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Tutorial goal:
Turn your portrait into a Roman wall painting. The most important source is the background, and instead of copying an old fresco, we are going to create our own.
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step 1
Here you can see what our result will be like.
step 2
We start with a background from www.sxc.hu.
step 3
Make a background copy :
layer 1 : red layer
layer>new adjustment layer>color balance
layer>new adjustment layer>brightness/contrast
Make a second background copy :
layer 2 : golden layer
layer>new adjustment layer>color balance
layer>new adjustment layer>brightness/contrast
Merge the clipping masks.
step 4
Make another background copy :
layer 3 : light layer
layer>new adjustment layer>lightness
layer>new adjustment layer>contrast
Make a new background copy :
layer 4 : grey layer
layer>new adjustment layer>saturation
Copy the red layer
layer>new adjustment layer>brightness
Merge the clipping masks.
Safe the PSD file because you'll need the layers lateron.
step 5
Paste the girl (without the background) on the background layer. All the other layers have to be above the girl layer.
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absolute great (1 year and 42 days ago)
Great tutorial.........but very very difficult to apply what is written...That's for very advanced photoshoppers. I'm trying and I'm having great difficulties to lead ....
no score
(1 year and 41 days ago)
I stopped at step 6!!!!! (1 year and 41 days ago)
my doubts:- Paste the girl (without the background) on the background layer
- Now you have to erase different parts on each layer with a soft brush tool.
Make all the layers invisible (by clicking on the eye in the layer window).
Make on layer visible again and erase some parts. Then make a second layer visible again, etc...
- Now we need the PSD file with the background layers
- Copy the golden layer from the PSD file. Erase most of it, only leave a few golden parts on the
outside.
(1 year and 41 days ago)
Safe the PSD file because you'll need the layers lateron. ?????(1 year and 41 days ago)
Excuse me but I gave up!!!! (1 year and 41 days ago)
You have to safe the psd files of the whole background layers. After erasing part of the layers youstill need to paste a few whole layers on top...
(1 year and 41 days ago)
Hilleke I need that!!! the result is really fantastic!!!!!
(1 year and 41 days ago)
These are guidelines, the tutorial isn't meant to make a copy of my entry, but to apply it onanother portrait. Most tutorials are meant for that purpose.
You asked me for the sxc.hu source photo about an hour ago, and now you are giving up? You can't
finish an entry like this in an hour... It's not just about pushing a few buttons...
(1 year and 41 days ago)
Paste the girl (without the background) on the background layer. All the other layers have to beabove the girl layer.
(1 year and 41 days ago)
I'm using another photo.... (1 year and 41 days ago)
I'm using another photo.... (1 year and 41 days ago)
Just the face of the girl, not the background of the portrait... You can see in the step photo whatI mean can't you?
You see the "background" layer in the layer window? Paste her on top of that one. Layer
1-2-3-etc are on top of the girl layer.
(1 year and 41 days ago)
Here is an action from step 3 and 4http://download.yousendit.com/820D35BD331B362C
(1 year and 41 days ago)
This is a great tutorial. I followed the steps and I am very happy with the result. I find that"erasing" steps the most difficult and I think that needs a little bit of artistic skill
as well. Thanks for sharing this tutorial with us.
(1 year and 40 days ago)
I'd love to see your result in the "practice tutorial" section. 
(1 year and 40 days ago)
This is an AWESOME tutorial Whats the name of the background image you used? I really like it andwould like to use on another project of mine.
(157 days ago)
background used:http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=view&id=692279
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(1 year and 42 days ago)