Composite a Modern Matte Portrait in Photoshop

I used Color Balance to match the deer colors with the rest:

Step 11

It’s time for Illustrator. Open it up and create a new document with the settings below:

Use the Ellipse Tool (L) to draw a circle with the color #716E72 (remember to make the fill color to None), set the stroke to 8 pt:

Hold down the Alt key and drag this layer up to duplicate it. Use the Free Transform Tool (E) to scale it down a little and place it in the middle. Change the stroke color to a darker one (I chose #3E3D3F):

Duplicate the first circle and resize it to be smaller, put it inside the previous ones:

Draw a circle with the fill set to black and stroke to None and place it in the center of the previous circles

Select all the layers, go to Object > Blend > Blend Options:

Go to Blend again, choose Make (Alt/Option+Ctrl/Cmd +B) and you should have a similar result below:

Press F5 to open the brush panel and click the brush panel options, choose Open Brush Library > Artistic > Artistic_Ink, choose Dry Ink 2:

Save it as an EPS file for the future use.

Step 12

Come back to Photoshop. Browse the circle file and rasterize it with the settings below:

Drag this circle into our main document, place it under the deer group.

Change this layer mode to Linear Burn 100%:

Add a mask to this layer. Take a splatter brush (I chose the number 187) and press F5 to change this brush settings:

Use this brush to erase the circle stroke to get a grunge effect:

Duplicate this layer and place it above the deer group. Move it onto the deer head and use a layer mask with the same brush to get a similar result below:

Step 13

Open the forest image. Use the Retangular Marquee Tool (M) to choose a forest part and place it behind the model. Set this layer under the model layer and above the deer group:

Change this layer mode to Soft Light 100% and use the same splatter brush to mask off the edges :

Take another forest part and place it above the model layer, change the mode to Overlay 100%:

Add a mask to this layer and use the same splatter brush to clear the edges and unwanted parts, leave the effect visible on the model:

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