Step 9
Add layer mask for half head layer, do this while holding Alt button. This will change the selection into layer mask. And because you hold Alt button, the color of layer mask become inverted. Now we get a hole in the face.
Step 10
Continue masking using hard round brush tool until the upper head part is completely hidden. Make sure you set the brush color to black when continue masking.
Step 11
Show the rim cut layer, you should saw the curve white lines now. Remove this curve white lines by continue masking on the half head layer using smaller brush, and set the brush color to white.
Step 12
Our selection on Step 3 seems to leave some hair texture on the ears. Repair this flaws using a new clipping mask layer and Clone Stamp tool. Sample a clean skin texture near the ears area to cover the hair texture. Because we’re working in different layer, make sure Sample: All layers option is selected from the option bar.
Step 13
Add a new clipping mask layer above rim cut layer. Using Eyedropper tool, pick highlights and shadows color samples from the face and set them as the foreground and background color.
Step 14
Ctrl+Click rim cut’s layer thumbnail to create a selection. Expand selection area about 2px wide by going to menu Select> Modify> Expand.
Use Filter>Render> Clouds menu to fill the selection with cloud filter. Not satisfied with the result? You can repeat the clouds filter by pressing Ctrl+F.
Deselect with Ctrl+D when you’re done.
Step 15
Use Burn and Dodge tool to manually define shadows and highlight areas in the cut texture layer. Make sure you pick Range: Midtones and use low Exposure value for both tools.
Step 16
Still in the cut texture layer, add grainy noise to it by using Filter> Noise> Add Noise. Set the Amount: 2% and then OK.
Blur the noise using Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur with radius value around 0.3.
Step 17
The ‘hole’ inside the circle need to be fill with texture. Select it easily using Magic Wand tool (make sure the sample all layers option was checked!).
As like the previous steps, expand the selection around 2px value.
34 responses to “How to Create a Surreal Head Stack in Photoshop”
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Surreal head stack is great practice to improve photoshop skill. I do this when learning photoshop.
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I like this manipulation but the instagram filter is horrible!!
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this tutorial sucks, most of the functions does not work
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Thanks. Very resourcefull
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Thank you brother, at last I finally found what actually I am looking for. I have tried lot of apps and ad-ons with photosop. But this is manual and perfect solution. Thanks again buddy. From today I will be your daily reader :)
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absolute brilliant ta
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This tutorial is so cool. That heads effect just makes me giggle and I’m sure a lot of people appreciate it. I want to complete as many tutorials as possible. I would hate myself if I didn’t save my work.
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awesome and unique collection of sequence photography i love it.
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Nice tut :)
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Wonderful. I created a simpler version of this effect from my son’s image and I want to surprise him with it. Thank you Jayan Saputra.
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Great tutorial, thanks :)
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Thanks very much for very good lesson!
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Jesus man, this is so ridiculous to follow.
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this is discusting
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Very nice surreal tutorial. I wanna learn this kind surreal technique from long time ago,thank you very much Jayan Saputra :)
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I like this one.it’s different.
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Horrible
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can any budy tell me how can i make bigger panaflex.
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Nice
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This Sucks
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I’m having trouble finding subtract from shape in cs6,is it Subtract ‘Front’ shape? I think this may be why I cant load both paths to a selection at one time. Please help.
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Nice a tutorial .
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this tutorial is a little bit chaotic
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la verdad se me ha complicado el tutorial no ce si es por que no trabajo con la misma imagen o le falta algo al tutorial agradecería que me explicaran gracias
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Amazing
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vsd
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great job bro…. U have sharpened my skills!!! tnkq
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I’d leave the top head out and keep it hollow
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nice work..appreciated.. ! may i plz gt the .pdf of this tutorial.
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NICE ONE
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Good Ideas …..
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vinod
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Amazing!!
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i like this project nd i will be try to make like this but different
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