{"id":2164,"date":"2023-12-06T09:36:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T16:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbmslab.org\/lab\/?page_id=2164"},"modified":"2026-02-18T10:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:10:43","slug":"photoshop-project-half-me-half-monster-2023-version","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lbmslab.org\/lab\/photoshop-project-half-me-half-monster-2023-version\/","title":{"rendered":"Photoshop Project: Half Me, Half Monster (2023 version)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Find or take a picture of your subject facing the camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Open the image in Photoshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Make sure the Contextual Task Bar (the gray bar under the picture) is on. If it isn’t you can turn it on here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the task bar, choose “select subject.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Your subject will be surrounded by the marching ants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the left side of the screen, select the polygonal lasso tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Set the tool to “subtract from selection.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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draw a shape around the side you want to stay unchanged. You’ll have to be careful on the side in the middle of the face, but you can made a large selection on the other side. Your line will be gray as you do this, but it’s shown here in red to make it easier to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When you close your selection, the marching ants will only be around one side of the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Press command-J to jump the selection to a new layer. Your layer panel will look like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Make sure you are on the layer with half of the subject. From the top menu, select Filter\/Liquify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Your half subect will be loaded into the liquify filter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Select the freeze mask tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Draw a thin line along the edge of the image. It doesn’t need to be perfectly straight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Use the other liquify tools to distort your monster side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When you finish warping the layer, select the OK button to accept your changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Your monster layer will now be on top. You might see some of the original picture below it, but that’s fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Go to Hue\/Saturation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adjust the hue, saturation, and lightness however you like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Find an image to use as your background. I’m using this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Place your background on a layer between the original image and the monster face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Use the transform tool to fit the image behind the monster. Don’t worry if you see part of it sticking out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Use the mask tool to hide the part of the background that’s sticking out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finished project:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photopea version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n