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Photo Effects ›› Colorful Dreamy Scene
 
The final result of this tutorial:



The first you open the original picture below:



Press Ctrl + B (Color Balance) and set numbers as below:







Your picture will look like this:



Use Selective Color:







The result:



After that, you press Shift + Ctrl + N to make a new layer and fill the layer with the color: #14317A



Change blend mode to Exclusion, opacity: 50%

This is the result:



Use the gradient as below:



Change blend mode to Screen, opacity: 40%



Use Brightness/ Contrast



The result:



Take this texture and place it on top of your picture:



Blend mode: Lighten, opacity: 100%



Continue to put this texture:



Change blend mode to Screen, opacity: 100%



Now, take the other texture:



Blend mode: Screen, opacity: 100%



Put the last texture:



Mode: Lighten, opacity: 100%
Eraser some areas:



You use this text brush to decorate for the picture:



Press Shift + Ctrl + E to merge all layers then go to Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen

You will get the final result:



Credit:
Stock: hbrush.com
Texture: moonchilde-stock.deviantart.com, 99mockingbirds.chanlu.org
Text brush: shyndel.deviantart.com
 
Rate and discussion this tutorial
Lorena ilorena88@hotmail.com said on 2009-01-11 22:01:04
You're tutorials are amazing, is just what I needed and I had learn a lot.

Than you!
Best Design Options gizellegutierrez@gmail.com said on 2009-01-20 00:01:44
Excellent tutorial!!! I'll save the steps as actions so I could automate doing this effect over and over! Thanks.
JAYDIAZ said on 2009-02-11 09:02:34
amazing :]
Business Cards http://www.uprinting.com/Business-Cards.html said on 2009-04-03 20:04:35
The final artwork is indeed very dreamy, dramatic too. I can imagine this as artwork for a romantic movie :) Thanks for sharing this tutorial! Excellent work!
Bex said on 2009-09-10 01:09:15
Thank you very much, this is one of the easiest tutorials I have done, finally someone who gives you the full start to finish!
Appreciated! Cheers!
Sunjay said on 2009-11-15 13:11:55
Thx For Tutorial ::))

Bfore: http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs38/f/2008/341/3/7/Nature_by_abhishekultimatum.jpg

Aftr: http://i37.tinypic.com/1zd6w3r.png
pass said on 2010-06-29 12:06:40
where can i find the selective colour option?
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