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There are a few tutorials available on the Internet that will show you how to make a statue, but I’ve found that they are not so easy to follow and also the results aren’t that great. So using my beloved alternative, I created a tutorial that I think does the job very nicely!
Step 1
Open the image you want to transform into a stone. Keep in mind that you can use this technique for any image. If you want it to look great and achieve this effect, you should use a portrait with someone looking at the camera. Other than that, it’s up to you.
Step 2
Cut the person out of the image (I use the Pen Tool).
Step 3
Duplicate the layer. It is best to always do this so that you can come back to the original image if something goes wrong. Duplicate by pressing Ctrl+J.
Step 4
Next we will desaturate the layer. Go to Adjustments > Desaturate.
Step 5
Next we are going to seal his eyeballs to achieve the statue effect. Zoom into his eyes, and using the Pen Tool make a path around his eyeballs. Press Ctrl+Enter to make a selection.
Step 6
Now we’ll add a gradient over the selected area. To do so, select the Gradient Tool and the Black+White option. Use the Brightness/Contrast option (Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast) to alter the color until it matches the color of the rest of the statue. Press Ctrl+D to deselect.
Step 7
Next is to lighten up the darker areas in the image. Most important is the hair area. Use the Dodge Tool for this step and the settings below.
Step 8
Next, start adding some light into the darker areas of the portrait.
Step 9
Now we need to add the stone texture. Drag the texture you choose to work with into the document and use the Transform Tool to set it so it covers the top section of the portrait, as shown below.
Step 10
Now that we have placed the texture, we must create a Layer Mask. Make a selection around the portrait by Ctrl-Clicking on the portrait thumbnail.
Step 11
Hit Add Vector Mask into the lower part of the layer palette to create a layer mask for the texture.
Step 12
Next hold Alt, click and hold over the adjustment button in the layer palette and chose Hue/Saturation.
Step 13
A dialog box will appear. Check “Use previous layer to create clipping mask” and click “OK.”
Another window will appear. Use the settings shown below to replicate my effect, or experiment to come up with your own aesthetic.
Step 14
Click on the stone thumbnail layer and and go into the Blending Mode menu and select Multiply.
Step 15
It already looks very cool but we need to make it more realistic by adding some light and shadow. Use the same technique as in Step 12, but this time select the portrait layer. Holding down the Alt key, go to the Adjustments layer and chose Levels. Use the settings shown below and click OK.
Step 16
Repeat Step 15, but this time activate the Hue/Saturation layer in the layer palette by clicking on it. Use the settings shown below and press OK.
Step 17
Now how about adding some more texture to the statue? Bring another texture into the document and move it on top of the other layers. What I’ve done here is to add some blood stains over the statue.
Step 18
Follow Step 9 to Step 14 and do the same things with this texture, but this time experiment with the settings to get the best effect.
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Step 19
We need to hide the rest of the new texture and leave only the stain over the statue. To do that, create a layer mask for this texture and fill it with white.
Step 20
Make your foreground black, chose the Brush Tool and use a 0% Hardness for the brush. Start brushing over the texture and leave the “blood” over. You can add some levels to the texture like we did in Step 16.
Step 21
So there you have it. A nice portrait turned into a statue.
Step 22
Here is my final result. I added more shadows and made a nice background to make it stand out a bit more. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!
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Hey Man Thanks A Lot For A Great Tutorial. I Pray For Your Success And Happiness.
Thanks
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Thank you all. ;)
FANTASTIC !!!
Just wanted to say thanks for the interesting tutorial :) My first attempt at it can be seen at http://dizzydog.livejournal.com/123588.html , thought you might like to see a bit of what people did with your instructions. Thanks!
Scary outcome :P but nice tut
nice
Really good tutorial!
I have some ideas from this incipit. Thanks a lot!
Humm, you didn’t use the Displacement Map plugin to wrap the textures along the body in a realistic fashion.
nice 4 me thanks 4 u
useful, however the source was better than the result in the case ;)
Good Tutorial, explained nice and simple. Dont let the other comment upset you at least you have done something and shared it with others.Keep up the good work
Hey!
That’s a bravo tutorial. Another photoshop trick to be added to my work!!
Big Ups!!
This is a crazy tutorial!!! Great job… I’m going to try it RIGHT NOW!
To make it look even more realistic you should liquify the stone texture pattern so it conforms to his body shape using the various zoom in and out tools in the liquify screen, otherwise it looks too “flat” in appearance.
You all say how it can be done better, but I don’t see any of YOU coming up with an awesome tut. Its very easy to dish someone who does something good…. Keep your negativity to yourselves. It only wastes time and upsets those that goes the extra mile.. I say well done and thanks for sharing with everyone.
i found this tutorial in PhotoShop Top Secret DVD’S! :(
is it true Constantin Potorac you write the tutorial to PhotoShop Top Secret DVD’S!
very helpful my graphical designing
Agree with a lot of people that it looked better a few steps before the end, lots of interesting techniques that are sure to help people (like me!). Would have liked to see the displacement map used as suggested by others, i’m only new to it and would like to see more tuts on using it.
thanks for the help though.
Hello Folks! Know where I can download artwork (specifically looking for mexican loteria card images) that would be good enough to print and transfer onto a piece of cloth to make larger images for kids to learn from?
is the photoshop top secrets
Really nice and effective tutorial … the only thing to do would be to apply a displacement map over the texture to give some depth to the cracks.
some helpeful techniques, thanks for taking the time to share.
thanks man………… it’s cool ! but the textures oooooooooooooffffffffffffffff!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but ok u r nunin well. keep runin…………….
it s coool
Wow that’s actually a really great tutorial for a change
You stuff is tight my man! Keep this stuff comming!
nc 1 !!
AMAZING TUTORIAL!!!!!!!
great tut but can anyone explain more about the displacement map?
appreciate the help