..:::Adobe Photoshop Tutorials:::..

CS5 HDR Tutorial

2011-12-13T21:04:00.000+05:00

In this easy CS5 HDR tutorial I'm going to show you how to make one cool image effect with few easy Photoshop CS5 manipulations. HDR or HDRi stands for High Dynamic Range imaging which in the digital photography and computer graphics means a set of techniques allowing a greater dynamic range of luminance between the lightest and darkest areas of an image. For the CS5 HDR tutorial I'm going to use this photo of the beautiful Bulgarian nature.

1. The first thing we have to do is to duplicate the original layer by right clicking on the layer an choosing "Duplicate Layer". We can name our first layer "original" and our duplicated layer "black and white" or just "B&W".

2. Now we have to adjust our "B&W" layer. First we will change the layer's blending mode to "Overlay". Next we have to desaturate the layer. We can do this by going to Image > Adjustments > Desaturate.

Or we can use the keyboard shortcut combination Shift+Ctrl+U. Now we're going to invert the "B&W" layer: Image > Adjustments > Invert Or we can use the keyboard shortcut combination Ctrl+I. 3. It's time to add some Gaussian Blur to our "B&W" Layer. We'll do this by going to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. Tweak the blur radius around 30 pixels. You can adjust this to fit your own taste. Anywhere between 20 and 50 pixels will create the "glow" around the edges. Now if you have followed right our CS5 HDR tutorial, you will have an image similar to this:

4. The next thing to do is to duplicate again the original layer and to drag it on top of all layers. We can name this layer "Linear".

We have to change the layer's blending mode to "Linear Light".

Now tweak the opacity of the "Linear" layer until you are satisfied with the final result. For my image I set it to 60%. At the end you have to get an image that looks something like this:

How to convert Normal Face to Photogenic Face

2011-09-13T13:01:00.000+05:00

In this Photoshop Tutorial we will be learning a technique in which you will be able to convert a Normal face into Photogenic face. You must have found a lot of tutotials regarding this, but here we will discuss a different technique. We will also learn How to clean any picture by using a different and very simple technique. This would be really helpful for those who are in photography field.

We have chosen this picture on which we would be working on, after opening this picture, press Ctrl+J to duplicate it so we will be saving the original for comparing it with our final result in the last:

1. First of all we would be cleaning the skin by removing stains and wrinkles using some different and easy techniques. Run the command Image > Adjustment > Levels command or simply press Ctrl+L to open Level box and give the following settings:

After hitting OK our picture will look like this:

2. Now run the command Image > Adjustment > Brightness Contrast and give the following settings:

After hitting OK our picture will look like this:

3. Its time to pick Pen tool and select different parts of Forehead, Cheeks, Nose and Chin but before converting the path into selection, don’t forget to give 10px in the radius so you should have selection like this:

4. Run the command Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and give 2 in the radius (don’t give number greater than 2) and hit OK but don’t un-select it, remain the selection on:

5. Here is the technical part which requires your skills, you now have to pick Smudge tool and change the Strength (from top Property Panel) to 10%, now you have to use Smudge tool on different parts of the face but don’t use more than twice on same place so you should have picture like this:

6. Press Ctrl+J 3 times to duplicate the picture, leave the original picture and select the first duplicated layer, go to Layer Panel and change the blending mode from Normal to Soft light and reduce the opacity of the layer to 25%:

7. Select the second duplicated layer and change the blending mode from Normal to Soft Light, but don’t change the opacity of the layer this time, run the command Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur and give 10 in feather radius:

8. Now select the third duplicated layer and change the blending mode from Normal to Soft Light and reduce the opacity to 50% as:

9. Now create new layer on top of all layers and fill it with #bead72 color and change the blending mode from Normal to Overlay and reduce the opacity to 32%, so picture will look like this:

10. Create another new layer on top of all layers and fill it with #c6c0b7 color, the brighter color you will use the more bright the picture would be, change the blending mode of layer from Normal to Soft Light:

11. So here is our final image, I’ve pasted both images at a time so you may have better idea what was the quality of picture and what we have done it. Difference shows clearly on these two pictures. Hopefully you have learn some new techniques by using this tutorial and enjoyed it a lot.

