Once it is flattened, duplicate (Ctrl/Cmd + J) that single layer then go to on the Menu bar and input the following:
- Radius: 16.0 pixels
Now your image is blurred, now this is a bit too dreamy, to achieve the dreamy effect, change its Blending mode to Lighten and the Opacity to 20%. Once you’re done, Flatten the image. After that, let us sharpen the image to bring out some details but still maintaining the soft contrast. Go to and input the following values:
- Basic: Checked
- Settings: Default
- Amount: 125%
- Radius: 1.0 pixels
- Remove: Gaussian Blur
- More Accurate: Checked
Final Results
End of tutorial
