Introduction: the invisible man and Photoshop

Have you ever wondered how to make an invisible man photo using Photoshop? If your answer is yes, you are in the right place. Planning is a crucial aspect for the entire process to be successful. First of all, you need to have the right images. Alternatively, you can take your own photograph. For these, you’ll need equipment like a digital camera, a tripod, and a stool. You can wear any clothes. You also need a photo of sunglasses. Elements from Photoshop 9 and higher will work just fine. Below are 6 important steps that will show you exactly how to make an invisible man image using Photoshop.

1. Take the photo

Using your digital camera mounted on a tripod, find a suitable spot and take a picture. You can take any pose you like, however in this example we will consider using images readily available online.

2.Copy and paste

After acquiring a suitable image, copy and paste it into Photoshop. Take the move tools and check all the boxes showing the auto select layer and bounding box.

3. Hide your face and hands

After copying and pasting your photo into Photoshop, the next step is to hide the face. You should use the Add Layer Mask icon located at the bottom of your Layers panel. Take the Brush Tool and start hiding the face. You should use a soft brush for best results. Make sure the foreground is set to black before you start using your brush. In case you make a mistake, press X to undo and then paint to show parts of the layer.

4. Add the necklace

Since it is difficult to hide the face without touching the back neck, you should consider re-doing the neck to get the right hollow shirt look. The lasso tool comes in handy at this point. Make a rough selection of the necklace and then use your move tool to drag and drop the area onto the main image. You can reduce the layer’s opacity to 50 percent and then click on the bounding box. Use your move tool to position your layer perfectly.

5. Insert your glasses and hat

Open a suitable image with glasses. Use the quick selection tools to zoom in and paint over the glasses. If your image has a background, hold down Alt and paint over the background. Use move to drag and drop the glasses perfectly onto the main image. You can change the size of the glasses to fit perfectly in the transparent face region. Repeat the same procedure to add a hat.

6. Clone to finish

Once everything is perfectly placed, create a new layer. Drag the layer onto the stack and then grab the clone tool. Set Sample All Layers and then hold Alt to sample the shoulders. Paint to clone the suit. Cloning helps fix rough edges. After cloning, you will have successfully created an invisible man image using Photoshop.