STEP 12: The gradient effect should really be behind the ladies, not bleeding into the
front of them. So hold down the Option (PC: Alt) key and drag the mask thumbnail
from the Bridal Party layer up to the Gradient layer. This copies the mask from
one layer to another, but it needs to be reversed. With the mask on the Gradient
layer still the active element, open the Properties panel and click the Invert button
to reverse the mask area.STEP 13: Add another new layer and call it “Dust.” With the Brush tool active, open
the Brush Settings panel (Window>Brush Settings) and select the basic Soft
Round brush tip. Set the Size to 45 px, Hardness to 35%, and Spacing to 705%.
Enable the Shape Dynamics and set the Size Jitter to 67%. Enable Scattering and
set the Scatter amount to 775% and enable the Both Axes option.
Then click on the Foreground Color swatch near the bottom of the Toolbar
and set it to a light yellow (#f5dc81). Click OK to close the Color Picker, and
gently paint in a few dust specks over the heads of the bridal party. Go to Filter>
Blur>Gaussian Blur and use a Radius of 4.5 Pixels to soften the dust even more.
Click OK and change the layer blending mode to Screen and reduce the Opacity
to 28% to make the effect a subtle one.
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