In
this tutorial, we’ll manipulate a picture so it looks like a woman
burning in flames. The idea behind this manipulation was to create a
nice looking illustration, only by using simple techniques and tools
such as the Brush tool and Warp command. I hope you enjoy the tutorial
and try it with your own stock imagery.
Editor’s note: This tutorial was originally published on Psdtuts in January 2009.
Step 1
For
this project, I used two nice images that suits for the
manipulation; image1, image2. I would like to thank the author of this
two great pictures, which is thiquinho and huibidos from sxc.hu. And
before we continue with the steps, I need to inform you that this
tutorial is written using Photoshop CS3.
Step 2
Let’s
start with image1, open and duplicate this image by using the Image
> Duplicate command from the menu bar. In the Duplicate Image dialog
box, you can name it anything you like, but to follow this tutorial
reference, name it "PassionFire" and hit OK. By doing this, we kept the
original image. Be sure to save.
Step 3
With
the "PassionFire" image active, duplicate the "background" layer. Set
the foreground and background color to black and white by pressing D on
the keyboard. Click the "background" layer again and fill it with the
foreground color ~ which is set to black. See the images below.
Step 4
Reactivate
"Layer 1," then press Command + Shift + U to apply desaturate command.
Now invert the color by pressing Command + I. Your image should look
like a film’s negative now.
Step 5
Duplicate
"Layer 1," then apply the find edges filter from Filter > Stylized
> Find Edges. Next, invert the color by pressing Command + I and
change the Blending Mode to Hard light. There, your image now has
contrast white line and a very dark background.
Step 6
To give the white line more contrast, duplicate the "Layer 1" copy then change the Blending Mode to Screen.
Step 7
Now
we move to the second image. Drag image2 into "PassionFire" document
image window using the Move tool. If the Paste profile mismatch dialog
appears, just click OK to fix it.
Step 8
The
fire image from "image2" should be in "Layer 2" now. Change its
Blending Mode to screen, this will hide all the black colors in "Layer
2." If done right, your image should be similar to the one below.
Step 9
Duplicate
"Layer 2" by pressing Command + J. Make sure you use the Screen
Blending mode, same as the original "Layer 2." Next, make "Layer 2"
become invisible by hiding it from the layers panel.
Step 10
Click
the "Layer 2 copy" to make it active, then use the Free Transform
command ( Edit > Free Transform) to rotate and resize the fire image
like shown below. Don’t forget to press Enter when you’re done
transforming.
Step 11
Still
in the same layer, now use the warp command (Edit > Transform >
Warp) to bend the fire image – so it following the hair flow. Press
Enter when done. See the example below as a reference.
Step 12
If
you feel the result is not quite good enough, simply use the Liquify
filter to fix it. I assume you already know how to use the liquify
filter; the Forward Warp tool and Twirl Clockwise tool is the only tool I
used to get this result (see image below).
Step 13
Duplicate
the "Layer 2" copy, then use the Free Transform command to resize and
rotate the fire image in the current layer. Don’t forget to reposition
the fire image too. Once you get this composition (see image below), hit
Enter.
Step 14
Repeat the previous process to get the hair covered with fire.
Just duplicate and modify the layer until you get all the hair part
covered. If needed, use the Liquify Filter again. The end result of this
process should look like the image below, notice how many layers are
used.
Step 15
Okay,
now activate "Layer 2" and make it visible again. Then Change the
Blending Mode to Vivid Light. This step will colorize only the white
line in the layer below it.
Step 16
Still
in "Layer 2," apply the Free Transform command to resize and rotate the
fire image like shown below. The purpose is to cover up the girl’s body
and hair with the fire texture. Press Enter when you’re done
transforming.
Step 17
We’re
gonna blur the fire image in "Layer 2," To do so, apply the Gaussian
Blur filter from the Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur menu. Fill the
Radius around 10 to 15 pixels, then click OK when done. Blurring the
fire image will cause its texture to blend smoother with the layer below
it.
Step 18
Now
add a layer mask to "Layer 2." Then use a soft round Brush tool with
Opacity at 100%. Set the brush size according to your need, then just
mask until the fire outside becoming hidden. See the process below.
Step 19
Sure
we will remove the white line shown in the image (marked in red
rectangle below). First, add a new blank layer below "Layer 2." Then
simply paint it with black using the soft round brush tool.
Step 20
Now go to the top most layer (mine is: "Layer 2
copy 6"), add two adjustment layers which is Hue/Saturation and
Brightness/Contrast. Careful not to change the layer adjustment order,
or the color effect will be wrong. Below you can see the setting I used
to complete this step, also pay attention to the adjustment layer order.
By
adding a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer, we unify all colors. The
Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer brings more color contrast and
makes sure the image color’s looks like real fire.
Step 21
I’m
sure you notice the fire sparks effect. I create it using the Brush
tool with this simple setting. No special brush needed, but if you have
one that will be useful then feel free to use it. Below you can see all
the settings I used within the Brush palette, of course you can change
the setting as you like. Just make sure the brush spatter enough and
vary the size.
Step 22
Now
to use the modified brush, create a new blank layer below the
adjustment layers ( mine is named "Layer 4"). Choose 50% gray from the
swatches palette, then you can start creating the fire sparks. Remember
not to be monotone, resize the brush size if needed. I start using a big
sized brush, then reduce it to smaller size (you can change brush size
faster by pressing the bracket keys on the keyboard ).
If
you’re not sure how to do this steps, just imagine where and how the
fire sparks will flow if it was real fire. For me, imagining stuff is
very helpful.
Step 23
To
make it more interesting, create a new layer and change the Blending
Mode to Screen. Then use a normal soft round brush (not the one we
modified earlier), with an Opacity of 50%. Just click in the part of
body, neck, and hair. I’m not sure how to explain this, but you can see
the difference between the above and below images.
Conclusion
And that’s all of it! Hope you learned something new and had fun. You can view the final image below or view a larger version here.
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