In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to make a spattered photomontage in Photoshop using brushes and some filters. Layered PSD file included. Let’s get started!
STEPS:
Create a new document (Ctrl+N) in Adobe Photoshop with the size 800px by 1068px (RGB color mode) at a resolution of 300 pixels/inch. Use the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill with the next color #4A4B41 the new background layer.
Add some noise on this background layer by applying the next filter: Filter>Noise>Add Noise
We’ve got the next result:
Set Fill to 57% and Blending mode to Hard Light for this layer in Layers panel.
Find a stock photo with a jumping man represented on it, I used this photo from stock.xchng. I would like to thank the author of this photo:
Remove the background using your favorite tools like Pen Tool (P), Magic Wand Tool (W), Magnetic Lasso (L) or even a simple Filter>Extract and insert it on a new layer in our main document.
Choose Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation (Ctrl+U) and drag the slider to the left to decrease the Saturation of the color range for layer containing the jumping man.
We’ve got the next result:
Create a new layer and select a Soft Round brush of black color (Opacity 15%)
Use Soft Round brush to dark out the top and bottom parts of the document. Place this layer under the layer containing the jumping man:
Next we’ll make a copy of the layer containing the noise effect:
… and select for it Filter>Blur>Motion blur
We’ve got the next result:
Set Fill to 27% for this layer in Layers panel:
Let’s create a clipping mask to make the content of the layer containing the motion blur effect only visible within the content of the layer containing the darked edges. Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click between the last made layer and the layer with the darked edges (on the Layers panel)
We’ve got the nest effect:
Create a new layer and use on it the Lasso Tool (L) to draw a freehand selection border as shown:
Next we have to paint the top edge inside the selection, applying the Soft Round brush of white color. Firstly we need to use a brush of bigger diameter for marking the border
then use Hard Mechanical brush of smaller diameter to paint the edges.
This layer will be placed lower than the layer with the jumping man.
Create a new layer and apply here the same technique to represent the same border for the layer on its bottom part.
This layer will be placed also lower than the man’s layer:
We’ve got the next effect
Create a new layer and apply on it the Spatter brush of black color (Opacity 10%)
to dark out the bottom part of the picture. This layer needs to be placed under the man’s layer:
Click on the same layer on the bottom part of the Layers panel on Add layer mask icon and paint into mask with Hard Mechanical brush of black color to hide smoothly the dark spots.
We’ve got the next effect:
Create a new layer again and select the Spatter brush
Paint with this brush along the layer’s edges. The brush’s color is #FDC689 (Opacity 10%). Place this layer under the layer containing the man.
How to create a spattered photomontage in Photoshop
March 9th, 2010 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing
Then right mouse click inside the selection and select Transform Selection, inclining it as it is demonstrated below:
Use the Spatter brush inside the selection and paint the top edge with the white color.
We’ve got the next result:
Make a copy of the last made layer with the inclined line and select the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to turn over the copy’s layer and place it the same way demonstrated on the next picture. The layer will be situated lower than the man’s layer:
Create a new layer and use here Oil Medium Wet Flow brush to paint the central part of the picture. The brush’s color is #F2DABB (Opacity 29%). This layer will be situated under the layer with the jumping man.
The next Spatter brush will be used for painting the layer’s edges:
We’ve got the next result:
Set the Blending mode for this layer to Vivid Light
On the next new layer we’ll apply the Spatter brush of black color (Opacity 5%) to add a couple of spots on the central part of the picture.
This layer will be situated under the man’s layer:
Create a new layer again and select for it the Soft Round and Hard Mechanical brush of different diameter to represent several scratches. The brush’s color is black (Opacity 5%).
We’ve got the next result:
Next step we’ll download a set of brushes for in Adobe Photoshop, named: Blood_Brushes_by_Zattitud3 and Blood_splatter_brush_by_AnnFrost_stock .
Create a new layer and choose for it the next brush from downloaded set. The brushes’ color is #BF100D. Use here different Opacity for the brushes. This layer needs to be situated under the man’s layer:
We’ve got the next result:
On the next new layer we’ll apply the brushes out of the above mentioned sets to represent several spots of the color #FBC671. Place this layer lower than the jumping man’s layer:
Add the next Drop Shadow settings for the layer by clicking on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel
We’ve got the next effect:
Let’s create the next new layer and use again brushes out of the above mentioned sets. The brushes’ color is #677159
Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Drop Shadow
We’ve got the next effect:
On the next new layer we’ll apply the brushes out of the next sets: Blood_Brushes_by_Zattitud3 and Blood_splatter_brush_by_AnnFrost_stock. We need them to paint the zone along the man’s body with black color. Choose different Opacity and place this layer also under the man’s one:
Select Create new fill or adjustment layer from bottom part of the Layers panel and click to Curves to adjust the curve shape as shown.
The Adjustment layer will be placed also lower than the layer with the jumping man:
Create a new layer and choose the Hard Mechanical brush to paint accurately the man’s hands and his face.
The brush’s color is #E7BF82
Set Fill to 55% and Blending mode for this layer to Color Burn
Finished!
