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| There are many plug-in filters around for Photoshop
but it's amazing some of the effects we can achieve using Photoshop's own
filters. In this project we are using Photoshop 7 but it can easily be
followed in Element 2. |
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| With the image opened in Photoshop duplicate the
background layer by dragging it over the Create a New Layer icon at the
bottom of the layers palette. |
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| From the Image > Adjustments menu select Invert or
try the shortcut Ctrl I. This will now make the image look like a
negative. |
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Open the Layers palette and from the drop down menu of the Blend Mode
select Colour Dodge. At this stage the image will appear almost completely
white but don't worry it is still there! |
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| To bring back the image call up the Gaussian Blur
filter found under the Filter> Blur >Gaussian blur. As you move the
radius slider the image will slowly appear. Choose a radius of around 9
pixels |
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| To increase the colour in the image call up the
Hue/Saturation pallet from the Image > Adjustments menu - shortcut Ctrl
U. Click on the saturation slider and move it to approximately -17 and
this will increase the amount of colour in the image! |
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| We need to combine all the visible layers into one new
layer - this will enable you to continue working in layers. Click on the
Create a New Layer icon on the Layers pallets -- this will put a new empty
layer above the effects layer and by default names it Layer 1. Holding
down the Alt key from the Layers menu select Merge Visible -- this will
combine all the visible layers (with the eye icon showing) into this new
Layer 1. |
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| Duplicate the Background Layer by dragging it over the
Create a New Layer icon, click on it and lift it up until a black line
appears under Layer 1 where it can be released. The new layer will now sit
under Layer 1 in our layers stack. |
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| To achieve the final effect you will need to blend
these two layers together - Layer1 and the original. Working on Layer 1
from the Blend Mode drop-down menu on the Layers palette select Pin Light
and reduce the Opacity to around 75%. |
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| Before adding texture to the image you will need to
combine Layer 1 with the layer directly below it. Under the Layers menu
select Merge Down and this will combine these two layers. From the Filter
menu select Texture> Texturiser and from the drop-down menu choose
Sandstone. Leaving the setting at the default click OK -- if you think the
effect is too strong for the image, from the Edit menu select Fade texture
and reduce the opacity slider to the required amount. Here we choose 60%.
Your new image can now be saved. |
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