Torn off the color

Hi All,

I will be updating this post soon with the steps used to process.

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Processed

What is layer blending in photoshop?

Blend - the dictionary meaning of this transitive verb is "To combine or mix so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable from one another".

Yes this is exactly Photoshop provides us. Blending layer options provides us a way to combine the effects we make in different layers to finally produce the creative outcome we are looking forward to.

I would like to explain blending using a simple example to understand how it works. Usually while processing an image of a piece of art, we have to perform numerous trial and error before we can finalize on a blending mode we have to actually select for the layer where the final outcome is visually pleasing and creative.

Let’s quickly jump to the example.

Step 1 : Open an image. When we open an image, by default it will be set as the background, which can be viewed in the Layers palette.

Step 2 : Create a layer from the background. (Right click on the Background in the Layers palette and select Layer from background)

Step 3 : Duplicate the layer. (right click on the new layer created in step 2 in the layers palette and select duplicate layer)

Step 4 : Change the blending option to 'Soft Light' from the tiny dropdown list at the top left of the Layers palette. When a new layer is created the blending option that will be selected for the new layer will be Normal.

Step 5 : Adjust the transparency of the new layer to 50%.

Now we can see that the image looks a bit deep in colour and lighting where the shadows are further darkened and the highlights are lightened but the effect blends well with the original picture we had opened.

The above example is just a very simple way to explain what and how we can change the blending option of a layer. We can use more effects by creating different duplicates of the original layer, provide different blending options to each of the layers and then see how the final image looks.

Hope you enjoyed the post.

Thanks,
Manoj

1-2-3 edit in photoshop

The above picture was edited and processed in photoshop. And the result is shown below.

How to select font in photoshop?

Hi,

In this post I would like to explain how to select font for a text in Photoshop.

Step 1 : We can open the character palette by (Menu Windows > Character)

A small palette as shown below will be visible.



Step 2 : Select the text tool (Keyboard press T)

Step 3 : Type the required text

Step 4 : Highlight the typed text, and select the required font from the character palette. (for example select Arial from the font family dropdown list in the character palette)

Thanks,
Manoj

What is a layer mask in photoshop?

Hi,

When I was initially delving through the many features of photoshop, the most useful and simple one I came across is the layer mask. This is a very useful feature that allows us to control the visibility of certain sections in a layer.

Below are the steps to try out a very simple demonstration of how to use a layer mask and understand the different applications of it.

Step 1 : Open an image in photoshop.

Step 2 : Convert the background to layer (right click on background in the Layers pallete and select Layer from background).

Step 3 : Open another image in photoshop.

Step 4 : Using the Move tool (Keyboard press V), drag the new image opened on top the old image.

Step 5 : Add a Hide All layer mask. (Menu Layer > Layer Mask > Hide All).

After step 5, we will be able to see only the first image we opened, but we notice a black rectangular box in the layers pallete corresponding to the new layer which was created for the new image we dragged on top of the old image.

Step 6 : Select the brush tool (Keyboard press B).

Step 7 : Set the foreground color to white (Keyboard press D).

Step 8 : Draw over the picture, now we see the new image partially through the path we are drawing.

From the above steps we can understand the use of a layer mask. Now use your imagination to mix and blend any number of images of your choice and make those dreamy images.

Thanks,
Manoj

How to flip horizontal or vertical in photoshop?

Hello All. In this post of mine I would like to demonstrate a very simple action in photoshop. That is how can we flip a layer in photoshop.

Step 1 : To start with let us create a new image in photoshop (Menu File > New) (Keyboard press CTRL + N).

Step 2 : Since it would be eazy to understand this action using a shape, let me select the 'Custom shape tool' (Keyboard press U).


Step 3 : Create a new layer (Menu Layer > New) (Keyboard press SHIFT + CTRL + N).


Step 4 : Draw the shape on the layer


Step 5 : Flip the shape (menu Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal)


Now we can see the shape is fliped horizontally.

Thank you for reading this short post on how to use flip in photoshop.