Advanced Picture 22

Learn the Transition

1. Duplicate your current layer. Then go to Adjust > Hue and Saturation > Automatic Saturation Enhancement and match your settings to mine:
   
   
   
   Name the layer “FIRSTSTEP”
2. Now after you’ve done that, set the layer you just saturated to Screen. Your picture look more contrasted and brightened.
   
   
3. Make a new raster layer and fill it with the color #FDD23B. Set the layer to Multiply at 18%.
4. Make a new raster layer and fill it with the color #E71C01. Set the layer to Lighten at 46%.
5. Make a new raster layer and fill it with the color #FF1D82. Set the layer to Lighten at 36%.
6. Your picture should now look similiar to this:
   
   
7. Now go back to the first layer named “FIRSTSTEP” that you enhanced back in step 1 and duplicate it. Then drag it to the top of all the layers. Change it’s layer from Screen to Color to 22% opacity. If you’re confused, your layer palette should now look like this:
   
   
8. While staying on the “COPYOF FIRST STEP” layer, go to Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur and match your settings to mine:
   
   
   
   In adding a blur, the coloring becomes smooth and not so harsh and pixeled out.
9. Make a new raster layer and fill it with the color #0A306A. Set the layer to Dodge at 56%.
10. Make a new raster layer and fill it with the color #FEE936. Set the layer to Darken at 14%.
11. Make a new raster layer and fill it with the color #81E2F7. Set the layer to Overlay at 18%.
12. Now we need to add some more color to the picture. Go to Layers > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation/Lightness and match your settings to mine:
    
    

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Posted 03/28/2009 - Advanced Picture | 5 comments