Photoshop Tutorials

Open the photo you want to turn into a robot. For this tutorial, it is best if you use a photo with a face of a person like the one I'm using. If you want to use the image I used for the tutorial, DOWNLOAD IT HERE.

Create a new layer.

Choose the eliptical marquee tool , then holding down the SHIFT button, click and drag to make a selection around the eye, then fill the layer with a dark color.

Use your own judgement for the size, dont make it too big. mine is 74px by 74px (you can see the size of current selection on the "info" pallete.

Now go to Select » Modify » Contract and enter about 10.

Then hit delete.

Hit CTRL+D to deselect.

Now go to Layer » Layer Style » Bevel & Emboss and apply the following settings:

Then Layer » Layer Style » Pattern Overlay and the following settings:

Now create a new layer.

Then go to Edit » Stroke:

Width: 1px
Color: Black
Location: Center
Leave the others as default, then click ok.

CTRL+D to deselect.

Go to Layer » Layer Style » Bevel & Emboss.

Then Layer » Layer Style » Stroke

Create a new layer.

Once again, use the eliptical marquee tool + Hold down shift and create another circle even smaller than before, fill with any color. See image on the left.

Now go to Layer » Layer Style » Gradient Fill

The gradient color is as follow:
D8FFDD » 54EB5F » 90F1A0

Now go to Layer » Layer Style » Bevel Emboss

Download the following circuit image.

Open the above image, then copy and paste it onto the face, set it's blending mode to "PIN LIGHT". and opacity to 50%

Now you can move the circuit layer around until you see a pattern inside the eye that you like.

Now choose the eraser tool, and soft brush size 35

Now use the eraser tool and carefully just erase circuit leaving only what's inside the eye (green area).

You can leaving a little on the frame (grey area) of the eye if you like, it gives a nice effect.

Create a new layer UNDERNEATH the eye's layer (just above the original photo)

Then fill the selection. CTRL+D to deselect

Go to Layer » Layer Style » Gradient Fill. Fill with light grey and dark grey to give a metalic effect

Go to Layer » layer Style » Bevel Emboss.

Well, that's it for this tutorial, as you can see, all we need to do is add a few metallic objects to the face. This tutorial can go on forever, and im not going to bore you with instructions, you take over from here and use your own creativity to enhance your face. To the left is what I made after playing around.DOWNLOAD PSD FILE