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Scary Grunge Photoshop Effect

Scary Grunge Photoshop Effect
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Make this scary grunge effect in Photoshop CS2 with anybody's picture!

Note: The first picture is the my version, the second is the original
 
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Step 1Find a picture and black it out

Find a picture and black it out
First find a picture. I got mine off google just to use as a example. Once its in photoshop take a soft large black brush and brush out the background leaving an effect similar to what I have in the one I made

Note: You'll also want to use a low opacity brush to make the edges look kind of dark...like shadows on the face
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Jul 2, 2007. 10:51 AMSirJoey says:
Which layer are we working on here? Then, do we flatten the image? Delete one of the layers? What?
Jan 19, 2010. 6:56 PMtechnosapien says:
Whichever you like, at this point.  Try both, examine the effects, see what makes the image work for you.  You're the artist.  :)

Don't delete layers.

Flatten the image only if required by the file format you're saving as.  You will need to do that for example with jpg, gif, possibly png, the three most prominent file formats out there.  But before you flatten save as a psd in photoshop (or if you use gimp, as an xcf) so that the work you've done is stored with the project format native to the app you're using.  That way if you want to make changes, you can go in, undo/redo or make further tweaks to the separate layers, etc.
Jul 2, 2007. 10:49 AMSirJoey says:
"layer with the face on it"? Both layers have a face. Do you mean the background, or the background copy?
Jan 19, 2010. 6:53 PMtechnosapien says:
Only the layer with the picture of a face has a mouth in it if you've followed the instructions.  You would have two layers: the base layer, a picture of a face; and a second layer above it, with a texture, set to multiply.  The second layer doesn't have a face on it, only the first (base) layer does.
Jul 2, 2007. 10:33 AMSirJoey says:
"Erase where the black is"? Do you mean erase the entire black area of the picture?
Jan 19, 2010. 6:51 PMtechnosapien says:
On the new layer you would use the erase tool where you see black coming thru from the layer below it.  You're removing the multiply texture from the areas of the image to which you don't actually intend to apply the texture.
Jul 2, 2007. 10:22 AMSirJoey says:
I don't understand... "locate this on Google as well". Locate what? Is this something I have to download from somewhere?
Jan 19, 2010. 6:51 PMtechnosapien says:
You would locate a texture on google, for example:
images.google.com/images
Jul 2, 2008. 5:45 PMBrandie says:
AWESOME TUTORIAL! This is MY version!
Jan 5, 2008. 10:16 AMShifrin says:
Creepy...
Jul 2, 2007. 11:15 AMSirJoey says:
Where do these "various grunge brushes" come from?
Dec 30, 2007. 3:19 AMaltaria1993 says:
www.deviantart.com search: grunge brushes and voila..
Jan 14, 2007. 10:16 PMmad rabid sh33p says:
crap. only have photoshop expressions 5.0 or whatever. o well, i dont even get how to use that one lol XD
Dec 5, 2006. 3:42 PMcry_wolf says:
Wow, very nice. It would be nice if you blended the flesh with the rock a bit better though. But still its shweet =D I use GIMP so if you also have that, please don't hesitate to make an instructable for it too =]
Dec 4, 2006. 9:31 PMCrash2108 says:
Cool, but could use more pictures.
Dec 4, 2006. 10:43 PMLasVegas says:
I agree. Some clips showing the steps and interim results would be helpful.

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