Scary Movie Poster

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

  

• 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