Preview of Final Results
The Bourne Legacy Movie Poster Photoshop Tutorial
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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.
If you look in the Layers palette, you can see that the adjustment was applied as a
Smart Filter.
This is because in Step 2, we changed the layer into a Smart Object.
The benefit of using Smart Filters is that you can change the settings
at any time without undoing a bunch of steps.
Step 8
Next, we’re going to add some grain to the photo using the Add Noise
filter – which will be applied as a Smart Filter just like the previous
step. Make sure you have the Photo layer selected then go to Filter >
Noise > Add Noise. Checkmark the Monochromatic option then adjust
the settings so that you get an effect like shown in the image below.
Click OK to add the noise.
Step 9
Next, we’re going to crop and rotate the image. Select the
Crop tool
(C) then in the options bar, disable the “Delete Cropped Pixel” option.
This will let us uncrop or make adjustments to the crop at any time.
Crop the image like shown in the image below. We also rotated the image
so that the eyes are more horizontally aligned. This is important
because when we add the stripes, we want to ensure that the eyes are
visible and don’t tilt off the top or bottom edge of the stripes.
Step 10
Now we’re going to add some text to the image. We’re doing this first so
that we know where to place the stripes later. In the Layers palette,
select the top layer so that when you add the text, they all appear
above the top layer. Select the Text tool then add some text around the
image with each line of text in their own layer. The font used below is
Arial.
Step 11
Select all the text layers (hold CTRL to select multiple layers) then
add them to a group (Layer > Group Layers or Ctrl+G). Rename the
group to
Text.
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