This tutorial is taking from website www.stunningmesh.com

Change hair color in photoshop

2011-04-04T12:42:00.000+05:00

In this tutorial I'll Show how you can easily change someone hair color.
Step 1
Open your photo.
I chose this one:

Use quick mask to select the hair: press Q to start using quick mask.
Take a big hard brush (hardness and Opacity set to 100% ) with the color black, And paint with it over the hair. Don't worry about getting out of lines a little, we'll take care for that later. When you paint with black using quick mask anything you'll paint will be red.

Step 2
When you finished masking all the hair Press Q again, and you'll get a selection of anything except the masked area.
Press Ctrl + Shift + I To select Inverse, and you'll have a selection of the hair.

Step 3
Make a New layer By pressing Ctrl + Shift + N or going to Layer > New Layer.
Set the layers Blend mode to Soft light

Choose the color you want to use and go to Edit > Fill To fill your selection with the color.
The color you choose at this point doesn't matter much because you can easily change it later, But try to choose a color similar to the one you want in the end result.
I want to make her blond so I chose this color: #aca177
After you filled in the layer press Ctrl + D To Deselect.

Step 4
Zooming in the photo you can see that there are many places that shouldn't be colored.

Take the Eraser Tool
Choose a brush with its Hardness Set to O, and Opacity about 50%
And delete or soften all the areas that shouldn't be colored

Step 5
After you finished deleting all the unwanted areas,
Right click on the color layer and choose Duplicate Layer

Zoom in, and you'll see some new parts that should be cleaned,
Remove them with the Eraser Tool

This is my result:

Step 6
If you don't like the color of your end result, you can easily change it.
In the layer menu, Click on the Lock Transparent Pixels Icon.
Do it on both hair color layers.

Now all the transparent pixels can't be colored.
Choose a color, and go to Edit > Fill.
Do it on both layers.
You can also choose different color for each layer for a better result, I think when coloring a dark hair its better you use a darker color on the first layer and a brighter color on the second layer.

Here some examples I made, Along with the colors I used.

First layer color: #bfbf81

Second layer color: #ebebcd

First layer color: #092336

Second layer color: #6692b0

First layer color: #5e2e11

Second layer color: #eaaa87

Create A Soft Focus Effect

2011-03-10T09:26:00.000+05:00

Glamour Effect In Photoshop

2011-01-24T23:01:00.000+05:00

In this tutorial we will make your portraits look like the glamour shots in fashion magazines.
1. Open your image in Photoshop. Check if photo Mode is RGB Color (Main Menu -> Image -> Mode -> RGB Color)

2. In next step we need to duplicate original Layer. See how I did in image below:

We need to get option like this:

3. Now we need to set filter, go to [Main Menu - Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur] and set a radius of 3px. See image:

4. Now change the layer mode to Overlay. And check both image to Layer Visibility mode.

In final we will get the next result:

Easy Make Color Photo Black and White Conversions In Photoshop

2010-11-24T16:05:00.003+05:00

This Photoshop tutorial is so easy , we’ll look at an easy way to get fast yet high quality black and white conversions out of our color photos. Normally, for high quality black and white results.

Final Image Result:

Step 1: Duplicate Background Layer
Shortcut Key.keyboard Press Ctrl+J

Step 2: Image > Adjustments > Desaturate.
keyboard shortcut, Shift+Ctrl+U.

Step 3: Go Edit > Fade Desaturate
keyboard shortcut, Shift+Ctrl+F

Step 4: Change The Blend Mode To “Color”

Opacity 100% Mode Color

Than Here We Result:

Bonus Step: Bring Back A Hint Of Color

And here’s the result

Half Sepia Photo Effect

2010-10-06T14:25:00.013+05:00

This version of the half sepia photo effect has higher contrast and works better for more photos.

Step 1:
Open a photo inside Photoshop. The half sepia photo effect works on most photos but is most useful for images with high saturation.

