This lesson you'll see how is it possible to represent the wallpaper, having a photo only.

Open a girl's photo for the beginning: File ? Open (ctrl+o)



Using Polygonal Lasso Tool, mark it out along its contour.



Then cut it out (Edit ? Cut (ctrl+x)) and insert it on a new layer: Edit ? Paste (ctrl+v). The layer containing the rest of the picture must be deleted (Layer ? Delete - Layer). Apply next step the Crop Tool and enlarge the illustration's size to have enough place for the background.



Create now a new layer: Layer ? New ? Layer and place it on the bottom, just clicking on it and move it on the necessary place. After that, paint it, using the Gradient Tool.



Get back to the girl's layer processing. Correct the brightness, contrast and the color, using next combination: Image ? Adjustments ? Curves (ctrl+m).



We've got such a picture:



Copy then the layer that we've got: Layer ? Duplicate Layer and make the girl's picture totally white, applying next selection: Image ? Adjustments ? Brightness/Contrast.

 

Blur Place the last layer lower than the basic girl's layer, using Filter ? Blur ? Radial Blur.

 

Then blur a little the outside picture's contours with the Blur Tool.

 

Use the Brush Tool for creating long eyelashes.

 

Copy the layer containing the eyelashes and blur out the copy, applying Filter ? Blur ? Gaussian Blur.