A Work in Progress: Optical Illusion



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Optical Illusion
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skull


Original image


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Place source image

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Place stock image 1

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Place stock image 2

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Mask out face to reveal skull underneath

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After completion of face, reveal clouds layer and mask out face.

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Render black/white clouds on new layer

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Render black/white difference clouds

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Image/adjustment/invert to reveal lightning strikes.

Image/adjustment/levels to enhance lightning.

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Mask lightning off face.

Change blending mode to luminosity and reduce opacity to 20%.

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Saved image as jpeg. Opened newly saved image to convert to HDR appearance using tips from this tutorial: http://www.pxleyes.com/tutorial/photoshop/1090/Pseudo-HDR.html

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Final result

Creation of Optical Illusion: Final Result

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