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[ 67 ]download option). Click on the cloud-with-an-arrow icon,
and the preview image will automatically be downloaded
to your Libraries panel in Photoshop. Double-click the
image in the Libraries panel to open it.
- the dancer
Step One: In order to work more accurately, I like to paint
my basic D-map into a blank layer above my image by click-
ing on the Create a New Layer icon at the bottom of the Lay-
ers panel. Select the Brush tool (B) and make sure your Fore-
ground/Background swatches at the bottom of the Toolbar
are set to the default Black/White by pressing the D key on
your keyboard. In the Brush panel (Window>Brush) use the
Spatter brushes at 100% Opacity around the subject, reduc-
ing Opacity (to about 30%) and Size (using the Left Bracket
key on your keyboard) as you get closer to the subject. I used
black here to make it more visible, but we’ll change that in
the map itself.
[KelbyOne members may download the brushes used
in this tutorial at http://kelbyone.com/magazine. Simply
double-click the .abr file to load the brushes into Photoshop.
You’ll find them at the bottom of the Brush Presets panel
(Window>Brush Presets).]Step Two: Right-click on the brushed layer in the Layers
panel, and choose Duplicate>Layer. In the dialog that opens,
select New in the Document drop-down menu, and click OK.
In the new document, click the Create a New Layer icon,
and drag this new layer below the brushed layer in the
Layers panel. Fill this layer using Edit>Fill. In the Fill dialog,
set Contents to 50% Gray, and click OK.Step Three: Still in the new document, click on the
brushed layer to make it active, then open the Channels
panel (Window>Channels). Select the Blue channel, and
fill it with 50% gray.Brushed layer D-map showing brushed layer over 50% gray