Terminator

This tutorial shows how to take a stock image of a human skull into Photoshop and create a terminator robot.

Corey Barker is Executive Producer of PlanetPhotoshop.com and is an Education and Curriculum Developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. Corey has also made numerous appearances on the highly rated podcast, PhotoshopUser TV, and is co-host of Layers TV.

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Garry said on — May 22, 2009 @ 3:55 pm

Amazing work, thank you Corey.
Simon Steele said on — May 22, 2009 @ 4:05 pm

You are a dude Mr. Barker.
Jon said on — May 22, 2009 @ 6:02 pm

Pretty cool stuff here.
Jason Loucks said on — May 22, 2009 @ 7:28 pm

Corey,

Once again you rocked it out. You give us something that is beyond any tutorial you will find anywhere else. You rock!
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Grumpy Git . org Trackback on — May 23, 2009 @ 2:55 pm

Photoshop Terminator Tuteorial…

This tutorial shows how to take a stock image of a human skull into Photoshop and create a terminator robot.
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TraumaHound said on — May 23, 2009 @ 3:27 pm

Wow! What I’m most impressed with is the high-coolness-factor of the finished product in what look about 10 minutes to create. You never cease to amaze me!
Kyle Maloney said on — May 24, 2009 @ 8:31 pm

Pretty cool. think you could do more Terminator tuts? I’d like to see how you would make it look like the skull was peering through flesh of a human, preferably from scratch (ie, by not using pics of wounds for the torn bloody skin). any time I try, the flesh along the edges of the torn skin never really look convincing.
Pedro Nogueira said on — May 25, 2009 @ 7:17 am

That’s the first time I leave a comment here but I always watch your tutorials.
Great, great job as always!
As a NAPP member I try to follow the Photoshop guys everywhere on the web
I’ll be back
David said on — May 25, 2009 @ 8:43 pm

sweet work do you have the link for that skull
Ole Martin said on — May 26, 2009 @ 2:46 pm

Cool, thanks Corey
PB said on — May 27, 2009 @ 5:02 am

Amazing work, thank you Corey.
malooq said on — May 27, 2009 @ 12:26 pm

Where do u get that picture from?
I know you get from istock photo but you have to pay, could anyone send me the picture of that skull. at malooqtariq@hotmail.com
Thank you.
robert said on — May 28, 2009 @ 6:16 am

where did u get that image from i cant find it
Ritchie said on — May 31, 2009 @ 7:48 am

WOW this site is great and this tutorial is really amazing i dont think i will go anywhere else for tutorials now
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Mark said on — June 2, 2009 @ 2:04 pm

Hey. Great tutorial. I have been making my own terminator as one would do but what i have been doing is layering my face over the top of it and adding in gun wounds and other wounds to it. I am not so satisfied with the flesh torn effect and was wondering if u could do a tutorial using the terminator skull u have just made and put a face on it also adding wounds similar to end of terminator 2. Much appreciated. All the best.
Derya ELMAS said on — June 3, 2009 @ 10:47 am

another amazin tutorial…Thanks Corey.
tom said on — June 3, 2009 @ 12:10 pm

hey great work but where do you get the picture from i wil like to now great tutorails
retoucher77 said on — June 4, 2009 @ 9:23 am

that was really great. Corey, you rocks!
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Antonio said on — June 8, 2009 @ 4:46 pm

Nice Tut, you are the Man!!
aris15th said on — June 13, 2009 @ 5:20 am

this is super amazing.. thanks corey!
SOHAIL said on — June 18, 2009 @ 4:01 am

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS TUTORIAL
bebopdesigner said on — June 18, 2009 @ 11:09 am

Oh wow! that was brilliant. Cheers!
Juliet said on — June 24, 2009 @ 3:44 pm

Please help!! Its never happened before. I tried using the filter liquify but I couldn’t see the live preview while making the changes, but when I clicked ok, It actually did make the changes.

Question : How do I see the changes being made while using liquify, is it some setting that went wrong?
Thanks in advance
Hannah said on — June 29, 2009 @ 10:23 am

Wow, it looks so good! Thanks
Kiko said on — July 4, 2009 @ 5:31 am

I like it…
moony said on — July 13, 2009 @ 7:09 am

crazy cool corey
Krawiakin (LT) said on — July 20, 2009 @ 2:44 pm

Wow amazing magic of photoshop and u Mr.Barker
Mido said on — July 23, 2009 @ 12:36 pm

please help me i’m a jonior and want to be a professional so help me as much as you can and i would thank mr.Corey Barker and please talk slowly because you speak sooooooo fast.
deejay said on — September 23, 2009 @ 3:55 am

hey make a 300 image…
Adedamola said on — November 23, 2009 @ 10:27 pm

Hello Baker, Please how do I download the terminator tutorial?
AJ said on — January 3, 2010 @ 1:12 pm

We seem to be talking into space mostly. No reply? O.o
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