Step 2:
In the Layers palette, click on the Adjustment Layer Icon and select Hue/Saturation

The Hue/Saturation tool will appear. First, checkmark the Colorize option near the bottom right corner. Copy the settings from the image below then click OK.

Your image should now have a bright sepia tone.

Step 3:
We will now work on the layer mask of the Hue/Saturation adjustment layer. Make sure that you have the layer mask selected by clicking on the layer mask thumbnail in the Layers palette.

Choose Image > Apply Image and use the default settings. The only setting that you may need to adjust is the Invert setting. If you leave the Invert option unchecked, the sepia tone effect will only be visible in the brighter areas of your image. If you enable the Invert option, the sepia tone will be visible only in the darker areas of the image.

Step 4:
Now we'll add a black and white adjustment layer.In the layers palette, click on the Adjustment Layer Icon and choose Black & White. If you are using Photoshop CS2 or older, you will not have the Black & White menu option. Instead, choose Channel Mixer.

The Black and White or Channel Mixer (If you're using Photoshop CS2 or older) settings will appear. Simply click OK with any settings. We'll go back to edit the settings later.

Change the blending mode of the new Black & White or Channel Mixer adjustment layer to Soft Light.

Double click on the Black & White or Channel Mixer adjustment layer thumbnail to bring back the settings. Adjust the settings while looking at the preview to get the results that you desire. If you are using the Channel Mixer tool, checkmark the monochrome option.

Half Sepia Final Results

Bring Colors to a normal image

2010-08-13T20:01:00.019+05:00

In this tutorial I will show you a non-destructive technique to add vivid colors to your scene, turning it into a spectacular image that can impress your audience easily

Before & After:
Here is the image we will work with

And what we are going to create:

Step 1: Before walking into the main step, we should enhance its brightness and contrast a bit by going to Image>Adjustments>Color Balance. We can find here three options: Shadows, Midtones and Highlights. Adjust each of them as following:

It now looks better:

Step 2: Our scene has three parts: sky, trees and yard. First we will deal with the sky, enhance it by adding blue to the clouds. Use the Pen tool and make a closed path on the sky area, no need to be too exact.

Right click on the sky and choose Make Selection

The path is now changed into a selection (with moving dots)
Step 3: Create a new layer and select the Gradient Tool, set the gradient color from #066caa to white and Reflected Gradient. You should use Reflected Gradient instead of Linear Gradient to enhance its contrast.

Step 4: Press Ctrl-D to deselect the selected area. Go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur and use a radius of 25.2 pixels

Step 5: Now change the blending mode of this layer to Overlay. This mode keeps the color of your current layer and adding it to the below layer so we can see blue in our sky

Step 6: Repeat this technique (from step 2) with the yard but you should use orange gradient instead of blue gradient. If you feel a bit confused, follow the images below:
+ Make a closed path and turn it into a selection:

+ Add a suitable gradient:

+ Blur it and change the blending mode to Overlay:

Step 7: Repeat this technique one more time with the trees, you should use a small radius of Gaussian Blur

And here is the dreamy result we will acquire:

This technique produces a stunning photo effect without destroying the original background. It's based on Blur effect and Overlay mode. Remember you can easily adjust the colors and brightness in each layer by reducing its Opacity and Fill parameters.

Adobe Photoshop 12.0.1 CS 5 Ext Portable

2010-07-09T16:24:00.003+05:00

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Realistic View Tears on Face

2010-06-27T17:38:00.010+05:00

In this Photoshop tutorial I would like to invite your attention to the unique technique how to make realistic view tears effect.
So, in the beginning you should find a good picture to work with. You can try to find it on stock photo web sites or also can use this. Open up the picture. Then select the Pen Tool and try to make good form of the tear with black color.

Pay your attention that the form must be how much more uneven to be similar to a real tear. When we are done with form, then change layer mode to Screen for the current layer and apply following Blending Options:
1. Drop Shadow
2. Inner Shadow
3. Inner Glow
4. Bevel & Emboss
5. Gradient Overlay

The result should be next:

Looks good, but not so realistic for now. I would like to bring some white glare to this form. Select the Pencil Tool and brush about 1 pixel, then make a few dots with white color on the new layer like on my picture below.

