Photoshop Creative - UK - Issue 154 (2017-09)

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Finalise and save


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Employ other adjustments to finalise the image. Check out Colour Lookup’s various
presetssuchasFoggyNightandFuturisticBleak.Tonedowntheadjustmentsby
reducing layer Opacity and/or painting black in the masks. Play with Colour Balance’s sliders.
Fine-tunewithLevelsorCurves.Whendone,saveyourwork.

Enhance (CC)


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Go to
Filter>Camera
Raw Filter. Use the
various settings to
enhance and sharpen the
image. Increase Clarity
and follow up by
increasing Shadows: +76
and Blacks: +50. Under
Detail, utilise Sharpening,
under Effects, utilise
Dehaze and Post Crop
Vignetting. Click OK when
you are done.

Blend with Pin Light


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Click the ‘Create new fill or
adjustment layer’ button, choose
Solid Colour. Pick #80b2e5. Set the blend
mode to Pin Light. Drop Opacity to 50%. Paint
black in the mask at 10-40% brush Opacity to
reduce in areas.

Cool with Photo Filter


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Click the ‘Create new fill or adjustment
layer’ button, choose Photo Filter. Pick
Cooling Filter (80). Set Density to 25%. Paint
black in the mask at 10-40% brush Opacity to
reduce the effect.

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Expert edit


Place your image


01


If you need to situate your image in
another document, place the image
PSDinthedestinationdocument.Use
PlaceLinkedinCCtostaylinked.

Mask away edges


02


Addalayermasktotheplaced
image.Useblacktofadeedgesvia
asoft-edgedbrushand/oraForeground-
to-Transparent Linear gradient.

Edit background


03


If needed, adjust the background
colours or textures to help the
imagelookmoreathome.Addcolour,
mask additional texture and/or work in
some adjustments.

Add vignette


04


Merge layers at the top and
convert to Smart Object. Go to
Filter>Camera Raw Filter. Under Effects,
adjust the Post Crop Vignetting settings.

Transplant your image

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