Radial Blur Special Effect

Sometimes the tools in Photoshop will give you a special. Here I will demonstrate how you can use the Radial Blur filter for an effect that can be achieved very simply but looks great. It can be done in any version of Photoshop even Photoshop7. It will also work with any image.This is the effect I have in mind.I will be using this image. You will find it hereIt belongs to alubb77Step 1 : Duplicate the Background Layer by pressing CTRL+J.Step 2 : Go to Filter>Blur>Radial Blur.Step 3 : In the Radial Blur set the Amount to 100, Blur Method to Spin and Quality to Good or Best. Click OK.Step 4 : This is the effect I...

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Brightening and Sharpening in Lab Mode

Sometimes images may not have the vibrance and color that you would wish for in an image,. Though there are many ways to do this the easiest is doing this after converting images to Lab Mode. Then Curves and Unsharp Mask can do the rest. This works for all images.This is the processed image. The original is below.I will be using this free stock image. You will find it hereIt belongs to ThrashDrummerStep 1 : After opening the image in Photoshop. Go to Mode>Lab Color.Step 2 : Press CTRL+J to duplicate the Background Layer to Layer 1.Step 3 : Click the New Fill or Adjustment Layer button and click on Curves. The...

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Border with Layer Mask

Take a Texture or an image as background. Paste another image in the foreground. Apply a border and use a Black Layer Mask to see through the border into the texture for a simple special effect.This is the effect I wish to create.I will be using this stock image.And this stock image for the composite.Step 1 : I have the Texture in the Background layer and that of the girl on Layer1.Step 2 : I have resized the image of the girl on the fire texture. To do this press CTRL+T. A selection will form. Press SHIFT+ALT and drag a corner handle up and down to resize.Step 3 : Click the Rectangular Marquee Tool. Click the Subsract from selection icon.Step...

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Layer Mask How to use it

Layer Masks need no introduction. They have been part of Photoshop for a long time. White Layer Mask reveals all and a Black Layer Mask hides all. There are also shades of gray which partially reveal. In Photoshop CS5 masking has become easier. There are ways that you can tinker with a mask which you could not do earlier. Let us see how it works and in what way it is different.This is made up of two images blended together with a Layer Mask.I have opened these two images in photoshop. I admit that the lighting in two images are different. But let us see if they can be made part of a single image as above.Step 1 : I have these two images...

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