hello everyone welcome back to illphocorphics. in today's tutorial i will show you how to design
a professional social media banner with a cut out effect in photoshop
i will show every step that a professional designer follows to create a professional design
if you want to learn how to design this watch the tutorial until the end after this tutorial you
will learn something good trick that will help you to learn something new and create your own
design with a cut out effect and if you are new to my channel be sure to subscribe to my channel
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any chance to learn new tricks and tips about photoshop let's start today's tutorials now we
are here in the magical world of photoshop i have downloaded an image you can go with your own image
now first we need to remove the background so go to the toolbar and take the selection tool
next go to the select and mask now here use the tools and make selections for the models
take your time and make the best selection as possible as you can
after the selection chose output as a new layer with selection mask hit ok now we remove our
background next we need to create a blank document go to file new then take 1920 by
1080 pixels document hit create now go to the adjustments layer and take solid color chose a
black color and then hit ok now i have already created an instagram logo for my project if you
want to use the same instagram logo check the link in the description now select all the layers and
convert the logo into a smart object then take the logo and paste it to the main composition
then make some adjustments to the logo a little bit
then double click on the logo layer then apply the color overlay choose a yellow color hit ok
then go to the models layer take the image and paste it into the compositions make the adjustment
and place it perfectly into the instagram logo
take the image layer back to the logo layer then take your time and place it perfectly invisible
the logo layer zoom closer to the model hand then take the pen tool make a path around the hand
then visible the logo layer press ctrl or command plus enter it will make a selection
select the layer mask then take the brush tool and remove those areas
then again press ctrl or command and click on the layer mask of the model
then remove those areas be sure that your foreground color is black
then press ctrl or command plus d to make deselect now next we will apply some shadows
to make the cut out effect more realistic create a new blank layer then click on the
layer mask pressing ctrl to make a selection zoom closer decrease the flow by around 10 percent
then apply a brush to make shadows take your time and create perfect shadows
after that decrease the fill a little bit then select the model image layer go to the
adjustments layer and take card adjustment make some carve adjustments to highlight some areas
then again go to the adjustment layer and take black and white adjustment
create a clipping mask then adjust the black and white
now we will add our text and element to the design
go to the toolbar and take the type tool click and type any name as you want
i will type social chose a white color for the type take move tool take the text layer to the top
now follow my steps to create the design first apply to organize the texts
after the text design next apply the design elements
now you can see we are done
for the final organize all the layers and create groups to make the design
complete
and now we are completely done and created the design
if you follow my technique you can easily create the cutout effect social media banner and i give
every link that you need to download to create the text effect so check the link in the description
now i just show you all the tricks and tips that will help you to create the professional cut
effect social media banner in photoshop i try to show you all the things that any professional
designer do when they design a design like this so if you like to create this kind of banner i
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