After that apply Blur Tool to current layer.

We got a nice realistic view result isn’t it? Don’t be afraid to experiment and you will get your own cool effects!

How to Sharpen Photo without Increasing Noise Visibility

2010-05-31T22:01:00.011+05:00

Sometimes it happens that we need to sharpen photos for which there is noise, for example, pictures taken at night. But overall increase in photo sharpness increases and the noise visibility also. How to be in this situation? I can show you one method in Photoshop, how to avoid it.

First of all you should find some appropriate photo to work with. I prefer to use this one below.

Open up this photo and start the tutorial. Go to Channel panel (Window > Channels). The first step is to look at the channels palette and determine which color channel best represents the area we want to capture. To the right, shown from top to bottom, you can see the red, blue, and green channels for this image. It’s obvious that the red channel contains the most information because it is most light. Click on the red channel and drag it down to the new channel button to create copy of it.

We got the copy as you can se on the above picture. Then apply for copied channel Filter > Stylize > Glowing Edges with similar settings to these:

Now we have effect like this:

Hold the Ctrl button and click the Red copy thumbnail in the channels palette to load selection of this channel.

After that we can delete this channel: click on the Red copy channel and drag it down to the delete current channel button to delete it. Then go to layers palette (Window > Layers) and press Ctrl+H to hide selection temporary, but don’t remove selection for now! It is important! Then apply Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask with some suitable presets for the photo. Pay your attention that for each photo presets should be individual. I tried following presets:

See the result now:

Now, we have some selected area, but it is hidden for now, press Ctrl+H again to make it visible. Then press Ctrl+J to duplicate selected area to new layer. Then apply Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen Edges:

That is it for now. We sharpened photo without increasing the noise visibility. Hope, you got some interesting knowledge from this tutorial.

Fairness Cream - Before and After Effect

2010-05-24T11:43:00.025+05:00

In this tutorial we will take close up of a face with dark complexion and turn into a significantly lighter tone to create an after effect of using the cream. This effect can be performed on any part of the body.

1. We need to choose image, I picked up the one below, with a darker skin (to achieve better effect).

2. Now, we need to create the selection of area of face on which we are going to work. You can choose any selection method you want. For this image magnetic lasso would be a great time saving selection tool.

3. Using magnetic lasso tool, click on any starting point on the boundary of her face. Then just keep moving on sides of the skin area till you reach the starting point again.

4. Once you complete it, this will convert into a selection as shown below.

5. Now press Ctrl+Alt+D to feather the selection. Set Feather Radius to 10. Just like shown on picture below.

The selection will smoothen up as shown below.

6. Now we need to copy and paste our selection in a new layer. Do that by pressing Ctrl+C and then Ctrl+V, and you should have a new layer containing only skin we’ve selected before.
Stay on this new layer and go to Image menu select Adjustments>>Brightness/Contrast. (see the picture below)

Increase brightness to a high value. Tick the “Preview” box (if it isn’t ticked already) and you will see the effect in action in real time. See the image below to check settings I used.
Note that, this values may not be perfect for your pictures so it’s the best for you to choose them as you wish or like

7. From Image menu select Adjustment>>Selective color (just like shown on picture).

Make sure, selected color range is Reds on top. Then reduce Black to a large negative value as shown below. You may also try reducing cyan too and see in the preview if its lightens the skin color.

8. Again from Image menu select Adjustments >> Curves or press Ctrl+M to open curves editor. Click in center and drag a little upwards. Don’t overdo this or else the image will look burnt. Take a look at the picture below.

Now in Layers window duplicate the face layer and go to Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast. Increase brightness to an insanely high value.

Go to Layers window once again and change layer mode (on duplicated layer) to Color burn.

And voila! You’ve done it.
Here’s my result.

A closer look (before & after).

