How to make double exposure effect with PS

The traditional double exposure effect is that photographers combine two separate photos with their cameras to create an abstract and surreal image. We can also use Photoshop to emulate this effect, which actually makes it easier and more effective to control, adjust, and preview the final output. Following this tutorial, we will create a double exposure, a mix of two existing photos, and some simple trim and mask techniques.

The effect of double exposure is not only popular with photographers, it is a technology that artists and designers can use to create cool abstract artwork. In the real world, you can see many album covers and popular TV titles using this effect. Today we are going to learn how to imitate this traditional effect in Photoshop. This is a relatively simple process, but the final effect depends largely on the two matching pictures. We can also browse through some of Pinterest's great double exposure images for inspiration. http://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=double%20exposure&rs=ac&len=11

Some of the popular combinations of photos are usually a portrait and nature scene, so I picked up some cool pictures from the free stock pictures site. First, we find a female image from Stockvault.net. Major can find a portrait with a clean background, otherwise it will be difficult to highlight the theme.

The second picture, which I found from Unsplash, is a beautiful view. One of the benefits of creating this effect with Photoshop is that you can test multiple images to find the best match, so download a few more competitors to see which one looks best!

First Use portrait photos to dig out the image. Use the pen tool to carefully depict the contours of the image.

Roughly according to the contour of the hair

Describe the complete path by image. Right-click to enter the feather radius of 0.5 px from the menu.

Now let's make a rough hair line. Select > Edge refinement, then start changing edge radius and offset edge options

The selection of the extended edge area will also bring the background around the face. From the Adjust Edge panel, select the Erase Refinements tool tool in a pen icon to remove unwanted background

Adjust the RADIUS tool to change the brush and then draw the hair around without a choice.

Copy this new selection from the background and paste it into a new layer. Add a layer with a white fill to isolate a layer of portrait underneath it.