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› › HOW TOStep 24: Now add a Hide All layer
mask by holding down the Option
(PC: Alt) key as you click on the Add
Layer Mask icon at the bottom of the
Layers panel.
Press D to set the Foreground
color to white, and choose the Gradi-
ent tool (G) in the Toolbar. Up in the
Options bar, click on the gradient
preview thumbnail, choose the Fore-
ground to Transparent preset in the
Gradient Editor, and click OK. Also
choose the Radial Gradient type in
the Options Bar.
Drag out gradients on the layer
mask in areas you want to reveal the
main subject. Here we want to show
the head and hands a bit more and
give the illusion of the rings fading
around him. You can draw multiple
gradients as needed to reveal more
of the subject.Step 25: To finish the image, I
added some text and other graphic
elements. Check out this video to
learn how I added those elements.BONUS: CHANGING THE
ENTIRE DESIGN IN ONE STEP
As I mentioned at the beginning
of this article, the big advantage of
using smart objects in this way is that
you can easily change the subject
image while keeping all the effects
intact. All you need to do is swap
out the image in one of the smart
objects and it will instantly change all
the others.Step One: Double-click on any one
of the smart object thumbnails in
the Layers panel to open the smart
object in a temporary file, which is
the original photo of the cellist.