Sexy retouch for a soft skin

2010-04-21T13:02:00.004+05:00

By Dirk Metzmacher

You might have asked yourself now and then „How do I make a soft skin without destroying the pores?“. In this workshop I’ll show you how this kind of touch-up works, and how you can conserve the pores. This goes from basic retouch up to powdering the skin.

Basic retouch
Before we start softening the skin, you should perform a so-called basic retouch. This means that zits, moles and other blemishes are removed. How much you want to weaken things depends entirely on your personal taste, of course.

Before we start softening the skin, you should perform a so-called basic retouch. This means that zits, moles and other blemishes are removed. How much you want to weaken things depends entirely on your personal taste, of course.

Contrary to the Clone Stamp tool which transfers areas exactly as in the original, the Healing Brush tool works by cross-calculating brightness values and thus removing blemishes very cleanly, adapted to the surrounding area.

Skin powdering
Now we get around to doing the so-called skin “powdering”. Duplicate the layer with Layer > Duplicate Layers or Ctrl+J and give the new layer a Vivid Light blending mode.

Press Ctrl+I or use Image > Adjustments > Invert to invert the current layer. Whatever you may see on the screen now: Don’t get confused by that, we’re still on the right track even though it might look a bit funny.

Apply Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur with a radius of about one pixel. Here you should choose a radius just small enough so you can barely see the pores anymore.

Next, use the High Pass filter which you can find under Filter > Other. With this one it’s a matter of taste how strongly you apply it. I usually keep the radius between 20 and 40 pixels.

This change should not be applied everywhere. Select Layer > Layer Mask > Hide All to create a black mask that hides all layer content for now.

Tip: You can also create a black mask by clicking on the Add Layer Mask button in the layer palette and holding the Alt key.

Now use a white foreground color to paint the changes back into the image, but only on the skin. Don’t start off with an opacity of 100%, but experiment a little with the strength instead. You’ll see how the skin becomes noticeably softer and the pores are kept intact.

Tip: If you select Filter > Convert for Smart Filters right after inverting the image, you can do all this retouching in a completely non-destructive way.

How to Use Gaussian Blur in Photoshop

2010-03-15T12:10:00.001+05:00

Gaussian Blur is a filter that blurs an image. But it's also the math behind the Feather command, drop shadows, and everything that is soft in Photoshop. And here's the crazy thing: You can sharpen an image using Gaussian Blur!

Vintage Colours : Photoshop Quick Tip

2010-01-12T12:12:00.001+05:00

Removing Dark Circles Under the Eyes

2009-12-24T16:57:00.002+05:00

Whether it's caused by lack of sleep, too much work, stress, skin texture and tone or whatever, lots of people have dark circles under their eyes. Since removing them requires just a tiny bit of brush work, they make a perfect candidate for a quick Photoshop retouch.

Change Eye Color

2009-12-06T15:43:00.010+05:00

This tutorial will explain how to change the eye color in 5 steps.
After this tutorial for beginners, you can create a really cool effect in just a few minutes.

End Result:

STEP 1:

Start with opening the picture you would like to change.
These are the pictures i used for this example.

Zoom in to the eye by pressing (Z) and clicking the eye.

STEP 2:

Click (Q) to open up the “Quick Mask Mode”, and press (B) or click the brush tool brush.
Now fill the eye area you would like to change.

STEP 3:

When you are done Press (Q) again and then Press (M) or click eye_icon_2 to open the “Rectangular Marquee Tool”.
Right click the area you have painted and click “Select Inverse”, Right click again and click “Layer Via Copy”.

STEP 4:

Now you have 2 layers. Select the new layer “Layer 1″.

Press (Ctrl + U) or go to Image -> Adjustments -> Hue/Saturation…

Now move the “Hue” to get the desired color. You can play a little by changing the Saturation and Lightness, but mostly you dont need to edit them.

STEP 5:

When you are happy with the color click OK, Save the image and you will have a picture that looks something like this:

I Hope you enjoyed folowing this tutorial, please leave a comment.

