Scary Movie Poster

               

 

The Photograph

  • Use the black backdrop in the classroom
  • Take a close up photograph of a person from the sholders up
    • They should be screaming, yelling or making a crazy face
      • You may also have them wearing a mask

 The Photoshop

Step 1:

  • Open the photo of the person in photoshop
    • Pick the Eye Dropper Tool
      • Click on the black area of your photo
        • This will now become the color of the top square

Step 2:

  • Go to 
    • File- New
    • Make sure you are on INCHES
      • Width 15
      • Height 20
      • Resolution 300
    • Background Contents 
      • Custom 

 

Step 3:

  • A box with colors will show up
    • Do NOT click in the box
  • At the BOTTOM of the tools bar
    • Click the top box
      • This will select the custom color

Step 3:

  • Click on the Move Tool
    • Move the photograph of your person onto the Black Canvas you just made

Step 4:

  • Click Control T 
    • Move the person so shoulders touch the edge of the black canvas
  • Leave area at the bottom of the canvas
  • Flatten Image

Step 5:

  • Pick the Eye Dropper Tool again
    • Click on the black area of your photo to select the color again

Step 6:

  • Select the Paint Brush Tool
    • Change the Flow to 30%
  • Make the brush big……..about the size in the example

     

Step 7:

  • Slowly Paint over the bottom area of the person’s shirt
    • You want it to look like a gradual fading of the black over the shirt

Step 8:

  • Right click on the background layer  
    • Duplicate Layer

Step 9:

  • Stay on the duplicated layer
  • Normal on the layers pallet
    •  Change to Softlight
    • If you do not like Softlight you may try a different overlay

Smoke Section

Step 6:

  • Pick and save one of the smoke/texture image below
  • If you do not like my files you are welcome to find your own
    • Open the file in photoshop after you save it

 

   

   

Step 7:

  • With the MOVE tool 
      • Move the smoke file onto the Person/Black photo  (It will look blurry until the end of step 7)
        • Click Control T
          • Hold the Shift key as you drag the image over the person
            • Cover the whole photo 

Step 8: 

  • Stay on the Smoke Layer
  • At the top of the Layers Pallet
    • Change Normal to Screen
      • If you do not like Screen you may change it to something else

Step 9: 

  • Add a Mask to the Smoke layer (box at bottom of layers)
  • Select Paint Brush
    • Black box on top
    • White box on bottom

Step 10: 

  • Make the Opacity 30%
  • Paint off the areas you do not want the smoke (ex. face)
  • Flatten Image when you are done

Optional Added Smoke:

  • You may add a second smoke color at this time.  
  • Repeate the steps 7-11 for adding the second color of smoke

Step 11: 

  • Click on the black/white circle at the bottom of the layers pallet

Step 12: 

  • Choose Color Balance
  • Move the sliders for
    • Midtones
      • Shawdows
        • Highlights until it starts to achieve a different tint
  • Do not go overboard with the color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Flatten your image when done
Step 13: 
  • Save one of the files below
    • You can pick anyone of the files or you may find your own

 

 

 

       

 

 

          

   

Step 14:

  • Open the saved file
  • Choose the Move Tool 
    • Move the image onto the main photo

Step 15:

  • Click Control T
    • Hold the Shift Key 
      • Drag the image over the entire photo (Don’t worry if it looks blurry as you drag it)
        • Move the file around until you like the placement over the person
        • Click Enter when done

Step 16:

  • Make sure you are on the glass/fire/rain layer
  • Layers Pallet top left
    • Change Normal to Screen or Lighten
      • You may also pick another overlay if you would like

Step 17:

  • At the Bottom of the layers pallet
    • Add a mask (black/white square)
  • Pick a black paint brush 
    • Paint out  parts of the glass/fire/ect you do not want
  • When you are done
    • Flatten Image

*****If you would like to add another image to the poster follow the steps 15-18 again*********************

 

Step 18:

  • Choose the Text Box 
    • Draw the text box under the person
    • Pick a font (Chiller or Another font you like)
      • Pick a Color for the font 
        • Lower the Opacity to between 25%-60%

Step 19:

  • Pick the name of your movie
    • Type the Name 
      • You can change the color and font as needed

Step 20:

  • When you are done typing the name of the movie
    • Click the fx at the bottom of the layers pallet
      • Pick Drop Shadow
        • Move the Distance sliders to get the shadow you like
          • You may also move the other sliders to your liking

           

Step 21:

  • Sectect the Text Box Tool again
  • Draw the text box Above the title or Below the title (your choice)
    • Pick ANY date the movie will open 
      • Make the date a  SMALLER  font size than the movie title
      • On the top right of  Layers Pallet
        • Decreace the Opacity of the Font

     

Step 22:

  • Make sure you are on the layer for the date
  • Again, click the fx at the bottom of the layers pallet
    • Pick Drop Shadow
      • Play with the sliders to get the shadow you like

Step 23:

  • Decide if your movie is rated PG-13 or R
    • Save either the PG-13 or R  file from below
      • Open the rating file in photoshop

   

Step 24:

  • Move the Ratings file UNDER the date
      • Make sure the rating file is SMALLER than the date
  • On the top right of  Layers Pallet
    • Decreace the Opacity so  it matches the title/date