: Logo on building I have a company logo i would like to photoshop on a building for a promotional ad. The problem is that when i put the logo on the building it doesn't look very real, it

@BetL875

This kind of composite requires two steps: a) get the perspective and form correct, and b) use blend modes and/or opacity adjustments to make it look real.

Perspective and Form

Use the Free Transform tool for simple perspective adjustments.

Use the Vanishing Point filter for trickier situations, or where it has to look exactly right based on the perspective lines in the image.

Where the surface is curved, bumpy or is otherwise clearly not flat, create a Displacement Map from the best-contrast channel and use Filter > Distort > Displace to distort the image in a way that follows the contours of the image. Sometimes a combination of Free Transform and Displacement are necessary. See this question and its answers for more on this subject.

Blending the Composite

Sometimes, as in this case, switching to a blend mode such as Overlay or Multiply, or slightly reducing the opacity of the "add-on" will be all you need to do. It very much depends on the two images.

When you have it close to what you need, carefully check the lighting and texture. You may need to add a subtle highlight or shadow to make it real.

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@Turnbaugh909

Align the logo with the wall,

Change mode to Overlay -- Duplicate layer

place the duplicated layer behind the original layer and give it a Gaussian Blur

Should work.

Rework, till it looks real.

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@Connie430

I just started a new blog, so i decided to make a little tutorial on this.

Here is the result:


How it is done:


Put the logo layer on the background and set blending mode to overlay or multiply (depends on the logo).
Now hit CTRL+T or go to Edit > Free transform
Adjust the anchorpoints as shown in the image below:

You could play a little with the opacity of the logo layer. Whatever looks best
Pad your back, since you just put the logo on the wall. Go you!

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@Caterina889

Try the Watercolor filter


Filter>Artistic>Watercolor


Then try playing with the Emboss in Blending Options

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