Digital Unmasking | Ripping one's face

[WooD]

Originally Posted by Nathan deGargoyle

Great job! That is so clever that I am definitely going to pinch the idea!

I've also gotta try this when I get time.

Love it!

[kbryan]

What an awesome photo - you did a great job with it. I hope to see more posts her on other individuals experiments in trying something similar. And yeah, that is a great shirt.

[Babyseyes]

Am so proud that a lot of Pilipinos are so good and creative in this field!

[sreejithk2000]

Really cool. May you should include a little more description on how you got to the final image.

[hossiam]

Originally Posted by Nichole

Awesome! You have wicked cool eyes, by the way. I'd like to know how you did this as well.

....there is probably an easier way but....here goes nothin...make sure no red eye lol

open image
1 new adjustment layer levels(darken the image a touch if its overly bright)
2 new adjustment layer curves>click on diagonal line and drag to upper left
3 make sure curves layer is selected and press CTRL+i (color swatch should turn black)
4 make foreground color white
5 select paintbrush>make it 15px>hardness15%
6 paint the iris(if you get the pupil its ok)
you can now move around the curves adjustment to get the color you want(step 2) also can try a gray in step 4 for different results

if pupils dont look good
1 make a new layer
2 select elliptical marque tool
3 foreground black
4 draw your selection around the pupil
5 (in the top tool bar)select>modify>feather>3
6 fill it with black
7 change blend mode of layer to color burn(try differnt one if this is not working for you)
8 drop opacity to 60%
9 duplicate pupil layer move pupil copy over other pupil

if you have better way or can shorten my list i would like to know.

[Photophysiologist]

something's wrong with the picture.. i think that since that other face is a mask, the eye part should be transparent.. not all black.. just saying. i think it's great. I might actually do this.

[chapstick]

This is an amazing piece of work. Your mask face is so beautiful and the icy eyes face is very glam, reminds me of Ziggy Stardust.

[janamelinda]

I love your shirt! Ok, I like your photo too! haha!

[Photologyst]

What a great idea!

I would like to see a different expression on the masque than the actual photo.

Happy birthday!

[jpamyers]

Hey, man, awesome shot!! The face in your hands looks like a mask, and I wonder if it would look cool if you had been smiling, and the "mask" was frowning...similar to the drama masks (smile now, cry later) type of thing? Just an idea! Either way, I love it!