Eid-ul-Azha Mubarak

2009-11-27T22:28:00.003+05:00

Happy Eid-ul-Azha Mubarak to all of you.
May Allah bring you joy, happiness, peace and prosperity on this blessed occasion. Wishing you and your family on this happy occasion of Eid!
Eid Mubarak!

Photo to sketch and painting. (New way)

2009-11-22T14:41:00.022+05:00

In this tutorial I'll show you a new technique I use for making different photos to look like paintings or just to turn them to sketch.

1.Step. First open a new photo, it can be whatever you like. I have tried it on different photos and it worked very well. There was just some minor differences in the settings I was using.

Step 2. Duplicate the layer once. I don't like working on the original very often.

Step 3. Next I use Filter - > Stylize - > Finde edges

Step 4. After I use this filter, I use desaturate image. CRTL+SHIFT +U

Step 5. Next I use Levels (CTRL+L) and here the settings for every photo will be a little different. But just a little, every black and white photo with more white and less black have a simmiliar look like in the image below:

Step 6. Image - Adjustment - Threshold

Step 7. The settings for every photo wil lbe little different again, but not that much, simmiliar to mine:

Step 8. Use filter - Blur - Gausian blur to smooth this lines a little.

Step 10. Here you can use the eraser tool and remove some of the black spots you don't like, but this is if you like. I'll leave them like this and next I'll use the filter FIlter - > Artistic - > Cutout

Step 11. Here the settings I use:

Step 12. So the sketch version is ready now. On the next few steps I'll show you how I turn it to look like a painting. Duplicate the first layer again.

Step 13. Move the duplicate layer on top and change the layer mode to Multiply

I want to show you 2 different methods for different results.
1. From step 14 to 17 I will show you how to make it look like an unfinished painting.
2. And after step 18 I'll show you how to turn the whole image to look like it's a painting using some filters again.

Step 14. Here's the first way: For example I want to delete the sky and leave the boat like it is. I'll hide the new layer and on the sketch layer I'll select the white area where the sky is.

Step 15. Using quick mask tool I'll add some Gausian blur. I know I can use Select - Refine edges. But this is my preffered way in this tutorial.

Here 2 ways again:
1. Delete the white area on sketch in step 16. or
2. Delete the sky on the new layer in step 17.

Step 16. Hit delete. I thing the effect in the next image also looks interesting that's why I am showing it to you.

Step 17. Another thing you can do here is not to delete the white layer of the sketch. Instead un-hide the last layer and while it's selected hit delete. You'll have then something like this:

I thing this too looks good, it's interesting an you can experimetn a lot now. In this way you can add for example another sky beyond or some other background. I thing this open a lot of different possibilities. You can expeiment.

Now let's get back to Step 13 and continue from there. I hope I did not confuse you with this extra steps but I wanted to show this. I was having just the new duplicated background layer and it's layer style was set to multiply.

Step 18. Use Filter - Noise - Median on this layer.

Step 19. And I'll use some levels adjustment on this layer.

Step 20. THe last thing I do is to duplicate this layer once. use filter blur and set the layer style to overlay, reduce the opcaity to 50. Then duplicate it once again use the Filter - Blur - Radial blur andchange the layer style to screen, reduce the opacity to 50.

FInal result:

Sharpen Blurry Image

2009-10-02T18:46:00.000+06:00

How to make a colorful abstract background

2009-08-27T16:13:00.000+06:00

Golden Glow Effect

2009-07-28T13:36:00.009+06:00

This tutorial will teaches you how to create Golden Glow Effect.

Step 1: First open an image.

Step 2: Duplicate the layer by pressing Ctrl+J. Click add layer mask button from the bottom of the layer palette.

Step 3: Select the mask thumbnail if not selected. Go to Image> Apply Image and use these settings:

Step 4: Now go to Filter> Noise> Median and set the radius 7.

Step 5: Go to Filter> Stylize> Find Edges.

Step 6: Now go to Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur and apply these settings:

Step 7: Change the layer blending mode to 'Linear Light' and Opacity to '70%'.

