In this Photoshop how-to video, Steve Caplin creates the illusion of thoughts by masking images of birds into a subject’s head. He uses the “Blend If” sliders to remove the image’s background and the Burn tool to recover details in the highlights. Finally, Steve shows how to create a more dynamic effect by duplicating and transforming some additional birds so they appear to be flying out of the head.
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This article was last modified on April 28, 2026
This article was first published on April 28, 2026
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