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› › HOW TOStep Four: Click on the layer mask
thumbnail to make it active, and
then with your Foreground color
set to black (press D then X), paint
away the excess blue around the
lights. Then, double-click on the
adjustment layer, changing it from
blue to white (#ffffff). Change the
layer’s blend mode from Lighten to
Soft Light and its Opacity from 32%
to 100%.Step Five: Repeat Steps One
through Four for the column lights
on the left side of the building.
We’re retouching both buildings, so
we have a total of four Solid Color
adjustment layers for the columns.
With the top adjustment layer active,
Shift-click the bottom adjustment
layer to select all four layers in the
Layers panel. Press Command-G (PC:
Ctrl-G) to group the layers together,
and then rename the folder “White
Lights on Columns.”Step Six: Press Command-J (PC:
Ctrl-J) to duplicate the folder named
“White Lights on Columns,” and then
rename it “Ruby Lights on Columns.”Step Seven: Click the disclosure
arrow next to the Ruby Lights on
Columns group to open it, reveal-
ing the layers in the Layers panel.
Double-click each Solid Color adjust-
ment layer, changing each from
white to ruby (#9B111E). Change
each layer’s blend mode from Soft
Light to Color and their Opacity from
100% to 45%. The reason to reduce
the Opacity is for realism. In 1904,
lights didn’t have the vibrant colors
we do today. Change the blend
mode on the group folder layer from
Pass Through to Linear Dodge (Add),
leaving its Opacity at 100%.Step Five Step Six