The Grim Reapers Side Job

The Grim Reapers Side Job
The Grim Reapers Side Job
step14b

Step 15

Proceed to give the grim layer an adjustment layer: brightness/contrast. Make sure to check the use previous layer to create a clipping mask. This will clip the brightness/contrast layer to the grim layer.

step15a

Set the brightness/contrast adjustment layer to one set below:

step15b

Here is the result.

step15c

Step 16

Create another layer with a clipping above the brightness/contrast layer within the grim folder. Set this new layer to linear light blending mode filled with neutral color of 50% gray.

step16a

On this new layer we will create some highlight to the grim image. So we can guess what we should do next. Take the dodge tool again and set the tool as the one in previous step 9. Start stroking the tool on some areas of the grim to give highlight. Take a look at the screenshot to guide us the parts where the highlight should be given. The parts are indicated with white arrows.

step16b

Step 17

Again, create another new layer below the grim layer within the grim folder.

step17a

On this new layer, paint some shadow for the grim figure. Use a very soft round brush set to opacity of around 10-15% with size of the brush varied according to the areas covered. Stroke the areas around the lowest cloth of the grim.

step17b

Step 18

We will add another stock image to the scene. Open the other grim image with a scythe. Cut out the scythe of the image.

step18a

Paint over the cut out to cover the unneeded part marked with red X in the screenshot. I simply create a new layer set to normal blending at 100% opacity above the cut out. On the new layer, I painted over the cut out. I used a very soft round brush set to opacity of around 15-20. I used the sample color taken on nearest color round the areas to be painted over.

step18b

Step 19

Copy-paste the scythe to the main document and place this scythe layer below the grim folder in the layer panel. Scale the scythe image to size needed and locate it in front of the main straw as if it is against the straw. Create a group for this scythe layer into one folder. I named this folder scythe.

step19a

Step 20

Create a new layer with a clipping mask above the scythe layer within the scythe folder. Set this new layer to linear light blending mode and fill with neutral color of 50% gray. With dodge and burn tool, create some highlight and shadow for the scythe the same way as we created the one in previous step 9 and 16. The white arrows indicate areas where we should paint the highlight and the black ones are for the shadow.

step20a

Step 21

In this step we will create casting shadow of the scythe. Select the scythe layer and go to layer > layer styles > drop shadow. Set the drop shadow style as the one below:

step21a

Here is the result..

step21b

Point out the cursor around the drop shadow layer style and right click on it to show up the layer style option box. When the box shows up, choose create layer. This option will change the drop shadow layer style into a new single layer below the scythe layer.

step21c

Next select the drop shadow layer. Take the free transform tool (Ctrl+T). Rotate and move the layer to the position where needed to create the casting shadow.

step21d

Finally give the drop shadow layer a layer mask and mask the unneeded shadow.

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20 comments on “The Grim Reapers Side Job”

  1. this is a terrible tutorial a lot of stuff you need past experience to know where it is and if you dont it takes 4 other tutorials to do. die

  2. Wow ... it's so elaborate with each steps perfectly depicted with screen shots... it's a great job... really like the image transformation with perfect use of layer mask, adjustment layer, blur, transform, wrap, curves, hue saturation and a lot. Excellent

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