Digital SLR Photography - UK (2019-12)

Adobe Photoshop CC

Disperse withcreativity

THEDISPERSIONEFFECT IS ASPOPULARASEVER,EASYTOAPPLYANDYIELDS

GREAT IMPACT.CAROLINESCHMIDT SHOWSYOUHOWTO CREATE IT...

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F YOU’REA fanofTheAvengerssaga,you

mayrecalldisintegrationeffectsusedin

themostrecentfilmsthathadcharacters

vanishbydissipatingintotheair.Youcan

replicatea similareffectwithstillimageswith

thehelpofeditingand,forasimpressiveasit

looks,theprocessis relativelysimpletoapply.

Mosteditingsoftwarecomeswitha range

ofbrushesavailable,butif youwantto

exploredifferentsplattereffectslookonline

forbrushestoaddtoyourgallery.Photoshop

CCalreadyfeaturesa goodarrayofSplatter

brushes,butif youwantedtouploadyour

ownyou’llneedtoaccesstheBrushespalette

(asin step4),clickthemenuiconontheleft

andUpload Brushes. While there are some

freebrushes available online, it’s worth

looking at reputable sites to ensure you’re not

downloading anything damaging to your

computer in the process, try checking out

http://www.brusheezy.com for good options.

The editing effect is usually reserved for

action shots where the subject looks as if

they should be moving, this way the

dispersion of their body trails behind them.

However, while the image you choose is

important – particularly to ensure you have

enough space to the side for the effect to

flow – it can work with a lot of different

images for an artistic twist. When choosing

your image, do pick one where the subject is

set against a clean, simple backdrop as it will

make selecting them and filling in the

background much easier.

ORIGINAL

1

SELECTYOURSUBJECTWithyourBackground

Layeractive,usetheQuickSelectionTool

toselectaroundthesubject.Drawwithinthe

subjecttoselectitsedges;holddownthealt

keyandclickonareasyouwanttodeselect

asyourefineyourselection– releasethealt

keytore-select.Thetoolshouldlearnwhatto

avoid,butit doesn’tneedtobeperfect.

2

REMOVEYOURSUBJECTWiththesubject

selected,gotoEdit>Copyandadda

newemptylayer(Layer>NewLayer) before

clickingEdit>Pastetocopythesubjectonto

a newlayer.Deactivatethislayerbyclicking

theeyeiconnexttoit in theLayerspaletteand

clickbackontheBackgroundLayerbefore

pressingtheDeletekey.

3

FI LLIN THEBACKGROUNDIn PhotoshopCC,

theContentAware feature will fill in the

deletedbackgroundasbestit canbutyou’ll

needtousetheCloneStampTooltoremove

anyresidueof thesubject.SelecttheClone

StampTool, setOpacityto100%andan

appropriatesizewith0%Hardness before

roughly removing any outlines.

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40 Digital SLR Photography December 2019