Add new layer (Layer › New › Layer or Shift+Ctrl+N). Paint with black (), use soft brush, opacity between 30-50%. Set the layer blending mode to Normal and opacity to 100%.
Add new layer (Layer › New › Layer or Shift+Ctrl+N). and paind with white , use soft brush, opacity between 30-50%. Set the layers blending mode to Normal and opacity to 100%.
Add new layer (Layer › New › Layer or Shift+Ctrl+N). and paind with , use soft brush, opacity between 30-50%. Set the layers blending mode to Normal and opacity to 100%.
At this point I have to say few words about colors, to be honest you can use only black and white, with diferent opacity, but I’m always try to experiment and this is why I used those strange colors. Also different colors will give you different strenght of light. Just give it a try please! OK let’s see what we have right now, I don’t like left part of the image, I mean there is not enough clouds, let’s add some.
CLOUD 5513
Folder CLOUDS / IMG_5513
Set the blending mode to Overlay Opacity 100%
Press (Ctrl+U) and set Saturation to -100
Add new layer and fill with black color . Set the blending mode to Soft Light and opacity 70%. Add layer mask, and use the Gradient Tool (G) on it. Set the gradient color black to white.
Step 8
At this point I want to make entire background darker. For this I will use Curves (Layer › New Adjustment Layer › Curves).
Step 9
The dancer is still too dark so I will use Shadow/Highlights tool (Image › Adjustments › Shadow/Highlights) to make him brighter. As you remember Dancer layer is a Smart Object right now, so you will be able change lights and shadows if it will be necessary.
Step 10
In this step, I will work on the lower part of the image, I will make it darken. Add new layer (Layer › New › Layer or Shift+Ctrl+N). Set the layers blending mode Linear Light and opacity 100%. Now use Gradient Tool (G). Use a transparent gradient on the bottom part of the image (Gradient color ).
Add new layer (Layer › New › Layer or Shift+Ctrl+N). Now paint bottom part of the image with soft brush, brush opacity around 30-50%. Set the layers blending mode to Normal and opacity to 100%.
Why would you use a shutterstock copyrighted image that has to purchased? We cant use this dancers image at a deent size/resolution without purchasing it. Makes this tutorial kind of a fail :(
All my eyes go to is that black shape on the right side of his right arm other then that this is a sweet tutorial thank you for sharing your mad skills
Undoubtedly the tutorials you in handling fotografais are the best of the website would love to if I baber podeira copies some tutorials to put on my website sintando the source
Panie Darku super robota. Jedyne ‘ale’ to latajace korzenie , cegly itp. Ogolnie bardzo fajnie i “czysto” wytlumaczone kroki. Jesli to mozliwe, w przyszlosci c hetnie skorzystam z Pana wiedzy. prosze o kontakt. pozdrawiam
The overall picture looks good and you obviously spent much effort on it, thank you :). But some highlights and shadows of dancer, parts of ground, roots, and flying bricks are wrong :).
This looks good but is so badly explained. You have steps that are lacking info and steps with unnecessary info. You don’t need to tell us to “change the blending mode to normal and opacity to 100%” because that’s done by default. Some instructions don’t even say anything… It just says what image and blending mode but goes into no detail what was done. Good picture but sorry the tut is bad
Please tell me which part you do not understand, then I will fix it for you.
Randall Normal
I think you are being too picky. Obviously this is not intended for beginners.
But I agree with you on the excessive info. You don’t need to tell people to set opacity to 100% when it’s already 100% by default. It’s annoying to read.
Randall Normal
And kudos to the author for offering to fix steps. Most people would get angry but you stayed cool
