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Creating a Ghost photo in Photoshop for Zymfk - Bruce80 - Apr 24, 2013



Here is the Tutorial for you Zymfk I tried to edit my post but I couldn't best of luck m8

This tutorial shows how to create a creepy looking ghost on photoshop, just like this one:
[Image: CEA1bU8.jpg]

Step 1

Open a suitable picture for the background, I used this one that I found by googling "deserted hospital".

[Image: n7Fqms2.jpg]

Go to Layer > New adjustment layer > Hue/Saturation.
Reduce the saturation and the lightness, but don't make it too dark yet.
I used
Saturation: -54
Lightness: -29

Next, Go to Layer > New adjustment layer > Levels
Move the black bar to make the darker parts darker.
And set grey bar under 1.0 to darker the whole image.
Those are the settings I used:
[Image: XzLNgMv.png]

Now, Go to Layer > New adjustment layer > Color balance.
I used it to make the picture warmer by adding some yellow

[Image: 3hkbwef.png]
Now when we have a great background, we can add our ghost.

Step 2

Open a picture of a person who you want as a ghost, and make it greyscale (Image > Mode > Greyscale.
I chose this girl:

I made her look a bit more dead by deleting her irises:
Select the Dodge Tool
Choose a small soft brush (about the size of the iris, hardness set to 0%)
Set the exposure to 50%
And apply it several times on her irises, until they disappear.

[Image: jg7bzFQ.jpg]

Step 3

Use any selection methood you like to select your ghost, and paste it on the background image.

Go To Edit > Free Transform
Click On the chain icon in the transform menu to lock the width/height ratio.
[Image: pqMPwzT.png]

Now you can move her and change her size.

Step 4

Set the Ghost layer opacity to 50%

[Image: 6HB0BMZ.jpg]

To make her blend better select the Eraser Tool
Use big, soft brush, with Opacity at 15%, and erase around the ghost edges.
I also erased her feet to make her look like she's floating

Step 5

Duplicate the ghost layer. (Right click on the layer > Duplicate layer).
Set the top layer blend mode to Overlay, and Opacity to 20-30%.

Select the bottom ghost layer, and go to Filter > Blur > Motion blur
Set the engle to 0, and the distance to 4-8 pixels.

[Image: cviZPoB.png]

Set the layer's Opacity to 20-50

Step 6

Lets add a little green color to our ghost.
with the bottom ghost layer selected
Go to Layer > New adjustment layer > Color balance
Make sure to check V in "Use previous layer to create clipping mask".

[Image: PNvjogk.png]

Add some green color to your ghost.
[Image: Z85TxUT.png]

Thats it, we got our ghost :)
[Image: XqeZ38U.jpg]



* - Cyber - Apr 24, 2013

All of your pictures are broken, Try minus.com


* - Zymfk - Apr 25, 2013

I feel special. :)

Thanks, I was looking all over for one.


* - TheDanishMaster - Apr 25, 2013

Hahaha, Nice tutorial. I could help in any way because i used to be a GFX'er xD


* - Zymfk - Apr 25, 2013

(Apr 25, 2013 06:17 AM)TheDanishMaster Wrote:  Hahaha, Nice tutorial. I could help in any way because i used to be a GFX'er xD

If you can supply images it would be fantastic.

-Zymfk 🤝


* - jayksp - Apr 26, 2013

nice tutorial mate, it helps beginner like me 🤝 keep it up


* - vistatech - Apr 26, 2013

Thanks a lot for this, mate. Great job dude! Am gonna make some and post them on youtube :lol: Adsense money woo!


* - Vent - Apr 26, 2013

Thanks for the tutorial. Very useful. I can probably use one this to make one of those chain pictures on Facebook too 😈
I'm not that evil though.
Great tutorial, keep it up.


* - BeTheKey - Apr 27, 2013

Wow this is nice, i never know that you can make with photoshop something like this.
Thanks!


* - Bruce80 - Apr 27, 2013

Thanks guys much appreated best of luck


* - Dosh - Apr 28, 2013

Thanks for the tutorial, I dont believe in ghosts :D


* - #Thunder - Apr 28, 2013

Complete copy and paste (that was translated too) from here