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Horror Movie Style Cut Head Effect

Filed under: Photo Effects — Fiery Darts @ 10:47 am

Horror Movie Style Cut Head Effect
Start by opening an image of a woman.
Create selection of the head and face using polygon lasso tool.
Press Ctrl+J to copy paste the selection in a new layer. Hide the layer. Select the original layer and clone the head and face area using clone stamp tool.
Unhide the head n face layer. Move it as if the woman is holding her head in her hand.
Create a drop shape using custom shape tool. Fill it with blood red color.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Create duplicate layers and warp to distort a bit. Similarly place some blood drops below the head.
Create an ellipse using elliptical shape tool and place over the neck. Apply same layer style as we applied for the blood drops.
Press Q to enable quick mask. From filter menu select render>>fibers. Apply settings as shown.
Press Q to disable quick mask. Create a new layer and fill with blood red color.
Create a rectangular selection using rectangular marquee tool.
Press Ctrl+Shift +I to inverse the selection and press delete. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select warp. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown. This is to create blood stream dripping down the head.
Reduce the opacity to 70%.
Similarly create blood fountain coming out of the neck. The only difference is warp shape which in this case should like a fountain.

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"Heal the World" Conceptual Graphic

Filed under: Designing — Fiery Darts @ 7:39 pm

"Heal the World" Conceptual Graphic
Start by opening a world map image.
Create a circle using elliptical shape tool.
Move circle layer below the map layer in layer order in layer palette. Press Ctrl+Alt+G to create a clipping mask.
Ctrl+Click the circle layer thumbnail to get the selection.
From select menu apply modify>>contract. Contract the selection by 2 pixels. create a new layer and apply a black to white gradient in linear mode. Change the layer mode to screen.
Ctrl+Click the layer thumbnail to get the selection. Press Ctrl+Shift+I to inverse the selection. Press Delete.
Duplicate layer. Press Ctrl+I to invert the colors. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select flip vertical.
Reduce the opacity to 23%.
Select circle layer. Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Create a rounded rectangle using rounded rectangle shape tool.
Enable add to shape area form the top bar.
Create another rounded rectangle using rounded rectangle shape tool.
Create a circle using elliptical shape tool.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Duplicate the layer and place as shown.
Select and merge all the band layers. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select warp. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown.
Type "Heal the world" at the bottom.

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Creating a Web Forum Navigation Header

Filed under: Web Graphics — Fiery Darts @ 7:50 pm

Creating a Web Forum Navigation Header
Start by creating a rounded rectangle using rounded rectangle shape tool.
Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select distort. Adjust the nodes to get a shape like this.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Duplicate the layer. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select flip horizontal.
Select both layers. Duplicate the layers. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select flip vertical. Scale down as shown in the image.
Create an ellipse using elliptical shape tool.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Create a line divider shape using pen tool.
Duplicate and place as shown.
Similarly create line dividers for the other side.
Type button links above the dividers. Rotate to align with the dividers.
Place company logo in the center ellipse and forum name in the lower wings.

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