Thermal Photo Effect
Learn how to convert your photos into Thermal Photo Effect.
Step 1: First open any image.

Step 2: First we apply Hue/Saturation, go to Image> Adjustments> Hue/Saturation or press Ctrl+U and apply these following setting:
Step 3: Duplicate the layer by pressing Ctrl+J and go to Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur and apply these settings:
Step 4: Set the layer blending mode to 'Overlay'.
Step 5: Merge the layers together by pressing Ctrl+E. Again duplicate the layer and go to Filter> Blur> Motion Blur and apply these following setting:
Step 6: Set the layer blending mode to 'Overlay' and merge the layer together.
After this your Image looks like this:

Step 7: Create a new layer and fill with white using Paint Bucket Tool.
Set this layer mode to 'Overlay' and do not merge.
Step 8: Press 'D' to reset your color palette. Set your foreground color to #000099 and background to white. Create a new layer and fill with this color (#000099).
Step 9: Go to Filter> Render> Clouds. Set the layer blending mode to 'Overlay' and Opacity on this layer to 57%.
Step 10: In this step create a new layer again and fill it with white. Set the layer blending mode on this layer to 'Difference'.
Step 11: In the Final step duplicate your background layer. Move this layer to 2nd from the top under white layer and set the layer blending mode to 'Darken'.

Here's is the Final Result!:

Step 1: First open any image.

Step 2: First we apply Hue/Saturation, go to Image> Adjustments> Hue/Saturation or press Ctrl+U and apply these following setting:
Step 3: Duplicate the layer by pressing Ctrl+J and go to Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur and apply these settings:
Step 4: Set the layer blending mode to 'Overlay'.
Step 5: Merge the layers together by pressing Ctrl+E. Again duplicate the layer and go to Filter> Blur> Motion Blur and apply these following setting:
Step 6: Set the layer blending mode to 'Overlay' and merge the layer together.
After this your Image looks like this:

Step 7: Create a new layer and fill with white using Paint Bucket Tool.
Set this layer mode to 'Overlay' and do not merge.
Step 8: Press 'D' to reset your color palette. Set your foreground color to #000099 and background to white. Create a new layer and fill with this color (#000099).
Step 9: Go to Filter> Render> Clouds. Set the layer blending mode to 'Overlay' and Opacity on this layer to 57%.
Step 10: In this step create a new layer again and fill it with white. Set the layer blending mode on this layer to 'Difference'.
Step 11: In the Final step duplicate your background layer. Move this layer to 2nd from the top under white layer and set the layer blending mode to 'Darken'.

Here's is the Final Result!:

36 Comments:
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Anonymous, At
April 16, 2009 at 4:47 AM
great effect! and the end result is cool but for me it keeps coming out orange face and white hair instead of black face orange hair. any ideas?
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Nolo, At
April 16, 2009 at 5:00 AM
invers some stuff here an there, then play with hue saturation
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Anonymous, At
April 16, 2009 at 5:31 AM
nice effect. Thanks for sharing
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prashant, At
April 16, 2009 at 10:59 AM
to merge these, start at bottom of image series and work up. Very good tutorial!
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Anonymous, At
April 16, 2009 at 5:48 PM
Awesome simple tutorial work great
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Anonymous, At
April 17, 2009 at 1:47 AM
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Polo, At
April 17, 2009 at 3:27 PM
Could you tell what is the image size you start with, please. Love the effect. It seems to work best with blond hair
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Anonymous, At
April 17, 2009 at 7:25 PM
A good bit of photo retouching. I will certainly mention this post to my students.
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photo retouching, At
May 2, 2009 at 11:26 PM
this works for fair skinned blonde hair, how about one for darken skinned, brunettes? playing with hue / saturation is tough when its the first thing that needs to be done.. :(
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Anonymous, At
May 6, 2009 at 6:50 AM
Great bit of information. Thanks for sharing.
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image manipulation, At
May 7, 2009 at 11:18 PM
Nolo:
that's probably b/c you have black hair and darker skin tone
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varuas, At
May 16, 2009 at 10:38 AM
Hi there! Nice tutorials? Thanks for sharing and posting it here. I was looking for more precise work like retouching a picture, removing unwanted materials, using patch for an area, making a small size picture a big size without compromising on the quality and so on. Please add some more. thanks
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Anonymous, At
July 5, 2009 at 6:44 PM
everytime i wanne use the blur motion tool my PS chrashes anybody any idea how to solve it ?
or a other way to gett the final work without using blur motion ?
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masxter, At
July 14, 2009 at 9:45 AM
layer 1 and layer 2 doesn't have any effect. just my observation. :D
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Anonymous, At
July 29, 2009 at 1:59 AM
Thanks! BTW you don't need photoshop to do this. just down load GIMP for free!
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Jerry W., At
August 15, 2009 at 7:26 AM
Wich program/photoshop you used?!! Plz, tell me...
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Fernando, At
September 22, 2009 at 11:13 AM
Use Adobe Photoshop CS3
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Anonymous, At
September 22, 2009 at 12:00 PM
wow.. great! thanksz
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Anonymous, At
November 22, 2009 at 3:48 AM
great and easy to do thanks
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Anonymous, At
January 16, 2010 at 6:22 AM
Really the best tutorial thermal photo effect.
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Vanessa, At
February 20, 2010 at 12:57 AM
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Tin Do Duc Tran, At
March 27, 2010 at 4:15 PM
Great Tutorial easy to follow!
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Tin Do Duc Tran, At
March 27, 2010 at 5:06 PM
when you're complete,
merge the bottom 3 layers and toggle to visibility to see if it makes any difference, and it doesn't seem to do anything.
So it seems that steps 7,8, and 9 don't have an effect in the final image.
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Tin Do Duc Tran, At
March 27, 2010 at 5:15 PM
The version of photoshop that i got will only let me go up to 180. So what do i do just use that number?
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Anonymous, At
May 13, 2010 at 9:53 AM
That is great! and it so easy
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Anonymous, At
June 13, 2010 at 6:11 AM
Good one !!!!!
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Anonymous, At
June 17, 2010 at 1:59 AM
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Pro, At
June 24, 2010 at 11:12 AM
@ anonymous - its not letin u go beyond 180 cause u havent clicked on colorize in the hue window
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Da Duke, At
March 27, 2011 at 9:28 AM
Good post. Very impressive.Thanks for sharing.
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July 27, 2011 at 8:29 AM
so cool . so good
what a nice effect Huh!
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August 29, 2011 at 4:42 AM
All I can say is that I am very grateful for the professional guide to this short simple and this crazy effect thanks thanks and thanks again
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January 6, 2012 at 3:09 AM
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February 1, 2012 at 7:22 AM
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April 25, 2012 at 10:57 PM
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