| Here I’m just choosing another ‘character’ from the clubCast
portfolio and making a selection. I’m using the quick mask mode as
taught in my Photoshopdesigner.com video training series. Right
click when still on a selection tool and choose make work path.
 
This will save the selection to the Paths palette.
This is one way to save a selection. Now in the Paths palette, right
click and choose make selection (your selection is stored as a path
but you can get it back).
 
Now get your moVe tool and drag inside the selection
to bring it over into the document. Place the party girl underneath
the 53 logo layer and above the other layers in the layers palette.
Note how the hue adjustment is applying to her because she is
underneath it also in the L palette.

Try dragging her above the hue adjustment layer in
the layers palette and it makes her stand out in full color. I also
did an Alt E:A:H (Horizontal Flip). Remember this bon-san.

Just when you think you are done...take a step back
and look at it in full screen mode (FF TAB)...let it settle for a
while and then you should naturally start finding ways to improve it
such as...adding a little more bling.
Let the idea and layout of the design settle in...we’ve got to find
a way to showcase all four (or five) of the actors and actresses and
your client wants it done yesterday; remember this method and also
all of the tools that we’ve used in the design process to get here.
Design is just a state of mind. Flow with it.

You could also add a drop shadow to the lead
layer.

To tighten it up just a little more, create a new
blank layer and choose your gradient tool on diamond mode. Make
white your foreground color (D,X to toggle between black and white).
Now make short little starbursts (you could also use a special
brush) of white lite bling. This should complement the rest of the
design very well. Remember since you are creating this bling on it’s
own layer you can use the erase if you don’t like certain portions
and you can also move it around with the moVe tool. Note the common
sense locations of the bursts.
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Remember that you can also change any of your
settings such as blending modes, layer styles, placement of layers,
adjustment layers (double click to bring up the editor and slide the
colors to a different hue), etc. Make sure you keep everything neat
and organized in layer sets.
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