How to Create a Silent Hill Inspired Photo-Manipulation using PhotoshopReviewed by Michael Vincent Manalo on Aug 25Rating:
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Silent Hill Inspired Photo-Manipulation Photoshop Tutorial
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Step 1: Create a Photoshop Image File
Let’s begin by creating a new image file, go to the Menu bar and click File > New, and then input the following values on their respective fields:
- Presets: International Paper
- Size: A4
- Width: 2480 pixels
- Height: 3508 pixels
- Resolution: 300 pixels/inch
- Color Mode: RGB Color; 8 bit
- Background Contents: White
Step 2: Create the Background
In this step, we will be creating the background. To start, let’s open Silent Hill BG by hielorei. Once open, activate the Move tool by pressing V on your keyboard. Now, drag that image into our canvas. It should appear like this:
Next, activate the Transform tool (Ctrl/Cmd + T) and resize the image as shown below:
The result should be like this:
Next, let’s fix the angle of our background. To do that, activate the Transform tool (Ctrl/Cmd + T) and then once the grid appears, right click on the image and a contextual menu would appear. Click on Distort. See image below:
To distort the image, see the instructions shown on the image below:
The result should be similar to this:
Next, let’s clean up this background – let’s remove that unwanted bulky thing on the road. To do that, activate the Clone Stamp tool (S). Once active, input the following:
- Brush size: 300px
- Hardness: 0%
- Opacity: 100%
- Flow: 100%
Now, let’s get to it!
The result:
Let’s clean it up some more – activate the Clone Stamp tool again and set the following:
- Brush size: 100px
- Hardness: 0%
- Opacity: 100%
- Flow: 100%
Now, remove the unwanted parts shown below:
The result:
