Because of the tragedy in Japan, the photoshop tutorial that we bring you today is a poster in honor of those who died and others still fighting for survival. The earthquake, the main cause of the tragedy that japanese people live on the islands of Japan, will be the focus of our concept.
The Japan's flag has one element and one meaning, the Sun. That's why they are called the "Land of the Rising Sun". So, now that the whole world is with their eyes on Japan, let's grab these two elements and put them together.
Step 1
Create a new document in Photoshop with the following settings.
Step 2
Fill the document with white and unlock the background layer by clicking twice on the layer. Add a Gradient Overlay layerstyle, Transparent White to Black.
Step 3
Scale it to fit whole image. Change the Blending Mode to Luminosity and down the opacity to 20%.
Step 4
Now we need to simulate the earthquake that will be behind the World image.
Step 5
Change the Blending Mode to Luminosity. Rasterize the layer and apply a Levels Adjustment by pressing CMD (control) + L. Then, with the Gradient tool, add a layermask hide everything except the crack.
Step 6
Place the image in the document, rasterize it and delete the white area by grabbing the Magic Wand tool (with option Contiguous unchecked and Tolerance to zero), selecting the white area and pressing delete.
Deselect it and press V to move the layer a slightly upward. Change the Blend Mode to Luminosity.
Step 7
Add a Drop Shadow and a Color Overlay to the image.
Step 8
Our crack texture has not the contrast enough so, let's add a little more contrast till you are satisfied.
Et Voila!
