- 1). Load a photo of a face you want to work with onto your computer. Also load an image of a skull that is the same angle as the face.
- 2). Start the Photoshop application. Select "File" from the menu and choose "Open." In the dialog that appears, locate and open the face photo you loaded.
- 3). Select "File" from the menu and choose "Open." In the dialog that appears, locate and open the skull image you loaded. Select the "Polygonal" selection tool from the toolbar on the left and use it to select the skull in the image. Use the "Copy" and "Paste" functions under edit to place the skull in the face document.
- 4). Right-click on the background layer in the "Layers" panel and choose "Layer from Background." Drag this layer above the skull layer.
- 5). Hold down the "CTRL" key and click on the preview in the skull layer. Select the top layer.
- 6). Select "Select" from the menu and choose "Modify." From the options, choose "Contract." In the dialog, set the "Contract By" to 5. Click "OK." Click "Delete." Select "Select" and choose "Deselect." You can now see the skull showing through the hole you have just created.
- 7). Select "Filter" from the menu and choose "Liquify" In the dialog. Use the "Forward Warp" tool to push to edges of the skin inward to give it an uneven appearance. This will make the tear where the skin has been ripped away to reveal the face seem more realistic. Click "OK."
- 8). Select the bottom layer. Click "FX" at the bottom of the "Layers" panel and choose "Inner Shadow." Adjust the sliders until you like the result. The goal is to give an impression of depth so the skull seems to be an inch or so below the missing skin. Click "OK."
- 9). Select the top layer and use to "Brush" tool to add dabs or dark red here and there to simulate smudged blood. Do not be overly realistic with this, since the amount of blood you would actually lose in this circumstance would make it hard to see the skull. Save your work.
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