More Than One Way to Skin a Cat: Create Eye-Popping Effects Using Aviary
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Next, I created a seam running down the figure’s face to add to the manufactured effect. I created a new layer (New Layer icon) and dragged it above the duplicated face layer on the Layers sidebar. Using the Elliptical Shape Tool, I drew very narrow shapes down the center of the face to create the base for the seam.
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I set the seam layer’s Blend Mode to Overlay. I wanted to add a bevel to this layer to make it look more three-dimensional. I clicked the Layer Filters icon on the bottom of the Layers sidebar to bring up the list of filter options. I checked the Bevel check box to apply the Bevel. I changed the Quality to High, increased the Strength to 8, changed the Angle to 128, and set the Distance to 4. I then clicked OK. This applied a highlight across the right side of the seam, giving the line more depth.
7. The mask layer was still lacking the artificial look I desired. So I decided to simulate a plastic effect by creating a shiny look over the entire surface of the mask. I clicked the New Layer icon to create a new layer above the line layer in the Layers sidebar. Starting with the left cheekbone, I simply took the Elliptical Shape Tool with white set as the foreground color (click Restore Colors and then click Switch Between Foreground and Background Colors) and drew a circle over the figure’s cheek.