Create a poster with a stripe pattern mask like the movie poster for The Bourne Legacy in Photoshop CS6. This is an easy tutorial suitable for beginners and will show you how to create this poster using only non-destructive editing techniques.

Preview of Final Results

The Bourne Legacy Movie Poster Photoshop Tutorial

Tutorial Resources

Step 1

Start by opening the photo into Photoshop. To open an image, go to File > Open. If you’ll be using the same image we used, we recommend downloading the highest resolution image because we will be cropping it in the middle of the tutorial.

Step 2

Right-click on the layer then click Convert to Smart Object. This will convert the layer into a Smart Object which lets us manipulate the image non-destructively.

Step 3

Before we start, we’re going to add a black layer below the photo layer. To do this, go to Layer > New Fill Layer > Solid Color. Select black as the color then click OK.

Step 4

In the Layers palette (Window > Layers), drag the Color Fill layer to the bottom. Rename the top layer to Photo and bottom layer to Background. To rename a layer, double-click on the text of the layer you want to rename.

Step 5

To begin, we’ll add a gritty photo effect with adjustment layers and filters. Start by adding a Black & White adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Black & White) then change the blending mode of this layer to Overlay. Feel free to play around with the settings in the Properties panel (Window > Properties). This is an easy way of adding a grungy lighting effect and you can try it with your other photos.

Step 6

Next, add a Vibrance adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Vibrance). Reduce vibrance setting until it just has a hint of color.

Here’s what our image looks like after reducing the vibrance setting.

Step 7

The adjustment layers gave it a grungy lighting effect but it also hides the detail and makes the background even darker. We don’t want to the photo to be too dark because it can blend in with the black background and make the stripes not very visible. To fix this, we’re going to apply a Shadows/Highlights adjustment. In the Layers panel, select the Photo layer then go to Image > Adjustments > Shadows/Highlights. Set the shadows to around 35% and highlights to around 15% then click OK.

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34 responses to “Create a Poster Inspired by the Movie “The Bourne Legacy””

  1.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    cool

  2. silver Avatar
    silver

    it sucks that you have to pay for the image

    1.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      Any picture will work no matter what you use for the tutorial.

      I used this one (free):
      https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/confidence-businessman-in-suit-standing/339829407

  3. smith Avatar
    smith

    tell me which software i have to use to get my photos with effect like this.

  4. jaskaran Avatar
    jaskaran

    download link dont work plz help

    1. Photoshop Tutorials Staff Avatar
      Photoshop Tutorials Staff

      Thanks link has been fixed :)

  5. jaskaran Avatar
    jaskaran

    thnx man it really help me alot

  6. Duy Cua Avatar
    Duy Cua

    thank you much for share :) really nice

  7. d.glan Avatar
    d.glan

    quick, take this down. illuminate

  8. none of your busnisssees Avatar
    none of your busnisssees

    Guns are bad please take down this tutorial

  9. Maidul Islam Avatar
    Maidul Islam

    Awesome! Excellent tutorial. Thanks for sharing.

  10. tim Avatar
    tim

    very good!! well explained tutorial

  11. YONNI Avatar
    YONNI

    Nice,cool tutorial

  12. Illusion Avatar
    Illusion

    i use ps cs3,,cs 3 hvant viberance?so how i do this step 6?? plz help me

  13. Debasis Mandal Avatar
    Debasis Mandal

    Thanks A lot. This tutorial was really helpful.

  14.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    awesome

  15. jemmy Avatar
    jemmy

    gk tau buat’a

  16. elena Avatar
    elena

    NICE WRITTEN. EASY TO UNDERSTAND (I DID A LOT OF TUTORIALS AND SOME CONFUSE ME) CLEAR AND WELL EXPRESSED.
    THANKS A LOT.
    GREETINGS FROM SPAIN

  17. Kyle Avatar
    Kyle

    I couldnt do it in CS4. At step 14 the effect did take place. i dont know where i went wrong.

  18. Luu Avatar
    Luu

    Thank you very much. Now my facebook avatar ‘s cool

  19. Mukisa Avatar
    Mukisa

    nice

  20. pedro Avatar
    pedro

    Nice one

  21. tecdiva Avatar
    tecdiva

    So… what happens after step 11?

  22. thuske Avatar
    thuske

    thank you…. it worked well

  23. mohammed Avatar
    mohammed

    nice

  24. Janiz Avatar
    Janiz

    Thank you so much for this detailed tutorial!

  25. thomas Avatar
    thomas

    Thanks for the great tutorial! Will this work the same in CS4?

  26. Beez Avatar
    Beez

    Thank you so much.You’re way of teaching is very detailed and that’s the biggest part.Keep up the great work.

  27. Andreas Beerli Avatar
    Andreas Beerli

    really nice :) couldnt get the stock but used another and went just as well thanks so much

  28. Nayan Wani Avatar
    Nayan Wani

    hjg

  29. Petr Avatar
    Petr

    Great tutorial!
    Simple, nice, well written.
    Thank you!

  30. AMIN.M Avatar
    AMIN.M

    wow, thank u much for sharing this.

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