Ripped Paper or Polaroid Photoshop Challenge

Ripped Paper or Polaroid Photoshop Challenge

Ripped Paper Or Poloroid Photoshop Challenge

Step 1a:

  • Open your image in Photoshop
  • It MUST be Edited before starting this project

Step 1b:

  • Pick one from below
    •  2 papers from 1-4
      • or
    • 1 paper from 5-6
      • or
    • Polaroid Paper 7-8

Paper 1

Paper 2

Paper 3

Paper 4

Paper 5

Paper 6

Polaroid 7

Polaroid 8

Step 2:

  • File
    • Place Embedded
      • Choose a paper you saved

Step 3a:

  • Click Control T
    • Move the ends of the paper until it touches the edge of the photo
      • Tilting the paper tear ALWAYS looks better than a straight tear
        • The paper will look pixelated until you click Enter

Step 3b:

  • If you picked the curled edge paper or polaroid you will not need to add a second stip and can skip to Step 5

Step 4:

  • File
    • Place Embedded
      • Choose the second paper strip
  • Click Control T
    • Move the ends of the paper until it touches the edge of the photo
      • Tilting the paper tear ALWAYS looks better than a straight tear
        • The paper will look pixelated until you click Enter

Step 5:

  • Move the Paper around until you are focused on one section of the image that you want to remain colored
    • If it is a person you want to focus on the eyes

Step 6:

  • Click on Background Layer
    • Click the circle at bottom of layers
      • Choose Black and White

Step 7:

  • Make sure you are now on the Black and White
  • Pick the Lasso Tool

Step 8:

  • Draw over all the areas of the Paper
    • Make sure the line you draw is Completely connected.
      • If there are any openings in the line the next steps will not work

 

Step 9a:

  • Click on the white mask (box) on the black and white layer
    • Click Control i
      • The section will now be in color

 

  • If you would like this section to be black and white and the outside colored, go to Step 9b and Step 9c
    • Otherwise skip to Step 10

Step 9b:

  • Click on the white mask (box) on the black and white layer
    • Go to Select
      • Inverse
        • Outside of the paper will now be selected

Step 9c:

  • Click Control i
      • The section will now be in black and white and the background in color

Step 10

  • Add any editing you may need in ACR (camera raw)
    • You want the image to look polished
  • Flatten Image when finished