Photoshop Tutorial - How to Create a Bleeding Wound Effect
A Fun Photoshop Tutorial for Your Halloween or Other Gory Projects!
Step #1
Open the image that you would like to create this effect on.
Step #2
Create a new layer: ctrl + shift + n or Window > Layers
Step #3
On the new layer, you will now make a small wound-shaped selection using the lasso tool.
Step #4
Fill in the shape you have just made: Shift+F5. Use a dark shade of red color in the selection. See Image #1
Step #5
Select the burn tool (O), and then choose a brush with the size 200px and hardness of 12px.
Burn the fill color for one mouse click. Image #2
Step #6
Select the smudge tool (R) with a small brush and 100% hardness.
Drag the blood as shown in Image #3
Step #8
After spreading the fill color in some area, select the burn tool again, but this time select a small brush of 2px-5px.
Step #9
Now burn in the position where you want the wound to be (normally, it would be in the middle of blood). Image #4
Step #10
After creating the wound, select a large sized brush and set the hardness to 200px. Burn the blood and wound for two-three mouse clicks.
Step #11
Now select the Texturizer: (Filter > Texture > Texturizr). In the box that pops open, select the texture Burlap.Set the 'scaling' to 200px and set 'relief' to1-3px. See Image #5
Step #12
Press okay, and you are done!
The blood will look realistic if the burning and smudging done correctly.
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- You can creating a bleeding wound effect in photoshop
- Te burn and smudge tools are the main tools you will use
- The blood will look realistic if the burning and smudging done correctly.
7 Comments
Post a CommentGood tutorial!! Helped me with my photography course and my final piece came out great.
Thanks :)
Don't listen to them, This was a great tutorial. My finished product came out wonderful. Thank you.
I don't mean to sound rude but I guess I must.
I don't do a tutorial if it doesn't include a picture of the finished product at least. It leads me to believe that it's too crappy for the person to want to show people.
i don't see any pictures. is there a link i'm missing or something?
great tut!
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