Make tattoo composite in Photoshop

1. Download thepractice images . Open " model_130899020.jpg" in Photoshop and rename the layer's default name "Background" to "model photo".

2. Now drag and drop the second practice image "tattoo.png" on the Photoshop canvas and move the mouse cursor close to a corner handle until it changes to a double arrow rotation cursor.

Tip: When you drag a new image on the Photoshop canvas a blue outline with handles will appear around the image. You can click and drag on the handles to change size or come close to a corner handle to alter rotation of an image.

3. Rotate the image by approximately 57° then scale the tattoo graphic up to 160% and reposition it over the girls back and shoulder.

4. With the "tattoo" layer selected, chose Multiply from the Blend Modes drop down on the Layers panel, then lower the Opacity of the layer to about 80%.

6. From the toolbar on the left select the Brush Tool.

7. Set the brush size to 240 px and hardness to 80%.

8. At the bottom of the toolbar click on the double arrow to set the foreground color to black, if necessary.

Tip: When a layer mask is selected for editing you can chose between black and white color only. Paint with black on the layer mask to hide more detail on the layer, or paint with white to reveal detail again.

9. With the mask still selected, set the brush opacity to 10% and color to black, then paint over the part of the image you want to highlight.

Tip: You can paint multiple times over the tattoo part you want to highlight in order to increase the effect. Change back the color to white in case you want decrease the effect again.

10. In the Layers panel, click the Link icon to unlink the tattoo image from its mask, and then click the tattoo thumbnail to select it. This lets you edit the graphic independently from the mask.

11. Choose Edit – Transform – Warp.

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