gallery). Once you have your Filter Gallery Open Select the Dry Brush Preset, set the Brush Size to 0, the Brush Detail to 10 and the Texture to 1. Click on the “OK”, now we are also going to set the Blending mode to Soft Light and change the opacity to 75%, you should have something similar to this:

Step 5:

Next we are going to create 3 new layers above our Texture Layer but Below our Raven Layers name these 3 new layers splat white, splat black, and splat gray. Using the Brush Set we previously downloaded load them into your Brush Pallet and in our 3 layers we are going to add a Splatter (make your pick on position and which brush), make sure the color of the splat corresponds to the name of the layer (splat white would be a white splatter). Once you have your Brushes set and your are happy with your results you should have something resembling the following:

Step 6:

We will now be adding some circle shapes using our Custom Shape Tool, open the Custom Shape Tool’s Pallet and look for the shape “Thin Circle Frame” it is included in the default shapes (If you do not see it you do not have your all of your shapes loaded, simply click on the small arrow and click on All). Set your Foreground Color to white and create a few different sized circles around your Raven, once you have your circles Rasterize(Right Click on Layer>Rasterize Layer) your layers and name them circles. Finally set the circles to 50% opacity and your outcome should be close to mine:

Step 7:

Now we are going to add a few hidden shapes in the picture, this makes it a bit more interesting to look at when you have finally finished. First we are going to need to navigate to our Custom Shape Tool and Select the Bird 2 Shape. Create 2 White Bird Shapes 89 by 75 pixels, once created you are going to want to Rasterize these new layers and name them Bird 1 and Bird 2(also as a side note you may want to group similar layers together as it makes layer navigating much easier):

Step 8:

Now that we have our 2 Birds we are going to want to place one on top of the white splatter making it look like it is flying out of the splatter. Now with out Bird 2 we are going to want to go into the Layer Styles and do a color overlay to black, then we are going to Flip the Bird both Vertical and Horizontal. Finally place it on the black splatter again making it look like it is flying out of the black splatter like so:

Step 9:

Now find the Sun 1 Shape in you Custom Shape Tool Pallet with the color black selected create a Sun by the size of 117 by 117 pixels. Rastrerzie the Layer and name it Sun, place the Layer under your Bird 1 Layer and make the Blending Mode to Soft Light (refer to picture below):

Step 10:

Finally Since we are going for that Darkish look we are gonna make the grunge really stand out, to do so we are going to do a simple blend. First Create a new Layer above the Texture Layer, name this new layer Darken. Fill the Darken Layer with Black using the Paint Bucket Tool and Set the Blending Mode to Soft Light. Now we should see the corners of the picture burned into black which really makes out picture stand out:

Outcome:

Raven Final PSD Files(Format: Zip).
To Download Click Here (2.54MB).