General: Manipulation Basics - Holes

Here is an example of what we will be making.

http://www.graphicaddicts.net/tutorials/mbholes.jpg[/img:ec4bd2eb12]

Preperation:
[url=http://www.graphicaddicts.net/tutorials/face.jpg]Click here[/url] for the photograph of the person I used.
[url=http://www.graphicaddicts.net/tutorials/meat.jpg]Click here[/url] for the photograph of the meat I used.

1. Open the picture of the person you want to manipulate.
a. Make a new layer and title it Hole.
b. Select the Brush tool [img:ec4bd2eb12]http://www.graphicaddicts.net/tutorials/mbhss1.jpg[/img:ec4bd2eb12]. Select a soft brush, I used a 35 pixel brush, adjust the size according to the size of the photo. Click the Brushes tab on the top right of your screen.
[img:ec4bd2eb12]http://www.graphicaddicts.net/tutorials/mbhss2.jpg[/img:ec4bd2eb12]
Use the following settings:
[url=http://www.graphicaddicts.net/tutorials/mbhss3.jpg]Screen Shot[/url]
c. Set your forground color to Black ([color=#000000:ec4bd2eb12]000000[/color:ec4bd2eb12]).
d. Make sure the Hole layer is selected. Begin painting, I painted her neck but you can place the hole anywhere.
[url=http://www.graphicaddicts.net/tutorials/mbhss4.jpg]Screen Shot[/url]

2. Whats inside...
a. Open meat.jpg
b. Select > All
c. Edit > Copy
d. Return to the picture of the person. Edit > Paste. Title the new layer Meat.
e. Place the Meat layer under the Hole layer. Position it how you want.
[url=http://www.graphicaddicts.net/tutorials/mbhss5.jpg]Screen Shot[/url]
f. Control + Click the Hole layer. (Command + Click on Mac).
[url=http://www.graphicaddicts.net/tutorials/mbhss6.jpg]Screen Shot[/url]
g. Select > Inverse. Delete.
[url=http://www.graphicaddicts.net/tutorials/mbhss7.jpg]Screen Shot[/url]
h. Place the Meat layer above the Hole layer.

3. Finishing touches.
a. Duplicate the Hole layer. Title it Hole Overlay. Place it above the Meat layer.
[url=http://www.graphicaddicts.net/tutorials/mbhss8.jpg]Screen Shot[/url]
b. Open the blending options for the Hole Overlay layer. Set the mode to Overlay.
[url=http://www.graphicaddicts.net/tutorials/mbhss9.jpg]Screen Shot[/url]
c. Open the blending options for the Meat layer. Add an Inner Shadow with the following settings:
[url=http://www.graphicaddicts.net/tutorials/mbhss10.jpg]Screen Shot[/url] (The color is [color=#A60000:ec4bd2eb12]A60000[/color:ec4bd2eb12]).
d. Select the Meat layer. Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast
[url=http://www.graphicaddicts.net/tutorials/mbhss11.jpg]Screen Shot[/url]

4. File > Save...

Finished! Thats all. Really.

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