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This tutorial demonstrates how to create a face and flag blend. To work along exactly, you can download two images of equal size Here. Unzip the file and open the contents onto Photoshop’s workspace. This website Here has a large selection of world flags.
Resizing Images Tutorial Here!
Resize Two Images Equally Tutorial Here!
Flag of St George Here!
Undo and Navigation Steps
Two ways of undoing steps are from the top menu, Edit then Step Backwards.
Alternatively, click a previous snapshot in the History Palette.
Navigate (zoom in and pan) your image using the Navigator Palette,
or the Zoom Tool. 
Activate The Hand Tool by tapping the Spacebar, keeping the Spacebar pressed, pan your image in the usual way. 
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Open your start images onto Photoshop’s workspace - ensuring they are of similar size.
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Then activate the face image, and save it as a .psp file. Save it to a memorable folder, as you will be retrieving it later in this lesson.
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Now, activate the flag image, and Shift-drag it onto the face image. Shift-dragging ensures the flag is centrally placed.
Tip
To save PC resources, the original flag Jpeg can be deleted.
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From the Layers palette, activate the flag layer, then change its Blend Mode from Normal to Overlay. Given that different coloured pixels react uniquely when blended with other pixels, it is important to experiment with different Blending Modes.
In addition, experiment with different Layer Opacities.
Extensive Layers Lesson Here!
Extensive Blending Modes Lesson Here!
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Now, to create the illusion of the flag contouring the subject’s face, we will retrieve and utilise, the .psd file that was saved earlier. Therefore, from the top menu, choose Filter then choose Distort then choose Displace. In the subsequent Displace dialogue box, set the following attributes, then click OK.
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After clicking OK, the following Choose a displacement map dialogue box will appear. Scroll the Look in menu and locate the face .psd file you saved earlier, then click Open.
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After you click Open, the flag will assume the face’s contours - as demonstrated below.
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To fade the flag, activate the flag’s layer, and reduce its Opacity.
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Prior to flattening the layers, areas of the flag that transcend the hair/eyes can be removed using the Eraser Tool, and harsh edges can be smoothed with the Blur Tool.
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To finish, sharpen your image Lesson, flatten the layers, then save your work.
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