How to Create a Catwoman Poster in Photoshop

How to Create a Catwoman Poster in Photoshop
How to Create a Catwoman Poster in Photoshop
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Step 12

To create the moonlight reflection on the environment around, use a new layer and a soft brush with the same color to paint around the moon area and the left side of the city. Change this layer mode to Soft Light 100%:

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Step 13

Place the wall 1 image at the bottom of our main document and remove the background using a layer mask. Use Cmd/Ctrl+T to rotate it as done with the city:

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Step 14

Use a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer (set as Clipping Mask) to desaturate the wall:

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Step 15

Use a Color Balance adjustment layer to match the wall color with the background:

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Step 16

Add a Curves adjustment layer to darken the back of the wall. On this layer mask, use a soft black brush to erase the front as it gets the light from the moon:

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Don't worry about the front sides as they will be covered later.

Step 17

Make a new layer, change the mode to Overlay 100% and fill with 50% gray:

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Active the Dodge and Burn Tool (O) with Midtones Range, Exposure about 20-25% to refine the light and shade on the wall. You can see how I did it with Normal mode and the result with Overlay mode:

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Step 18

Add the wall 2 image to our working document and remove the background using a layer mask.

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Step 19

Use a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to desaturate the wall:

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Step 20

Use a Color Balance adjustment layer to change the wall color.

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Step 21

Add a Curves adjustment layer to darken the wall sides. On this layer mask, use a soft black brush to erase the outer edges to keep the light there remained.

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Step 22

Make another Curves adjustment layer to brighten the outer edges. On this layer mask, use a soft black brush to erase the inner edges to keep the shade there.

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Step 23

Make a new layer with the same settings as in step 17. Use the Dodge Tool to make the light on the right edge stronger and more visible.

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Step 24

Open the model image. Press Cmd/Ctrl+J to duplicate the background layer. Go to Filter > Liquify and active the Forward Warp Tool (W) with the settings below:

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Use this tool to make the waist thinner, the hip narrower, the legs slimmer and longer. Don't overdo it as it would look unatural. Here is my result:

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12 comments on “How to Create a Catwoman Poster in Photoshop”

    1. thanks a million I enjoyed this tut a lot. Put it on my facebook page and also put the link to your tutorial.

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