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Creating face mask using a photograph |
| Start by opening a close up of a face. |
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| Click add vector mask button from the bottom of the layer palette. Select black as foreground color. Apply strokes over area outside the face. |
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| Create an elliptical selection using elliptical marquee tool. Fill it with black color. |
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| 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. |
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| Press Ctrl+U to open hue/saturation window. Apply settings as shown. |
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| Press Ctrl+L to open level settings. Apply settings as shown. |
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| Duplicate the layer. From filter menu select blur>>gaussian blur. Apply settings as shown. |
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| Change the layer mode to lighten. Fill background layer with solid black color. |
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