Step 8: Duplicate the only Image layer (not with mask layer, if mask layer duplicate with image layer, delete the mask layer).
Go to Filter> Render> Lighting and apply these settings:

Step 8: Set the new duplicated layer blending mode to 'Overlay' and Opacity to '70%'.

Make Gothic Picture [Best Photo Effect]

2009-07-08T11:34:00.011+06:00

To get started, pick a picture you want to manipulate, or use this same one.

1. Use the tool named Dodge Tool to get a whiter effect over the skin. You can find it in the left tool bar.

I usually use that tool in a %45 exposure.

2. Now we will desaturate the skin color with the Sponge Tool also in the left tool bar. %100 flow.

Look for it in the same place where the Dodge Tool is, you just have to click over it, and you will see another two options hidden in the same place. (my english sucks, I know it, but try to follow…)

Now that the skin looks dead enough, will work on the eyes.

3. Now pick the Dodge Tool again, and apply it over the eyes.

4. Pick a color you like for the eyes. I like light blue…

Use the color with an opacity of %18, we don't want to lose all the little details of the eye.

5. If you want to add more light to the eye, use a regular brush, white color, and select Mode: Color Dodge %35 opacity.

Like this…

6. Now the make up…

Black color, opacity %18, and apply it around the eye a few times. Darker in the center, and softer on the edges.

7. You can also work on the mouth with the Burn Tool also placed below the Dodge Tool.
This tool is very good when you need to add shadows or you want something to look darker. Also, don't forget to use the Blur Tool to correct the skin, and make it look softer and silky.

Color Correction with Levels

2009-06-29T12:53:00.004+06:00

Here is this video tutorial you learn how you can fix the color of your Picture using Level's Adjustment Layer..

Bring Colour and Light out of Ordinary Image

2009-05-22T13:24:00.017+06:00

Step 1
Load a photo of your choice into Photoshop. Here is mine..

After loading your photo, duplicate the background layer five times:

Then hide the top 4 layers and leave just the “Background copy” layer visible.

Step 2

On the “Background copy” layer, hit Ctrl + M to bring up the Curve Tool and apply the following settings:

Then change the blending mode of this layer to “Overlay” with an opacity of 60%, and you will have the following image:

Step 3

Un-hide the “Background copy 2″ layer and select it, hit Ctrl + Alt + Shift key to bring up the Black and White image adjustment tool and apply the following settings:

(Please note the settings may be different if you use your own photo, but the idea is to put more emphasis toward certain colours in the image and bring them out a bit more)

Change the layer blending mode to “Soft Light” with an opacity of 70%.

The effect so far will look like this:

Step 4

Now we can some more exposure to the image. Un-hide the “Background Copy 3″ layer and select it, go to Image > Adjustments > Exposure and apply the following settings:

Then change the layer blending mode to “Color” and you will have the following effect:

Step 5

Un-hide the “Background copy 4″ layer and select it, go to Image > Mode > Lab Color and change the image mode to LAB.

The go the Channel Palette and select the “lightness” channel:

Then hit Ctrl + L to bring up the level adjustment tool, apply the following settings:

Change the image mode back to RGB mode. When you’re prompted to flatten the image, choose “Don’t Flatten”.

Change to layer blending option to “Soft Light” with an opacity of 50% and you will have the following effect:

Step 6

Now we can add some extra soft light onto the image.

Un-hide “Background layer 5″ and select it, go to Filter > Blur > Surface Blur and apply the following settings:

Change the layer blending mode to “Screen” with an opacity of 60% and you will have the following image:

Step 7

This is an optional step. As you can see after several layer blendings, the mountain on the right has become a black spot without any tree to be seen. We can bring the trees back by using the dodge tool.

Duplicate the background layer once more and put the duplicated layer just above the background layer, but beneath any other layer.

Hit “o” key to select the dodge tool, apply the following settings:

Brush over the mountain until the trees are back.

You can reduce the layer opacity a bit to get a better result, also adjust the brush size for the dodge tool if necessary.

And here is the final effect:

Ok that’s it for this tutorial! Remember you can always use the layer blending modes, curve/level tools and blur filter to bring out light and contrast for your image.

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