Create futuristic abstract character face effects in Photoshop

Final Effect Diagram:

1. Open the background material as shown in the following figure.

2, this time to see the sky picture some fuzzy, you can click on "Filter > Sharpening >USM" and the following settings.

3, the following will be a light source, create a new layer, select the "Gradient Tool", set the color "white to transparent" gradient, in the center of the canvas outward drag a gradient, as shown below.

4, after the completion of the layer blending mode set to "overlay", get the following effect.

5, the following more color points, a new layer, using the above steps, on the canvas to drag more small white to transparent radial gradient.

6, double-click this layer, bring up the layer style, select "Gradient overlay" and the following settings.

Make sure the blending mode of this layer is "overlay".

7. Set the blending mode of the layer to "overlay" and set the opacity to 5% to achieve this effect.

8, open the character material, use "lasso tool" to pick the face, and paste to the canvas, as shown in the following figure.

9, respectively, create color levels, color balance adjustment layer, the parameters are set as follows, when finished, remember to press Ctrl+alt+g to put these adjustment layers to the facial layer "create clipping mask", so that these adjustments only function with the face.

10, the use of "pen tool" to draw a path along the face of the figure, the following image, go to the "path" surface change, click on the panel below the "Convert to Selection" button, and then go back to the Layers panel, click the "Add Layer Mask" button, hide the contents of the path

11, the use of black soft corner brush, click on "Layer mask" thumbnail thumbnail, smear on the face of the characters, to get this effect so far.

12, open the splash material.

Classification:

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