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Creating a Realistic Torn Photo Effect – Image Preview
In this tutorial you will learn how to take a standard photo of a girl and tear it into pieces using some stock images and some nifty Photoshop techniques.
The image on the left is what your finished product will look like. OK, lets get started…
Before we start, you should download the source files…
Step 1 –
to Screen
and open the Blending Options
.
Step 2 – Drop Shadow Settings
. Use the settings you see in the image below:
Step 3 – Inner Shadow Settings
, using these settings:
Step 4 – Inner Glow Settings
with the following settings:
Step 5 – Bevel and Emboss Settings
. Use these settings:
Step 6 – Merge layers
the original or Background layer to the duplicate one. Select the two layers and hit CTRL + ALT + E
. You’ll now have a new merge layer
.
This is the result so far
Step 7 – Torn Paper
Step 8 – Crop the Torn Paper
the piece of paper that is on the lower right corner of the torn paper image.
Step 9 – Select with the Magic Wand
the selection (CTRL + SHIFT + I
). Use the Magic Wand
tool to do this.
Step 10 – Scale and Rotate
it down
and rotate
it until you get something like this:
Step 11 – Torn Background
this image of a piece of cardboard:
Step 12 – Torn Background II
the white area, invert
that selection. Copy and paste it onto the image you’re working on. Scale
it and rotate
it until it looks like this:
Step 13 – Torn Background III
again the image with the pieces of torn paper. Crop
the yellow one. Select
it as shown in the image below and invert
that selection.
Remember to remove the clip. You can use the Clone tool
or just cut a piece of plain paper and paste it over the clip.
Step 14 – Torn Background IV
it onto the document that you were working on and place it as you can see in the below image:
Step 15 – Torn Background V
Set all the torn pieces of paper layers invisible. Now, open once again the image of the torn cardboard. Select
the section that looks like a triangle; it’s the brownest part of the image.
Step 16 – Torn Background VI
it onto your current document like this:
Step 17 – Torn Background VII
on the thumbnail of the piece of torn paper layer. Make it invisible
and select
the layer of the girl.
Step 18 – Copy and Paste the Selection
the selection and paste
it. Move the layer to the top (it may help to make all the torn paper layers visible). Now, rotate the part you’ve just pasted and move it like you can see in the picture below:
Step 19 – CTRL + CLICK
on the yellow piece of torn paper you have on the document.
Step 20 – Cut the image of the Girl
and use that selection
to cut another part of the girl like this:
Step 21 – Position the Torn Paper
it, paste
it and move it to the top of the layers. Now rotate it a little and move it to the right just like this:
Step 22 – Applying Shadow
to this particular piece. Open the blending options
and Drop some shadow
using these settings:
Step 23 – Positioning another piece of cardboard
the cardboard layer on your left. Make that layer invisible
and copy
that part of the image of the girl’s layer and paste
it. Place it on top of the layers and rotate
it and move it so that it looks like the image below. Don’t forget to add some shadow to this piece as well, you can simply copy
the layer style and paste
it. (Step 22)
Step 24 – Repeat the process
ing and paste
ing parts of the photograph, and creating the final image how you would like it. Do this until you’re satisfied with the result, let your creativity rein free!
Continue copying and pasting the torn paper parts, you can even divide a part in two and rotate it like this:
Step 25 – Finished
The Author
Paola
has been the author of todays tutorial, she is also known as Violet Bag
and you can visit here website, Violetbag.com
to view some of her awesome works and some more tutorials.
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