Tattoo

Tattoo  (4 in total) (4 separate posts)

Get coloured picture of tattoos “on skin” off the internet

Example

 Picture 1: Dragon

Open in Photoshop
Duplicate layer (ctrl-J)
Convert to grey scale (do not merge layers)
Set up a black background on a new layer (behind the tattoo)
Remove the background of the tattoo (magic eraser or magic wand or lasso)
Remove the light tones and midtones (color select)
Remove all BUT the main features of the image (keep the outline and structure)
Bevel and emboss
Erase until a minimal amount of the original exists but the image is still recognizable
Redraw the areas lost – and where it needs more structure.

When you are finish- the tattoo should looked like the bone structure of the original

The final project should also look 3-D
Save for web:  as a jpg
Hand-in psd and jpg
Blog jpg
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Picture 2: Skull
Picture 3: your choice
Picture 4: Your choice