Creating face mask using a photograph

Start by opening a close up of a face.

Click add vector mask button from the bottom of the layer palette. Select black as foreground color. Apply strokes over area outside the face.
Create an elliptical selection using elliptical marquee tool. Fill it with black color.

Using pen tool in path mode draw shapes over eyes and inside the mouth. Ctrl+Enter the path to get the selection. Fill it with black color to mask the areas.
Press Ctrl+U to open hue/saturation window. Apply settings as shown.
Press Ctrl+L to open level settings. Apply settings as shown.

 

Duplicate the layer. From filter menu select blur>>gaussian blur. Apply settings as shown.
Change the layer mode to lighten. Fill background layer with solid black color.