Create An Image Using Photoshop

Create An Image Within An Image Using Photoshop In This Tutorial Of Photoshop We Bring More Focus To The Main Subject By Creating An Image Within An Image. We Will Use The Vector Shape To Create Dimensions Of The Image So That We Can Rotate And Resize It Without Effecting The Image Quality.
And Also Will Add Some Layer Styles To It, Creating Clipping Mask, Sampling Of The Color From Original Image.
Moreover We Will Use Adjustment Layers, Free Transform And Warp Modes After Then Radial Blur Filter Will Be Used.
Any Latest Version Of Photoshop Can Be Used For This, The CS3 Version Is Also Suitable For It Which I Am Gonna Use.

This Is The Original Photo Which Will Be Used In This Tutorial.

Now Open The Photoshop And Open The Desired Image You Want To Use.
The Background Layer

Step 1: Duplicate The Background Layer

The First Thing You’ve To Do Is “Duplicate The Background Layer”
Shortcut Key For Duplicating A Layer Is CTRL + J.

Double Click On The Name “Layer 1″ And Rename It To “Photo”.

Step 2: Create A New Layer Below The “Photo” Layer

The Next Step Is To Create A New Layer Below The “Photo” Layer And Above The “Background” Layer, Mean Between Images.

Rename This New Layer To “Clipping Mask”.

Step 3: Drag Out The Shape Of The Photo With The Rectangle Tool

The “Clipping Mask” Layer Selected In The Layers Palette, Select The “Rectangular Tool” From The Tools Palette.
Or Use The Shortcut Key For This “U”.


Rectangular Tool Draws Rectangular Vector Based Shapes Being Selected.
In This Tutorial I Am Gonna To Drag Out The Suitable Shape And Location Of The Image.
It Is Drawn, As Shown In Below Fig.

Drawing The Vector Shape, Observe How The Layers Palette Look Like. A Vector Shape Layer Has Appeared On The “Clipping Mask” Layer Which Was Blank Before.

Step 4: Use The Vector Shape To Create A Clipping Mask

Now We’ve The Shape Of The Image, Cropped Version Of The Is Drawn Out And We Can Use This Shape As A Clipping Mask Which Will “Clip” They Layer Above It The Dimensions Of The Shape.
Hold Down The ALT]” Key And Move Your Mouse Cursor Directly Between The “Photo” And “Clipping Mask” Layers.
And The Cursor Will Change To The Clipping Mask Icon As Incircled In The Below Fig.

When The Clipping Mask Icon Appears, It Won’t Seem Like Something Has Happened. But In The Layers Palette The “Photo” Layer Will Indent To The Right, Showing That It Has Been Clipped By The Vector Shape Below It.

Step 5: Add A White Stroke To The Vector Shape To Create The Border Of The Photo Select the “Clipping Mask” Layer, Then Click On The Layer Styles Icon At The Bottom Of The Palette And “Stroke” From The Layer Styles.

It Will Open Massive Layer Style Dialog Box, Keep The Settings As Shown In The Below Fig:

Now Also Apply A “Drop Shadow” And Keep The Settings As I Have Done In The Below Fig:

[I]Here Is The Result So Far With Followed Steps:[/I]

Step 6: Use ‘Free Transform’ To Rotate And/Or Resize The Shape As Needed

Now You’ve To Rotate, Resize Your Vector Shape A This Point. Make Sure The Shape Layer Is Selected.
Use The Keyboard Shortcut Key “CTRL + T” To Enable Free Transform Box And Handles Around The Image.
You Can Also Resize Or Rotate At Your Taste, See The Below Fig As I Have Done It:

Step 7: Switch Between Free Transform And Warp Modes

You Can Also Exlude This Step If You’re Happy With The Above Result. But You Want To Make Little Changes With The Free Transform Then Follow This Step.
Click “CTRL + T” Confirm That Vector Shape Is Selected And Then Click The “[I]Switch Between Free Transform And Warp Modes[/I]” Icon, As Shown Below:

The Image After Applying So, Will Look Like:

Now You’ve To Little Bit Disturbe The Bottom Points To Get A Pretty A Shape. You Can Also Set It With Your Choice.
Keep The Mouse Click Button Press And Drag It Little, As Shown Through RED CIRCLE And LINE In The Below Fig:

When You’re Done With The Above Settings, Your Image Will Look Like This:

Now Press Enter Button So That The Image Could Release From The “Free Transform”.
Now The Image Has Got A Bit Change Look From The Above Result:

Step 8: Use The Eyedropper Tool To Sample A Color From Inside The Image Area

Now Select The “Eyedropper Tool” From The Tools Palette Or Use The Shortcut Key I .
Through This Tool I Am Gonna Sample A Color From Inside The Image Area To Colorize The Original Background Layer.

Now The Eyedropper Selected , I Am Gonna Click On Some Area Of The Background Image To Sample A Matching Color For Colorizing The Background Layer.

Step 9: Colorize The Background With A Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer

Click On The Background Layer To Select It. Then Click On The “New Adjustment Layer” Icon At The Bottom Of The Layers Palette And Select Hue/Saturation From The List:

The Hue/Saturation Dialog Box Opened, Which I Am Gonna Use To Colorize The Background.
Keep The Settings As Shown In Then Below Fig:

After Applying Hue/Saturation Step Your Image Will Look Like:

Step 10: Duplicate The Background Layer Once Again

Before Applying The “Radial Blur”, First Duplicate The Background Layer One More Time So That We Could Apply The Filter On This Separate Layer.
Select The Background Layer, And Use The Shortcut Key “CTRL + J” To Duplicate It.
And Rename The Layer To “Radial Blur” .

Step 11: Apply The Radial Blur Filter To The New Layer (Radial Blur)

Select The Radial Blur Layer, Go Up To The “Filter Menu” At The Top Of The Screen.
Select “Blur” And Then “Radial Blur”. It Will Open A “Radial Blur Dialog Box”.
Now Keep The Setting As Done In The Below Fig And Then Press Ok.

After “Radial Blur” Effect:

Step 12: Lower The Opacity Of The Radial Blur Layer

This Is The Last Step Of This Tutorial. As The Radial Blur Layer Is Too Sharp, So We Low The Opacity Of This Layer So That It Could Look Suitable.
Decrease The Opacity To 50%. Opacity Option Is At The Top Of The Layers Palette.

This Is The Final Result:

Hope This Tutorial Will Be Helpful For You, Inshallah Will Be Back Again With Another Photoshop Tutorial.
Stay Blessed!