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Dramatic Wrinkles Photoshop Tutorial
Step 1: Open a photo
Begin by opening a portrait of someone with wrinkles. This effect will also work on photos of younger people with smoother skin as well but this photo effect works best on wrinkles. To open an image, choose File > Open, browse for the image and click Ok.
Making the colors look grungy
Step 2: Add a Black and White or Hue/Saturation adjustment layer
First, we'll alter the color so that it matches the moody effect of wrinkled skin. To do this, we'll be adding a Black and White adjustment layer. Click on the New Adjustment Layer button in the layers palette
Step 3: Blend the layer
Now that we have the adjustment layer, we'll need to make it blend into the image to restore the color. For this, we can simply change the blending mode to Overlay. In the Layers palette, click on the drop down menu and select Overlay.
The secret technique for ultra-dramatic wrinkles
Now that we're done working on the color, here's the secret to making wrinkles look ultra-dramatic. The filter to use for this technique is the Plastic Wrap filter. How does that work? Follow the rest of the tutorial to find out.Step 4: Duplicate the Background layer
In the Layers palette, select back the Background layer.
Step 5: Apply a Plastic Wrap filter
Now we'll apply the Plastic Wrap filter. Choose Filter > Artistic > Plastic Wrap.
Step 6: Change the blending mode
To make this layer blend, we'll use the Multiply blending mode. This will darken the skin to make it look dark and grungy. From the drop down menu in the Layers palette, select Multiply and you should get an effect like the image below.
Step 7: Add a layer mask
We're almost done. The dramatic skin effect was added to the entire image and now we need to mask out the areas that are not the skin. To start, click on the Add Layer Mask button in the Layers palette.
Step 8: Mask the layer
Select the Eraser tool from the Tools palette.
22 comments on “Dramatic Wrinkles”
it googe
What do you do instead of plastic wrap with cs6
it was terrible
Good Tutorial if a little dull. Try using people other then White People. I used it on a picture of an old Chinese man it it was Awesome,.
I thought it was a good tutorial. If you do it with a serious looking picture of Morgan Freeman it is like badass.
This is actually what I was searching and it is awesome.
I think this whole thing is retarded
makes me crazy
His wrinkles are so hot! I could lick them all day.
Thank you. This is very very useful tutorial.
hateit
love this thank you
this is a beautful peice of work. I love the way the wrinkles grew and became more unique. i need this you see for my photos as i am catfishing at the moment, pretending to be a 60 year old woman. so many thanks Ariane Wilson.
This was a good tutorial, but to make it look more natural, I increased the hardness of my eraser to about 20-30% and erased the entire picture. But it was an overall good tutorial.
very good
good thought! but the effect would be too strong, u should adjust some setting to make it looks nature
Natural not nature
nice...... tuts......
i dont understand this at all
great good luck to u
Awesome! Fantastic tutorial! :)