LAYER MASKS - Ghosty images
Step 6: Paint With Black On The Layer Mask To Reveal Some Of The Face.
Grab your Brush tool from the Tools palette - make sure black is selected as your foreground color.
Go up to the Options Bar at the top of the screen and lower the opacity of your brush to around 10%
Click on the layer mask thumbnail in the Layers palette to select it if it's not already selected (it will have a highlight border around it if it's selected), and then with a large, soft-edged brush and black as your foreground color, paint over the middle area of the face in short, gradual strokes to bring back some of the eyes, nose and mouth, leaving the rest blurred out. Be sure to stay well within the boundaries of the face so everything blurs out nicely from the center:
Grab your Brush tool from the Tools palette - make sure black is selected as your foreground color.
Go up to the Options Bar at the top of the screen and lower the opacity of your brush to around 10%
Click on the layer mask thumbnail in the Layers palette to select it if it's not already selected (it will have a highlight border around it if it's selected), and then with a large, soft-edged brush and black as your foreground color, paint over the middle area of the face in short, gradual strokes to bring back some of the eyes, nose and mouth, leaving the rest blurred out. Be sure to stay well within the boundaries of the face so everything blurs out nicely from the center: