Creative Effects Challenge No. 22 - Instant Watercolor
Mar 12, 2016 13:40:35 GMT
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Post by hmca on Mar 12, 2016 13:40:35 GMT
Introduced in the book How to Wow with Photoshop Elements 5, this technique is still one of my favorites. I look forward to seeing your results with this quick and easy tut!
Making an Instant Watercolor Technique
1. Duplicate Background Layer……name layer smart blur.
Go to Filter > Blur > Smart Blur (suggested high for quality and mode normal)
2. Duplicate background layer again……name layer smart blur edges
Position the new layer above the smart blur layer and highlight this layer.
Choose Filter > Blur > Smart Blur and this time choose edge only from the mode menu. Increase the threshold setting to see fewer lines to your satisfaction.
3. Invert the Smart Blur Edges Layer (Control or Command I)
Change the blend mode of this layer to Darken.
4. Create a new composite layer of all layers by pressing Ctrl/Command +Alt/Option + Shift + E. Name the new layer Texture
Choose the texture layer and go to Filter > Texture > Texturizer. From the drop down menu choose Sandstone. Adjust the slider to taste. Scaling determines how coarse the texture is.
Here's a Before and After:
You'll need to click on the images to notice the difference. I attempted rather poorly to cover the trucks with some branches in the painted image.
i.imgur.com/t8qWaGH.jpg
i.imgur.com/QO6kjd4.jpg
Making an Instant Watercolor Technique
1. Duplicate Background Layer……name layer smart blur.
Go to Filter > Blur > Smart Blur (suggested high for quality and mode normal)
2. Duplicate background layer again……name layer smart blur edges
Position the new layer above the smart blur layer and highlight this layer.
Choose Filter > Blur > Smart Blur and this time choose edge only from the mode menu. Increase the threshold setting to see fewer lines to your satisfaction.
3. Invert the Smart Blur Edges Layer (Control or Command I)
Change the blend mode of this layer to Darken.
4. Create a new composite layer of all layers by pressing Ctrl/Command +Alt/Option + Shift + E. Name the new layer Texture
Choose the texture layer and go to Filter > Texture > Texturizer. From the drop down menu choose Sandstone. Adjust the slider to taste. Scaling determines how coarse the texture is.
Here's a Before and After:
You'll need to click on the images to notice the difference. I attempted rather poorly to cover the trucks with some branches in the painted image.
i.imgur.com/t8qWaGH.jpg
i.imgur.com/QO6kjd4.jpg
