How to Create Bullet Holes in Photoshop
Photoshop offers unlimited possibilities for creating visual effects that can enhance any photo or design project. Using Adobe Photoshop 8.0, you can create dimensional bullet holes to add to a photo or design in a few sequential steps.
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Instructions
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How to Create Bullet Holes in Photoshop
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Start Photoshop.
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Select "File" and "New" from the drop-down menu. This will open a small window containing information for the new file you are going to create. Name the document and enter the height and width of the new document. (In this example, our image document width and height are both 400 pixels.) Save the document.
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Select the rectangular marquee tool in the tools pallet. Drag the marquee tool from the upper left corner of the document to the bottom right corner. Select "Layer" then "New" from the drop-down menu and click on "New Layer." This will bring up a small window so you can name the new layer. Name the layer "color background." Click "Save." You have created a new layer, which you will now see in the layers pallet.
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Keep the layer selected. Choose the "Foreground Color" square at the bottom of the tools pallet. This will bring up the color picker window. Enter the color number 666666 next to the # sign. Click OK.
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Create the bullet hole. Create a new layer. Name the new layer "Bullet One." Go to the tools pallet and select the elliptical marquee tool; use it to draw a circle.
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With the circular selection still active, select "Edit" from the top menu and then "Fill" from the drop-down menu. In the "Fill" window that appears, select the drop-down menu in the "Contents" section and choose "Black" as the color. The circle will fill in with black. Click anywhere on the document to deselect the circle.
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Create a new layer. Name the new layer "Damage." Choose the lasso tool in the tools pallet; use it to make a selection by drawing sharp edges along the circle you created. This will be the damage that is created by the bullet. Fill the layer with a lighter grey than the background. (Refer to Step 6.)
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Select the burn tool in the tools pallet. In the "Options" bar, select "Shadows" and make the pressure 4%. Use the burn tool to create burn marks on the damaged area.
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Select the sharpen tool in the tools pallet. In the Options bar, set the pressure to 42%. Sharpen some edges of the damaged area. Go back and select the burn tool. Using the burn tool, go back over the damage area and add more burn marks to the sharpened areas. You may want to experiment a little with this particular step using the burn and sharpen tools to get the effect you want.
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Select the "damage" layer on the layers pallet and double click on it to bring up the Options window. In this window, select "Drop Shadow." Select "Multiply" for the blend mode and set the opacity to 65%. Click OK.
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Select the "Bullet One" layer on the layers pallet and double-click on it to bring up the Options window. In the Options window, select "Stroke" and "Inner Glow." Double-click on "Inner Glow" to view its options. In the Structure area, set the Blend Mode to "Screen," the opacity to 75% and the noise to 0%. Select the color box below and change the yellow default to #504F4F. Click OK.
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Now you should have a finished product depicting the bullet hole with the damaged area around it. To make additional bullet holes, repeat these steps.
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Tips & Warnings
Try using a wood, paper or metal background in Step 3 if you don't want a plain gray background.
