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The original picture shot with a digital camera. In Photoshop I adjusted
the Levels – Graduationskurve for a little over-exposure
effect.

I duplicated the layer (so I got the original if something doesn’t turn
out the way I want) and colorized the photo with Image/Adjustments/
Hue Saturation…. – Bild/Einstellen/Farbton & Sättigung.

I found a really cool tutorial at
SystemDark.com for the Matrix.effect (there are other cool tutorials
there as well, go there !!!)

In short it’s a three-way-thing. Start with a white layer and

1. Filter/Strukturierung/Körnung — Filter/Texture/Grain (with
   100/100/Vertical)
2. Filter/Kunstfilter/Neonschein — Filter/Artistic/Neon Glow (with
   5,20 and Green)
3. Filter/Stilisierungsfilter/Leuchtende Konturen — Filter/Stylisze/Glowing
   Edges (with 1,7,1)

Now you have 2 layers: the green person & the matrix effect. Put
the matrix effect layer above the person and use the right layer mode.
In my case ENGLISH – Ineinanderkopieren worked best.

Now I added a black layer and I deleted the parts where the person should
appear. For the eraser I used a rather large brush with a soft edge –
I wanted a not-too-perfect look …

On the black layer from the last job (Mask it) I added another Matrix.effect
with less Filter/Texture/Grain.

Now it was time for Spirit …

I started the virtual portrait-camera (aka Curious Labs Poser), asked
Spirit to appear on the stage and he made this superman pose for me. It’s
always great to work with Spirit. Together with him, I adjusted the lightning
and then I shot the picture (aka Render). I rendered Spirit on a black
background and saved the picture as a photoshop file.

In Photoshop I imported the picture of Spirit and duplicated the layer.
Now I just changed the transparency and the order of the two Spirit.layers.

The final order of the layers is (top to bottom):

– black mask with matrix.effect

– first Spirit.photo where I erased some parts of the Spirit’s back

– matrix.effect

– second Spirit.photo

– green person