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[ 21 ]› › DOWN & DIRTY TRICKSTo obtain the stock images used in this exer-
cise so you can follow along, download the
watermarked previews from Adobe Stock,
or add them directly to your Libraries panel
(Window>Libraries) by clicking on the link for
each image below. When the Adobe Stock
webpage opens, make sure you’re logged in to
your Adobe account, then to the right of each
image, you’ll see the option to Save Preview to
My Library (you can click on My Library to select
a different library or download option). Click on
the cloud-with-an-arrow icon, and the preview
image will automatically be downloaded to your
Libraries panel in Photoshop.
- a young man in the image of Sherlock
- Smoke on black background
- Tower Bridge in London England
Step One: Begin by going into Photoshop and
creating a new document (File>New) in which
to build the final design. Make it 945 x1400
pixels at 100 ppi to work with the Adobe Stock
images. For high-res images, you’ll want to
make it 1350 x2000. Whatever size you choose,
just be sure to keep the proportions to a movie
poster format. Set the Background Contents
drop-down menu to Black, and click the Create
button in the New Document dialog.
Step Two: Start by opening the Sherlock
image. If you downloaded it to your Librar-
ies panel, simply double-click it in the panel to
open it. You’ll see the subject is shot on a dark
backdrop and selecting it would be rather tricky.
In this case, however, we don’t need to make
a selection because we’re going to utilize the
dark background.
©Adobe Stock/Ruslan Solntsev