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Create, adjust, blend
and manipulate with the
power of Photoshop.
If you use Photoshop on a
regular basis, whether for fun or
professionally, it’s likely you only use
a small portion of its capabilities.
Are you ready to get involved
with some of the more in-depth
processes and see results you never
thought possible? We have gathered
together a series of Photoshop
tutorials that cover many aspects
of photo editing to inspire you to
try out new things. Whether you
are a photographer or digital artist,
Photoshop’s powerful layer-based
editing has something for everyone.
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Contents
Adobe Photoshop Guidebook
Get Inspired
Everything you see here was produced
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using the tutorials in the following pages of
this guidebook. Our tutorials use multiple
techniques to create and modify new
images, sometimes combining elements
from two or more pictures, using several
layers and a wide range of tools. By breaking
the projects down into easy-to-follow steps,
we’ll take you through the processes that
professional image editors and creative
Sky Swapping Technique Enhancing Landscapes
photographers use every day.
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throughout our guides.
Any tutorial displaying
it indicates that it This tutorial
will be available to content is
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92 Lego Portraits The Dragan Effect
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How to Make It Rain Selective Colour HDR Processing
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Recreate our
cover image in
Photo Editing Projects this in-depth
tutorial starting
6 - 17 Multiple Image Blending - Part 1 on page 6
Combine various images with layers and masks
18 - 23 Multiple Image Blending - Part 2
Time to add some lighting and colour effects
24 - 29 Pencil Sketch Effect 82 - 91 Stylised Portraits
Start scribbling and unleash your inner artist This is how you take a portrait to a whole new level
30 - 37 Fire Effects 92 - 101 How to Make it Rain
Flame effects to add a spark to your digital skills Add mood and drama to your images
38 - 47 Sky Swapping Technique 102 - 111 Digital Makeup Effects
Another cool way to replace dull skies on a photo Photoshop takes you from digital artist to makeup artist
48 - 53 The Dragan Effect 112 - 119 High Dynamic Range Images
Add a little drama to your most cherished photos The latest versions of Photoshop make HDR easy
54 - 61 Long Exposure Effect 120 - 129 Enhancing Landscapes
We introduce you to Smart Objects and Stack Modes Bring out the full potential of the most ordinary looking shots
62 - 67 Decorative Borders 130 - 137 Lego Portraits
Add a little sparkle to your favourite photos An unusual and fun way to enhance a portrait
68 - 77 Photos and 3D Objects 138 - 143 Multi Exposure Lighting
How to add 3D objects to your 2D photos Mimic a professional multi light photoshoot
78 - 81 Selective Colour 144 - 145 Download Your Free Media Resources
Converting to black and white but keeping a little splash of colour Over 50 professional images exclusively for you!
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PHOTO EDITING PROJECTS MULTIPLE IMAGE BLENDING - PART 1
Multiple AFTER
Image
BEFORE
Blending
Part 1 - Combine various This tutorial
content is
images with layers and masks available for
download
It is often the case that as a digital graphic larger than usual document. Our example uses
artist, you sometimes have to work with a a collection of foreground and background
number of image components and bring them images, as well as some assets to be used to
together to make one final image. This means create certain effects. This tutorial will help you adjusting colour, exposure, saturation and
working with your multiple images over many understand a little more about working with layer styles. At the end, you will have created a
layers with adjustments and masks, and it is many layers and how the order of the various neat little sci-fi image and hopefully learned a
a good exercise in being able to manage a components work as well as masking and few interesting tricks along the way.
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MULTIPLE IMAGE BLENDING - PART 1 PHOTO EDITING PROJECTS
01 You need to start off by loading up all the base components we’ve 02 The Load Layers screen will appear. In this case, you will need to click
created for the tutorial. Rather than opening each individual image and the Browse button and navigate to where the assets for the image are
copying and pasting into the document, you can open Photoshop and go to stored. There are a number of elements that need to be selected.
File > Scripts > Load Files Into Stack.
03 Select ‘alien.png’, ‘corridor.png’, ‘girl.png’, ‘hand.png’, ‘metal girl. 04 Now, the Load Layers panel will show the seven image elements
png’, ‘metal hand.png’ and one of the ‘spark’ jpegs. We’ve provided a you selected. They are listed in alphabetical order and not the order
choice of three. Click Open to proceed to the next stage. they need to appear in, but we can sort that out later. For now, just click
OK to proceed to the next part.
