This tutorial will teach you how to transform a regular image into a dark, scary one.
Step 1:
Press "Ctrl + O", select your file and press "Ok" to open it.
Step 2:
Go to "Image -> Adjustments -> Brightness/Contrast" and set "Brightness" to "50".
Step 3:
Duplicate your Layer (Ctrl + J)
Step 4:
Press "Ctrl + U" for "Hue/Saturation" with these Settings:
Step 5:
Go to Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur with "3,5" Pixel
Step 6:
Right Click on the Duplicated Layer and go to "Blending Options" with these Settings:
Step 7:
Duplicate your Layer (Ctrl + J)
Step 8:
Press "Ctrl + U" for "Hue/Saturation" with these Settings:
Step 9:
Select all Layers in your Layer box (it must be 3) [Click "Ctrl", then you can grab all Layers at the same time] and Press "Ctrl+E" to Merge all Layers
Sig
If you want a sig, follow these steps. Otherwise save your image, and your done!
Step 10:
Press "Ctrl+N" to make a New Document and size it "300x100 px" ...
Select your Building and go to "Image -> Image Size" and size it "Width: 300 px" ... then it gets automatically the "Height" it has to
Step 11:
Press "Ctrl+A" to select everything and Press "V" and Grab it into your new sig...
Step 12:
Add some Scanlines (and/or) , Text (and/or) , Border ...
My Outcome Large:
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My Outcome Sig: