How to Emboss a Face into a Wall

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Open the background image in Photoshop. Make the necessary adjustments like the color, contrast, saturation, etc. if needed.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11420″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Open a photo of a face you would like to use. Make necessary color, contrast, etc. adjustments if needed. Then desaturate the layer.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”11421″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”11422″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Open the face in the background document and place it on the background.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11423″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Press Ctrl + T or Edit > Free Transform to transform if required.

Temporarily hide the face layer and select the background layer.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11424″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are going to make the hieroglyphics a displacement map to make the face follow the contours of the hieroglyphics. In order to do this, right-click on the hieroglyphics layer and click on Duplicate Layer then click on New for the Document to open.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11425″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Enter Displacement for Name & click OK.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11426″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This will create a new tab with the hieroglyphics. Displacement maps look best when slightly blurred. So go to Filter > Blur> Gaussian Blur… Blur it 1px and click OK.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11427″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Save the file as Displacement.psd on a desktop or anywhere easily accessible. Then close the displacement file.

Make a copy of the hieroglyphics layer by pressing Ctrl + J & change the blend mode of the copy to Soft Light.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11428″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Move the copy to the top of the layers panel and temporarily hide it. Make the face visible & active.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11429″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Go to Filter >  Distort > Displace…

Horizontal Scale 10, Stretch To Fit, Repeat Edge Pixels. Click OK.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11430″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This will open Choose a displacement map window. Click the Displacement file & Open.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11431″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The face is now wrapping itself around the contours of the hieroglyphics background based on its luminance values.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11432″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Make a copy of the face. Hide the copy & make the original active. Change the blend mode of the original face to Overlay & reduce its Opacity to 40%.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11433″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Make the face copy visible and active then change its Blend Mode to Multiply.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11434″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Double click on the face copy layer to open Layer Style window. Go to Color Overlay & click on the color box to open the Select overlay color: to something like below & click OK.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11435″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Change the Blend Mode: Color Dodge.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11436″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Go to Drop Shadow. Change the distance based on your image. I’ve set it to 22 px.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11437″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Click OK. This is what the final image will look like.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11438″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row]