In Tutorials Mar 27, 200940
Create an Amazing A.I. Robot Woman in Photoshop
Hi everyone, I’m Alvaro Guzman and this time I’ll show you some photo manipulation techniques to design a dramatic image depicting a “Artificial intelligence” concept. Let’s get it started!
Preview
This is a preview of the final effect.
Step 1
Open this image as is and double click on “background” layer to make it editable, rename the layer to “girl” then adjust Levels and auto adjust Curves to lighten the image a little bit.
Step 2
Extract the girl from the black background, and add a new Fill layer below “girl” layer.
Step 3
Paste this picture by hotblack as a background into a new layer named “forest”, go to Layer > Layer Mask > Hide All and using the Gradient Tool, paint a Radial Gradient White – Black on the layer mask.
Step 4
Create a new layer above all the other, name it “Light” and fill it with a Reflected Gradient White – Black and adjust the curves as shows the image below to add more light stripes. Distort the layer using Transform options and Command (Ctrl) + Click on the corners. Then change layer’s Blend Mode to Saturation, and Opacity to 45%.
Step 5
Select “Girl” layer, then using the Lasso tool, select an irregular shape over girl’s face. Copy the selection and paste it into a new layer named “Face”.
Step 6
Select “Girl” layer once more, then using the Lasso select the entire body, take special care on the neck, make the selection rounded there, you can follow the necklace shape to make it right. Copy and paste the selection into a new layer named “Body”.
Step 7
Duplicate “Girl” layer and hide the original. Select “Girl copy” and using the Burn Tool darken girls’ neck, chin and cheek.
Step 8
Select “Girl” layer once more, select and copy a little piece of forehead, hair and ear. Copy and paste it above “Face” layer.
Step 9
Next, select “Body” layer and select a section of the arm and cut it. Hiding “Girl copy” layer you’ll see how it looks. Then make visible “Girl copy” once more, and using the burn tool darken some areas of “Girl copy” layer. Repeat this process as many times as you want in several places.
Step 10
Download this image by henry_azui, select a long piece of chrome metal and copy it. Paste it into a new layer between “Body” and “Girl copy” layer, Feel free to transform the bars to make them match your design.
Step 11
Select a bended piece of metal, Rotate it, Warp it and place it as a robotic mandible. Remember, put this metallic piece between “Body” and “Girl copy” layers.
Step 12
Duplicate the previous metallic part. Adjust the Lightness on Hue / Saturation window to make it darker. Transform it and place it as the right side of the mandible.
Step 13
Select and copy a little engine’s piece. Paste it, resize the shape and place it somewhere over the mandible.
Step 14
Paste the previous metal piece again, warp it as you want to place it as the girl’s chest.
Step 15
Continue adding metal, this time select a thin piece and paste it twice as shown in the image below.
Step 16
Add more metal on the chest.
Step 17
And so on, you can add as many metal as you desire, everywhere.
Step 18
Next, grab this picture of some colored wires, extract them from the white background and place it above “Metal” layers (I put all the metal in a folder by the way) and below “Body” layer. Put as many copies of the wires as you want.
Step 19
Select “Girl copy” layer, select the dark part behind the metal and wires and delete that selection.
Step 20
Select the clone tool and a tiny brush. Select “Body” layer and clone some skin areas over the knees, chest and dress to increase the cut out illusion.
Step 21
Use the dodge tool to create a peeled border effect.
Step 22
Create a new layer below “Body” layer and using a big soft black Brush, paint some shadows to increase the deep sensation.
Step 23
Merge all the layers, or put all the layers into a folder, name it “Image” duplicate it and merge it. Duplicate the copy and Blur it a little bit, then apply a Radial Gradient Layer Mask to the blurred copy.
Step 24
To increase the dramatic effect, add a Gradient Map adjustment layer (#0F2344 – #A2B5F0). Change its Blend Mode to Overlay and opacity to 55%.
Conclusion
Finally add further details, I’m adding a fibers texture on top, some text and a spark. Is up to you now!
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40 Comments
Mar 27, 2009
Great tutorial!
Mar 27, 2009
OMG Where did you learn that skill. awesome!!
Mar 27, 2009
thanks RTed this
Mar 28, 2009
Great tutorial, it’s a pretty standart topic but very well explained.
Mar 28, 2009
Yeah I’ll go with Smashill, nothing new, but a good attention to detail and well explained. The outcome is more professional than many tuts on this topic.
Mar 28, 2009
hi men, ….hey, thats really, really wonderfull, you are so rock.
thanks you so much for this tutorial, i lke it and i learn very much.
Mar 29, 2009
muy bien Álvaro!!!
Mar 29, 2009
Great tutorial totally inspired thanks man
Mar 30, 2009
nice imagenation
Mar 30, 2009
I honestly think the bio-mechanical parts is the easiest. What isn’t covered well in this tutorial is how to give the skin a realistic feel to compliment the bio-mechanical parts.
Other than that, nice tutorial.
Mar 31, 2009
Great tutorial that’s also inspiring. Thanks!
Apr 1, 2009
Great tutorial! Easy to follow and an interesting effect.
Apr 2, 2009
Thanks,very interesting, I linked your blog;)
Apr 13, 2009
Great tut. thanks it really helped me for my skills…. Congratulation
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May 5, 2009
What a great bit of photo retouching ,I will certainly recommend this to my colleagues!
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May 14, 2009
Brilliant! thanks for sharing
May 20, 2009
Whoa great explanations. Thx a Lot, will try my own !
May 23, 2009
How did you do Step 2 so clean??
Jun 19, 2009
Wow this tutorial is awesome I can see a whole host of robot people taking over the web, can’t wait to put these effects to good use.
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Aug 29, 2009
I love this tutorial.
Sep 12, 2009
Thank you soo much!!!!!
It helped me alot!
Sep 12, 2009
I tried and it didn’t work.. i followed every single step with that same picture and it didn’t work!
I want to learn how to do it so i can do it on other picture but nothing works!!
I thought yours might help me and it didn’t
Sep 16, 2009
It’s very cool, but I’m a beginer can ypu record(step by step) that and put the link here, it’ll be very helpfull
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Dec 3, 2009
Wow! you’re amazing…
Dec 6, 2009
Wow Amazing! It really helped me A lot!
Thank u!
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Apr 27, 2010
oh, it looks awesome,
thanks for sharing this, but, could you make something like a robotic man like a logo of nod32?
do you know what i mean? that will be great!
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May 27, 2010
Thanks for thge tut, I used it almost word for word and it looks great, I used it in some college work, keep up the work and again thanks
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