05 The document that is created will be based on the largest image you 06 When Photoshop has finished importing and stacking the images on
chose. In this case the background element called ‘corridor’ is 3333 a layer for each image, you’ll see that the layers are in the same order
pixels wide by 4000 pixels high. as listed on the Load Layers panel. ‘alien’ is at the top of the stack and the
image ‘spark 1’ is at the bottom.
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07 The next task is to click and drag layers and change the order so 08 Of course, it all looks like a jumble at the moment but now the images
they make more sense and are ready to be worked on. From top to can be moved into position. Click on the small eye icons on all the
bottom, the order should be: ‘metal hand’, ‘metal girl’, ‘hand’, ‘girl’, ‘alien’, layers except ‘corridor’ and ‘spark 1’ to make them invisible for the moment.
‘spark 1’ and finally ‘corridor’ at the bottom.
09 Click on the visible ‘spark 1’ layer to make it active and then choose 10 Use the Move Tool (V) and position the sparks by the left corridor wall
Screen as its Blend Mode. Now, only the brightest parts of the sparks to look as if it is exploding. If you press Cmd + T and activate the Free
will remain visible in the image. Transform Tool, you can move, rotate and scale the sparks until you have
them how you want them.
11 Press E to activate the Eraser tool and use a large soft brush to erase 12 Next make the ‘alien’ and the ‘girl’ layers visible. Click the ‘alien’ layer
any of the larger sparks that are extending too far out into the image. to make it active and use the Move Tool (V) to drag him down to the
The main area of sparks can be left untouched. right side of the girl, so he’s peeking over her shoulder. You can use the Free
Transform Tool (Cmd + T) to scale him if needs be.
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13 The next layer to make visible is ‘hand’. Why this was created as a 14 Double-click the ‘hand’ layer and you will call up the Layer Style
separate image will become clear shortly. At the moment, it looks a bit panel. Click on the Drop Shadow button to check it and then use the
disconnected from the girl but a shadow will help. settings as shown to add a shadow that falls from the hand and onto the
girl’s face and spacesuit. Click OK to proceed.
15 Next, make the ‘metal girl’ layer visible and click it to make it active. 16 Go to the bottom of the layers palette and click on the Add Layer
We are going to combine this layer and the ‘girl’ layer to give her a Mask button. A layer mask will be added to the ‘metal girl’ layer. Click
cybernetic makeover with the aid of masks and Layer Style adjustments. the mask’s thumbnail to make it active.
17 Press Cmd + I to invert the mask colour from white to black. The blue 18 You’ll want to create a mask that reveals the blue metal on one side of
metal face will disappear now that the mask is black. Only white areas her face. To do that you need to be able to see both the metal and her
of the mask will allow the blue metal face to appear. face as a guide to show where to apply the mask. The best way to do that is
to alter the Properties in order to aid you.
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19 You need to make sure the ‘metal girl’ mask thumbnail is still active, 20 If you alter the Density value of the mask to about 50 per cent for the
then go to its Properties panel. If it isn’t visible, you can go to Window moment. It will become semi-transparent and allow the blue metal
> Properties to activate it. Here you can alter a number of aspects of the face to be seen just enough to give you an idea of where to apply your mask.
mask that you have currently selected. You might want to zoom into the face for a better view.
21 Keep the mask thumbnail active and go to the Toolbar and choose 22 Begin to click and drag either the Lasso Tool or click the Polygonal
the Lasso Tool (L) if you are comfortable drawing freehand. If not, Lasso Tool to begin to create a selection that follows the metal
you have the option to choose the Polygonal Lasso Tool (L) to draw in a shapes. You can be fairly random with your selection. Just create a selection
series of connected straight lines. that covers the right side of her face up to the hairline.
23 When you join back up to here you started, a selection denoted by the 24 With both your ‘metal girl’ layer and your newly drawn selection still
‘marching ants’ will appear, showing you the area you drew with your active, go to the Properties panel and make the mask Density 100 per
lasso. Don’t worry too much if you feel it needs altering, the next steps will cent again. The metal will disappear again for the moment but you will still
allow you to do that if you wish. see the selection you created.
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