How to "X-Ray" an Images!

I have experimented with this before and it does work, to a certain extent–and depending upon the source image. I do know many here–including some of the Major Dudes–could do this easily and may even have elevated it to an art form. Anyway, here is the steps guys… c”,)

Step 1 – selecting your photo

- You will need a decent photo. sheer is not the only characteristic the photo must posses, but it is an important one. black sheer, because of the limitations imposed on color levels, seem not to work, or at least not nearly as good.
- the material itself doesn’t matter as you can see from the examples below; as long as it’s sheer and a light colored material, you should be fine.

Step 2 – selecting the area to “X-Ray”

- Try to only select the area in which you are editing, don’t do the entire image or it will look terrible. For this you will need to use the “Magnetic Lasso” tool or if you’ve got surgeon’s hands the “FreeHand Selection” tool and outline the specified area. it’s better if you do it at magnification and adjust the “Tolerance” accordingly.
- once the area has been selected, right click within the outlined area and choose “Layer Via Copy.” this will make a new layer from the selected portion.

Step 3 – Obtaining “X-Ray” look

- next, go to “Image” –> “Adjustments” –> “Levels.” From there you can play with the slide bar to achieve the best effect.
- From here you can start to get artistic, play with other levels like, colour, contrast, brightness, and most importantly the “Dodge” and “Burn” tools to perfect it.
- lastly, Merge Visible.

~that’s it guys! That’s simple it is, really! So, guys enjoy and I’m sure you will like this one… c”,)

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