Sunday 1 March 2020

Photoshop Skin Changing - Final Creature



Photoshop Morphing / Skin Changing - 

Final Creature



Ocelot
Hammerhead Shark

Carrots
Peacock Feathers
Durian Fruit

Colourful Pebbles


Background (Old Circus)

Final Creature
  • Rough Morphing between the Ocelot, the Hammerhead Shark Head and the Carrot
  • Matched the Ocelot with the Peacock Feathers (Dimension + Multiply)
  • Added layer mask on the Jaguar, Painted the whole layer in the layer mask colour, took the opposite colour to paint the Rhinoceros
  • Repeated with the Hammerhead Shark Head and the Durian Fuit
  • Repeated with the Carrot and the Colourful Pebbles
  • Duplicated all 2 layers - hid the originals - then merged the copies (merge visible)
  • Selected the Final Creature - selection tool then mask it
  • Added a new background layer under the Final Creature layer - ctrl-click new layer button
  • Inserted or copied pasted in the new background layer
  • Adjusted the Final Creature size as necessary
  • Created the illusion that the Final Creature is in the grass (Selection>New Layer>Layer Mask>Painting)
  • Added watermark

Friday 28 February 2020

Photoshop Skin Changing - Ford Cow




Photoshop Skin Changing - Ford Cow







Cow Skin



Ford Mustang
Background (Cows Field)

Ford Cow


Layers

  • Matched the Cow Skin with the Ford Mustang (Dimension + Multiply)
  • Added layer mask on the Cow Skin, Painted the whole layer in the layer mask colour, took the opposite colour to paint the Ford Mustang
  • Duplicated all 2 layers - hid the originals - then merged the copies (merge visible)
  • Selected the Ford Cow - selection tool then mask it
  • Added a new background layer under the Ford Cow layer - ctrl-click new layer button
  • Inserted or copied pasted in the new background layer
  • Adjusted the Ford Cow size as necessary
  • Adjusted Color Balance (Background without the cows) and Hue/Saturation (Cows and Ford Cow)
  • Created the illusion that the Ford Cow is in the grass (Selection>New Layer>Layer Mask>Painting)
  • Adjusted Color Balance (Grass)
  • Added watermark

Photoshop Skin Changing - Rhinoceruar




Photoshop Skin Changing - Rhinoceruar


Rhinoceros


Jaguar

Background (Storm)

Rhinoceruar


Layers
  • Matched the Jaguar with the Rhinoceros (Dimension + Multiply)
  • Added layer mask on the Jaguar, Painted the whole layer in the layer mask colour, took the opposite colour to paint the Rhinoceros
  • Adjusted Hue/Saturation and Brightness/Contrast
  • Duplicated all 2 layers - hid the originals - then merged the copies (merge visible)
  • Selected the Rhinoceruar - selection tool then mask it
  • Added a new background layer under the Rhinoceruar layer - ctrl-click new layer button
  • Inserted or copied pasted in the new background layer
  • Adjusted the Rhinoceruar size as necessary
  • Created the illusion that the Rhinoceruar is in the grass (Selection>New Layer>Layer Mask>Painting)
  • Added watermark

Thursday 27 February 2020

Photoshop Skin Changing - Doger



Photoshop Skin Changing - Doger






Dog



Tiger Skin

Tiger Head
Background (Shooting Star)

  
Doger

Layers
  • Created a Map Dog on the Dog picture (Filter>Distort>Displace)
  • Matched the Dog head with the Tiger head (Dimension + Multiply)
  • Added layer mask on the Tiger head, Painted the whole layer in the layer mask colour, took the opposite colour to paint the Dog head
  • Repeated with the Dog ears and the Tiger skin
  • Repeated with the Dog body and the Tiger skin
  • Duplicated all 4 layers - hid the originals - then merged the copies (merge visible)
  • Selected the Doger - selection tool then mask it
  • Added a new background layer under the Doger layer - ctrl-click new layer button
  • Inserted or copied pasted in the new background layer
  • Adjusted the Doger size as necessary
  • Dodged and added colour balances to match the Doger and the Shooting Star
  • Added watermark

Wednesday 12 February 2020

Photoshop Morphing - Biguana


Photoshop Morphing - Biguana



Biguana

Layers

Iguana

Bird
  • I start with a layer mask on the iguana to cut off the background - refine it with the paint brush (using black)
  • I then add the iguana head to the bird body
  • I create a new layer, select this one and the iguana head one and merge them
  • I add a mask and use the brushtool to match the iguana head and the bird body
  • I duplicated all 2 layers - hid the originals - then merged the copies (merge visible)
  • I add a new background layer under the biguana layer - ctrl-click new layer button
  • I insert or copy paste in the new background layer
  • I adjust the biguana size as necessary
  • I burn in extra shadow on the background layer with the BURN tool
  • I add watermark

Tuesday 11 February 2020

Photoshop Morphing - CassoGirafurtle



Photoshop Morphing - Cassogirafurtle



Cassowary

Girafle

Matamata Turtle
Layers

Cassogirafurtle

  • I start with a layer mask on the girafle and one on the turtle to cut off the background - refine it with the paint brush (using black)
  • I then add the girafle neck to the turtle body
  • I create an adjustment layer to colour balance the girafle neck to match the turtle body on the adjustable layer
  • I continue with a layer mask on the cassowary head that I add to the girafle neck
  • I add a new background layer under the cassogirafurtle layers - ctrl-click new layer button
  • I insert or copy paste in the new background layer
  • I bright areas of the cassogirafurtle with the DODGE tool
  • I burn in extra shadow on the turtle layer with the BURN tool
  • I adjust the cassogirafurtle size as necessary
  • I add a black and white filter and a color balance filter on all the layers to have a monochromatic tone
  • I add watermark

Friday 7 February 2020

Photoshop Morphing - Crocofrog



Photoshop Morphing - Crocofrog




Crocofrog


Layers

Crocodile

Frog


  • I started with a layer mask on the croc to cut ot the background - refined it with the paint brush (using black)
  • I then cloned away the eye and added the frog neck to the croc
  • Create an adjustment layer to colour balance the croc head to match the frog body - but erase away the greened mouth and teeth - on the adjustable layer
  • bright areas of the frog with the DODGE tool
  • burn in extra shadow on the frog layer with the BURN tool
  • I duplicated all 3 layers - hid the originals - then merged the copies (merge visible) - rename crocofrog
  • Select the crocofrog - selection tool then mask it
  • add a new background layer under the crocofrog layer - ctrl-click new layer button
  • insert or copy paste in the new background layer
  • adjusted the crocofrog size as necessary
  • added watermark