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Head up to File > Open.
Highlight the two images we'll be using.
Then hit Open.
Lets start off with the tiger image.
Head over and select the Quick Selection Tool.
Carefully select the entire tiger, like so.
Be sure to take your time.
We'll select the whiskers later.
Once you're done. Hit Select and Mask.
Select the Refine Edge Tool.
Carefully start selecting the whiskers and hair/fur.
I will speed this part up a tad.
Output to: New layer with layer mask.
Then hit OK.
Head over and select your Move Tool. (V)
Lets drag and drop onto our second image.
CTRL + T to select the tiger.
I'm going to increase the size of the tiger.
Hold ALT + SHIFT while resizing.
When you're done, hit Enter.
Hide the visibility of the tiger layer for now.
Then select the man layer.
Select the Quick Selection Tool again.
Select the entire person like so.
When you're done, head down and select Mask.
Turn back on the tiger layer.
Create a new adjustment layer > Solid Color.
Make sure it's black > OK.
Drag the adjustment layer below the man.
Select the tiger layer.
Change the Blending Mode > Screen.
I'm going to quickly rename our top layers.
Have the top layer selected.
Create a new adjustment layer > Solid Color.
Select a red color, Color Code: c90000
Then hit OK.
Change the Blending Mode > Multiply.
Right click on the solid color > Create clipping mask.
Select the man layer.
Create a new adjustment layer > Solid Color.
Select a blue color. Color Code: 007eff
Then hit OK.
Change the Blending Mode > Multiply.
Right click on the blue solid color > Create clipping mask.
Select the tiger layer.
Then head over and select the Brush Tool.
Change the Brush Mode: Soft Light.
Make sure you have the mask selected.
Mask out some areas we couldn't get, for a cleaner look.
Take your time.
Select the top layer.
Create a new adjustment layer > Gradient Map.
Click to change gradients.
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I will select calm colors.
Then hit OK.
Drop the opacity to about 10%.
Select the tiger layer.
Create a new adjustment layer > Brightness/Contrast.
Contrast - 50.
Brightness -10.
Then hit close.
That looks better.
Select our top gradient layer.
ALT + CTRL + SHIFT + E (Merge all visible layers)
Rename the top layer > Hair + Smudge.
I will manually create hair, that we couldn't save.
Head over and select your Smudge Tool.
Change the size to about 2px.
Strength: 90%.
Carefully start adding hair/fur by clicking and dragging downwards.
Smudge in different directions for better results.
Use this effect with the mans hair as well.
I will speed this part up to save you time.
That looks pretty good.
Have the top layer selected.
Duplicate it > CTRL + J.
I will rename it to soften.
Head up to Filter > Stylize > Diffuse.
Anisotropic checked, then hit OK.
I personally like how this filter looks, but it's optional.
Duplicate the top layer > CTRL + J.
I will rename this to Sharpen.
Then head up to Filter > Sharpen > Smart Sharpen.
Amount 49% | Radius 0.4. Then hit OK.
Final step!
Create a new adjustment layer > Color Balance.
Here we can mess with the colors a little. To get the desired look.
Cyan/Red - 21
Magenta/Green -20
Yellow/Blue +10
Then close.