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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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8 Comments »

  1. eeeeeeeee……..goosebumps.

    thanks for the tutorial. nice job.

    Comment by kory — May 8, 2006 @ 2:23 pm

  2. yikes…. usefull for making homemade hallowen cards

    Comment by karl — May 10, 2006 @ 3:35 am

  3. ahahaahahahahahahaahhaa that is soooooo cool!! so real && funny!

    Comment by Kaylie — May 10, 2006 @ 7:15 am

  4. this is really cool

    Comment by nicole — May 12, 2006 @ 7:21 am

  5. Lol nice but kinda fake

    Comment by Dude — May 22, 2006 @ 5:45 am

  6. ahahhaaha thats nice one, but funny hahha great job!

    Comment by Solo — May 27, 2006 @ 2:09 pm

  7. good job but it’s kinda weird seeing the lady still smiling!!

    Comment by Sasha — May 30, 2006 @ 8:10 am

  8. BWAHAHAHA
    that made me laugh

    Comment by Katie — October 18, 2006 @ 10:52 am

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