Hi. This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV.
I'm going to show you how to transform someone's face into a dark, creepy, portrait and design
a horror movie poster around it.
I provided this Photoshop template for you to download, so you can follow along.
Its link is located in my video's description or project files below.
You can edit the 2 top layers if you like.
I used a font called, "Trajan Pro Regular".
If you'd like to use it, I provided its link, as well.
The bottom layer contains typical movie poster credits.
Open a photo of a face that you'd like to use for this project.
I downloaded this one from Shutterstock.
Click the Quick mask icon, which will allow us to brush a quick mask over our image.
If your foreground and background colors aren't black and white respectively, press "D" on your keyboard.
Open your Brush Tool and Brush picker.
I'll make the Brush size: 175 pixels, the Hardness: 0% and the Opacity and Flow: 100%.
If you want to adjust your brush size, first make sure your CapsLock key is not on
and press the left or right bracket key on your keyboard.
Brush over the face.
Press "Q" to revert it into a selection.
Invert the selection by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + Shift + I.
Click the Layer mask icon to make a layer mask of the selection next to the face.
We'll convert it into a Smart Object, so we can modify the photo non-destructively and
allow us to replace the face with another without having to redo the effects that we'll be adding to it.
To do this, click the icon at the upper, right of the Layers panel and click "Convert to Smart Object".
We'll create a new layer below it by Ctrl-clicking or Cmd-clicking the New Layer icon.
We'll fill the empty layer with black and since black is our foreground color,
press Alt or Option + Delete.
Click the top layer to make it active and click the Adjustment layer icon.
Click "Black, White".
I did an in-depth tutorial on the the Black, White" Adjustment layer, so if you'd like
to watch it, I provided its link, as well.
Click the this icon to modify the monochromatic tones of a particular area of your image.
We want to darken the skin if its light, so I’ll click on the skin and drag the tool to the left.
We want to brighten the whites of the eyes, so I’ll click on the white of the eye and
drag the tool to the right.
Click the Adjustment Layer icon again and this time, click Color Balance.
For Midtones, drag the Cyan/Red slider all the way to the left
and the Yellow/Blue slider all the way to the right.
Click the face to make it active and go to Filter and Filter Gallery.
Open the Distort folder and click "Diffuse Glow".
I'll make the Graininess: 10, the Glow Amount: 12 and the Clear Amount: 17, however, feel
free to experiment with the amounts.
You can always change it later.
We'll convert all the layers into a Smart Object by clicking the top layer to make it
active and scrolling to the bottom.
Shift-click the bottom layer to make all the layers active.
Open the list and click "Convert to Smart Object".
To place it onto your poster template, press "v" to open your Move Tool and drag it onto
the tab of the poster.
Without releasing your mouse or pen, drag it down onto the poster and release.
To resize and position it, open your Transform Tool by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + T.
Go to a corner and when you see a diagonal, double-arrow, press and hold Alt or Option + Shift as you
drag it in or out to approximately this size.
To re-position it, go inside the bounding box and drag it.
Once it's sized and position approximately this much, press Enter or Return.
Drag the face to to the top of the Layers panel.
Make at least 3 copies of it by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + J for each copy.
Hide the copies
and make the bottom face active.
To reveal the credits at the bottom of the poster, open your Rectangular Marquee Tool
and drag it over the poster to just below the face.
Click the Layer Mask icon to make a layer mask next to the active layer.
Make the first copy visible and active.
Open your Pen Tool.
Choose Path.
If you're working on an version earlier than CS6, the Path Mode is here.
Click outside the face, release your mouse or pen and click below the face.
Release and click on another area above the face.
Release one last time and click on the first anchor point to close the path.
Place your cursor directly on the path and right-click your mouse or pen.
Click "Make Selection".
The Feather Radius is 0 pixels and click OK.
Click the Layer mask icon to make a layer mask of the selection next to the active layer.
Press "v" to open your Move Tool and drag the shape to create an angular, sharp section
over the face.
Make the next layer visible and active.
As before, make an angular shape with your pen tool and make a selection of it.
Click the Layer mask icon to make a layer mask of the selection.
Open your Move Tool and drag this shape a bit.
Continue these steps with the remaining copies of the face.
Convert all the face layers into a Smart Object.
Click the New layer icon to make a new layer.
Go to Filter, Render and Fibers.
I'll make the variance: 16 and the Strength: 4, however, you can adjust the amounts if you like.
Change its Blend Mode to "Color Burn".
You can re-position the fibers texture over the face by just dragging it.
To hide the fibers texture over the bottom credits, Ctrl-click or Cmd-click the thumbnail
of the face layer to make a selection of its shape and click the Layer Mask icon to make
a layer mask of the selection next to the Fibers layer.
Open your Horizontal Type Tool and pick a font.
I'm using Trajan Pro Regular.
As I mentioned, I provided its link in my video's description or project files.
I'll choose a size of approximately 100 points, Sharp and Center Alignment.
Click the color box and pick a color for your movie's title.
I'll pick white.
Then, click OK.
Click on your document and type out your text.
To re-size and re-position it, click your Move Tool and open your Transform Tool.
Convert your text into a Smart Object.
Make a copy of it.
Press "P" to open yoru Pen Tool and make an angled path across the middle of your text.
Complete the path over the top half of your text.
Then, make a selection of it.
Click the Layer Mask icon to make a layer mask of the selection next to the top layer.
Go to the layer mask and press and hold Alt or Option as you drag a copy of it next to
the text under it.
Invert the active layer mask by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + I.
Press "v" to open your Move Tool
and drag it to create an angular break in your title.
If you want to another word or line to your title, press "T" to open back your Type Tool.
Click on your document and type out your text.
To resize and re-position your new text, click your Move Tool and open your Transform Tool.
Convert all of your layers that comprise your title into a Smart Object.
If you want to stretch your title up or out, use your Transform Tool.
To add another line of text, open your Type Tool again and if you want, pick another color
and adjust its point size.
Click on your document and type out your text.
To re-position it, open your Move Tool and move it.
This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV.
Thanks for watching!