Open a new document in photoshop sizing:
Be sure to set your background and foreground colors to black and white.
Go to Filter > Render > Difference Clouds…
Repeat this about 4-5 times on the same layer.
You will have this:
Now go to Image > Adjustments > Equalize
Now go to Image > Adjustments > Shadows/Highlights…
Use the following settings:
Now go to Image > Adjustments > Hue Saturation…
Use the following settings:
Your end result will be this:
Open an image of a face in photoshop. I used Sandra Bullock.
Now open an image of grass.
Go back to the document of the face.
Create a new layer and name it painting.
Select a soft edge brush with black as the color.
Paint around the edges of the face.
Select the Face layer.
Go to Image > Adjustments > Curves…
Darken the image.
Now go to Image > Adjustments > Black & White..
Now go to Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast
Use the following settings:
You will have this:
Now go to your grass image.
Press Command A to select all.
Press Command C to copy.
Go back to your Face image.
Press Command V to paste.
Set the layer mode to Hard Light.
You will have this:
Select the eraser tool, and erase the areas you want to “pop”. Such as the eyes. Toggle with opacity of the eraser brush to get different effects.
Arrange your layers like this:
Set the opacity of the top layer to 45%.
You will have this:
Open a new document in photoshop sizing:
Make a rectangular shape and fill with black.
Go to Filter > Noise > Add Noise…
Use the following settings:
Go to Filter > Blur > Motion Blur…
Use the following settings:
Select a layer mask and choose hue/saturation…
Your layers will look like this:
Use the following settings on the adjustment layer:
You’ll have something like this:
Press Command T to transform, and select warp…
Warp like this:
Select the burn tool.
Use the following settings:
Burn edges.
Duplicate the layer by pressing Command J.
Set the blending mode on the duplicated layer to Screen.
You’ll have this:
Select both layers by holding shift, and right click… select Merge Layers
Now duplicate the merged layers, set the blending mode to Multiply at 10% opacity and arrange like this:
Now, merge top 3 layers together.
Using the rectangular marquee tool, select the top of the bamboo. Press Command T to transform, and right click to select Warp.
Use this as your guide to shape:
Select a soft edge paintbrush, choose black as the foreground color, and toggle the opacity to paint like this:
Paint along edges to create depth.
You’ll have this:
Duplicate this layer.
Arrange on top of the other piece to get this finished look:
