Dreamy Glamour Photo Effect
The first you open the picture below:
Press Ctrl+J to duplicate the background
Select layer background, go to Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian blur
Select layer 1, use Free Transform to reduce the size of picture:
Press Ctrl+U to open Hue/Saturation
Then go to Levels (Ctrl+L)
You will get:
Duplicate layer 1, you will have layer 1 copy.
Select layer 1 copy, go to Filter -> Blue -> Lens Blur
At layer 1 copy, you click "add layer mask" icon
Hit D key to reset Background color and Foreground color to default (black and white). Choose soft brush 450px, apply this brush to the lady and some parts on the bridge to get the result like this:
Go to Image -> Adjustments -> Photo Filter
Continue to go to Image -> Adjustments -> Brightness/Contrast
You will get the result like this:
Open Brush tool then choose this brush
Apply this brush to the picture like this:
Go to Layer -> New adjustments layer -> Gradient map
Click Ok and a gradient map window will appear, you choose the color range like this:
Set opacity of brush layer: 70%
You will get:
Go to Layer Style of layer 1, set Drop Shadow like this:
You will get the result:
Press Ctrl+Shift+E to merge all layers, then press Ctrl+L to open Levels:
Add some texts to the picture and you will get the final result like this:
Post: 5 Nov 2009
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Basic Model Retouching...
Hair...
I think, there is nothing more inspiring than a Lady.
Here we have a very Beautiful one, but she is not as beautiful as she could be. He
re, in this tutorial, you will see the reason.
In this first stage we will give more color to the hair and face. First duplicate the
Background layer.
Layer > Duplicate Layer - Name it "Blur"
Blur a little: Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur > Radius = 5 px
Change the layer to Soft Light mode with a 75% transparency. This brings a better definition of the image and recovers the color a little.
Above the Layer Background make a new layer to finish giving life to face.
Layer > New > Layer - Name it "New Color" or whatever you want.
Fill this layer with the color 75,25,25 using the Paint Bucket tool. Then change this layer to Soft Light mode with 75% transparency.
2. - Eyes and Lips...
Up to now really looks very well, however their eyes get lost a little, the same as their lips.
Make a new layer, above the layer "blur", name it "lips".
Layer > New > Layer
Use the Zoom Tool to increase the area of the lips and use a paintbrush of the appropriate size to paint the lips with the same color: 75,25,25.
Begin marking the contour with a thin paintbrush, then fill with a wider one.
Change the layer lips to Soft Light mode and like magic art some succulent lips appear.
As you will see, there is a small clear point in the left corner lips, also another close to the center of the inferior lip, something that seems like a grain.
It is necessary to correct this with the Clone Stamp tool at 50 - 35%. Sampling (pressing the Alt key, and clicking with the mouse) fair to the center of these two imperfections. All this on the Background layer.
The lips are ready, now lets go for the eyes, she will use blue color eyes, blue as the sky to where she belongs.
Make a new Layer above all the other ones. Layer> New> Layer - Name it "eyes "
With the Heliptical Marquee tool make a selection that adjusts around one of her pupils. Go to Selection > Transform Selection to adjust as much as possible to the pupil.
Selects the white color and fill the selection pressing Alt.+ Delete.
Once its full, with the Eliptical Marquee tool drag the selection to the other eye (not in all the cases it is the same diameter) and also fill it.
Deselect by Pressing Ctrl + D.
Then load again the selection, but now of both eyes.
Select > Load Selection - Channel = eyes Transparency
Now its time for color: blue. Image > Adjust > Hue/Saturation - Colorize - Hue = 220 - Saturation = 100 - Lightness = -20
Deselect pressing Ctrl + D. Then take this layer to Soft Light mode and adjust its transparency value if you decide to decrease the color intensity.
And she is Ready.
