Zoombie Photoshop

Wrong way to do the project

Zombie Instructions

Photograph:  Take a close up photo of a person looking straight ahead.

• Make sure the eyes are in focus
• Do not have them smile
• Make sure that the light is even across the entire face
• Make sure that it is not to dark or light.
• If it is, quickly fix it before starting the project.

Step 1:

Turn your photo Black and White  using the black/white circle at the bottom of the layers pallet

Step 2:

Where it says Normal at the topof the Layers pallet, change it to Soft Light

******* Flatten your image before the next step*******

Step 3:

Right click on the Dodge Tool (lollipop looking tool) and pick the Burn Tool (white glove).

You will be slightly darken areas on the face

• Make sure you have a large brush size (about the size of the eyes)
• Slowly and carefully start Clicking with the burn tool
• The more you click the darker the area will look. (Do NOT over darken).
  • Under the eyes
  • Under Chin
  • Any other area that you see that needs darkening

Step 4:

• Save the Texture Images

Step 5:

• Open one of them in Photoshop
• Drag one of the textures over the forhead.
• If it is to big or to small, click CONTROL T to change the size of the texture

Step 6:

• At the top of the Layers Pallete where it says Normal it change it to one of the following overlays
  • Soft Light
  • If this doesn’t look good try another overlay.

Step 7:

• We are now going to brush off parts of the purple texture so it blends into the forhead.
• Add a Mask
  • The box at the bottom of the layers pallet.
  • This will add a white box next to your texture layer
  • Click on the White Mask box
  • Pick a Black Brush
  • Paint off areas of the texure, especially around the edges.

Step 8:

• Pick another texture and place it on a different part of the face.
• Repeate steps 5-7

Step 9:

• Save on of the purple textures below.

Step 10:

• Open the Purple Images in photoshop
• Drag it over the eye area of the face
• If it is to big or to small, click CONTROL T to change the size

Step 11:

• On the top of the Layers Pallet where it says Normal  change it to one of the following overlays.
  • Overlay
  • Soft Light
  • Screen.
  • If one of these doesn’t work try another one not mentioned.

Step 12:

• We are now going to brush off parts of the purple texture so it blends into the forhead.
• Add a Mask
  • The box at the bottom of the layers pallet.
  • This will add a white box next to your texture layer
  • Click on the White Mask box
  • Pick a Black Brush
  • Make sure you have brushed off the purple on the whites of the eyes and iris.  If you leave it on your photo will look fake.

Step 13: 

• Save one of the stiches images drag it onto the face.

Step 14:

• Drag the stiches somewhere on the face.

Step 15:

• You will be repeating the same steps you did for the cracks and purple.
  • If it is to big or to small, click CONTROL T to change the size
  • Where it says Normal on the Layers Pallet, change it to
    •  Overlay
    • Soft Light
    • Screen.
    • If one of these doesn’t work try another one not mentioned.

Step 16:

• If you need to brush off parts of the stiches.  You may not need to do this with the stiches.
  • Click on the box at the bottom of the layers pallet.
  • This will add a white box next to your texture layer
  • Click on the White Mask box
  • Pick a Black Brush
  • Brush off the areas you want removed.
  • You may add more than one stitches.

Step 17:

• Flatten your image

Step 18:

• Finish by editing your photo with the different adjustments.
• You may do this in Camera Raw or the adjustments in Photoshop.
• When you are done, Flatten your image and save.