Create a Magnified Cutaway Detail View in Photoshop

Introduction

Magnified Cutaway Detail View Example

© Sue Chastain

I've seen a lot of tutorials for creating a magnified view for part of an image, but in the tutorials I found, the magnified view was covering the original part of the image from which the magnified view was taken. Gayle wants the magnified view moved over to the side so you can see it in two sizes at the same time. This tutorial will walk you through the process of doing just that.

I'm using Photoshop CS3 for this tutorial, but you should be able do it in a later version or in a recent older version.

• Introduction
• Open and Prepare the Image
• Make a Selection of the Detail Area
• Copy the Detail Area to Layers
• Scale Down the Original Image
• Add a Stroke to the Cutaway
• Add Drop Shadow to Detail View
• Reposition the Cutaway
• Add Connector Lines
• Add Text and Save the Finished Image