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Learn how to add a deadly-look to a portrait photo. This Photoshop tutorial will show you how to use a skull to give the face a creepy look, apply lighting effects, and more.
Preview of Final Results

Tutorial Resources
- Water Background – knightfall-stock
- Model– xstockx
- Skull - christasvengel-stock
- Texture – shadeybabey
- Webs - redheadstock
- Skull 2 - fantasystock
Step 1- Choose the Model.
This Picture is great to create this type of manipulation, because the model’s make up help a lot.

Step 2 – Change the size.
To do this go to Image -> Image size. Or Press (Alt+Ctrl +I). Resize the image to: Width:837 X Height: 1300 pixels and press ok.

Step 3- Select the Model.
Use the Lasso tool to Select the model.

Step 4- Duplicate a Layer
To duplicate that selection press Ctrl + J. Also you can give a right click in the selection and press the option Layer via copy.

You are going to have something like this:
10 comments on “How to Create a Chilling Portrait Manipulation for Halloween”
Me gusta el tutorial, el efecto es muy bueno. Pero deberías ser un poco mas especifica en ciertos pasos y resumir otros.
En algunos quedaba en la duda de las capas que debía tomar o quedaban lagunas que explicabas mas tarde, de todas maneras gracias por el tutorial y a seguir mejorando siempre.
because you have YouTube channel ?
Youtuber good and more serious with your tutorials. . Enjoy
Thank you
the "texture" link leads to nothing and i dont know what the texture looks like so i can't even find an alternative. i do like the final picture it's interesting. but the tutorial is slightly hard to follow
was not impressed with directions and had a hard time following. to make exact, i had to adjust against the directions to properly complete.
There is a missing important part you forgot to put in between part 15 and 16. It doesn't explain how you got the eye sockets to be black, doesn't explain how you blended the outer skull bits with the skin, doesn't tell you that you also darkened the forhead
I love your all icon sets….and start to bookmark this!!!
i really appreciate you struggle in this tutorial...!! loved it so shared it... thanks alot..
It´s so cool, thanx for inspiration
@Ferobanjo glad you like it!