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Step 13
Open wood texture. Use Rectangular Marquee Tool to create a selection on the pic:
Step 14
Open brush menu, choose Reset Brushes. Now click to change brush to Spatter 24 pixels:
Step 15
Add wood texture to another arm with similar method:
Step 16
The arms look a bit flat after adding the texture. To fix it, I group wood texture layers and change the mode to Normal 100% . Add a Curves layer to this group:
Step 17
The arms need more contrast so I make a new layer above wood texture group, fill with 50% gray and change the mode to Overlay:
Step 18
Open vines stock pack. I choose number 1 to put onto the top of left shoulder and different parts of number 11 to arrange over the two arms. Use layer mask to remove parts outside these areas and blur some details to get more natural look:
Step 19
Extract branches 1 from the background. I take different parts of them to position around model head, duplicate, transform, use layer mask if needed to achieve a random look:
Step 20
Create a new layer under branches ones. Use soft black brush with low opacity (about 20%) to paint shadow of the branches on model body:
Step 21
Make group for these branches layers, set the mode to Normal 100% and call it "branches 1". Also change the name of them from 1 to 10. Make two Curves and a Photo Filter layers to change contrast and color of these branches:
Step 22
Drag the nest into our picture, downsize and warp it to fit the model head:
Step 23
Use Curves and Photo Filter (Clipping Mask) to make contrast and change color of the nest:
Step 24
Open branches 2 stock and isolate them from the background. I take different parts and position them at the two sides of the picture:
Step 25
To add depth to our picture I apply Gaussian Blur with 4 px for these branches:
Step 26
Make group for the branches (I call this group "branches 2"). Add Curves and Hue/Saturation to this group:
18 comments on “Create a Chilling Abstract Using Photos and Textures”
Nice tutorials
Awesome tutorial. I like to do composites that are similar to this, but my process is a bit longer. I think you just showed me a few shortcuts, which is nice!
Wow! Very good! Thanks you very much.!!
Wow.
I believe the purpose is not to have you use the same photo at all. It simply shows you how to do the effects, and you can then choose your own photos to edit.
Absolutely beautiful works.. This is what called “Creativity”.
Very good.
But you can download the PSD file and there are the stock images
WHAT exactly is the purpose of trying to have us follow a tutorial with stock images that are not free?? Are we expected to purchase them JUST for the purpose of following this tutorial? I'm confused.
Try to understand it from the writers view. I wish everything is free but bot everything is free on the web and often times the photos needed are not available free. The way I see tutorials is learn... but don't copy. The tutorial appears like it can be completed with a different model picture. Find a model picture on DeviantART or use Google.
I m Agree jordan sir.
You don't have to use the photo they linked to. There are plenty of free stock photos and they work on this tutorial. The point is to learn not to copy.
Good tutorial. Only downside is you have to pay for the model's picture.
check the PSD ;)
I like this effect but
too much photo-manipulation tutorials
didnt help
good