Ever feel like making your own money? Well you probably shouldn’t actually make any, because I don’t think the law would appreciate it very much. But if you feel like just making some Photoshopped money for a design, then read on to find out how to stick your own face on a dollar bill!
The first step is to create a layer mask to erase Washington’s face. So we add a new shape layer, and using the Ellipse Tool (U), draw an oval shape covering the area with the head. Set Fill to 0 to adjust shape.
Now with the Pen Tool (P), we going to draw a path as shown below, highlighted by red.
Create a Layer Mask (Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal All) on the banknote layer. Then, we’ll do four operations:
- Ctrl-Click on First Shape Layer (oval) to load selection
- Press D to set Black/White as your background/foreground colors
- Click on the layer mask of the banknote layer
- Alt + Backspace to fill selection