Molecola Sogni Image Design Log


The Layers Palette

1.

Open Adobe Bridge.

2.

Navigate to San Galgano photo and highlight it.

3.

Select Open, Open in Camera Raw to launch the Camera Raw dialog box.

4.

On the Adjust tab in the Settings section, move the Exposure slider control to +2.30.

5.

Set the Shadows slider to +6 to deepen the shadows to a pure black.

6.

Set the Brightness slider to 94, the Contrast slider to +36, and the Saturation slider to -100 to desaturate the image completely.

7.

Click the Detail tab in the Camera Raw dialog box.

8.

Increase the Sharpness slider to 59, set Luminance Smoothing to 12, and click the Open button to open the adjusted photo in Photoshop.

9.

Select the Crop tool and draw a square crop from the upper-left corner, holding down the Shift key to constrain the crop proportion to a square.

10.

Double-click the crop to apply it.

11.

Double-click the word Background in the Background layer to highlight it; rename the layer Cathedral 30%.

12.

Set the Opacity slider in the Layers palette to 30%.

13.

Click the Create New Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers palette and drag the new layer to the bottom of the layers stack.

14.

Fill the new layer with white by selecting the Paintbucket tool, setting the foreground color to white, and clicking in the image window.

15.

Double-click the new layer's title to highlight it and rename the layer White.

16.

Choose Image, Canvas Size to launch the Canvas Size dialog box.

17.

Set the Width value to 2,967 pixels (200%), click the right-top anchor square, and click OK.

18.

Drag the Cathedral 30% layer to the Create New Layer icon in the Layers palette to create a duplicate layer.

19.

Set the duplicate layer's Opacity slider to 24%. Then click the Cathedral 30% Copy text to highlight it and rename the layer Cathedral 24%.

20.

Click the Add Layer Mask icon to add a mask to the Cathedral 24% layer.

21.

Select the Brush tool with a 200-pixel brush, make black the foreground color, and set Opacity to 19%. Brush in the layer mask in the lower-right corner to lighten and blend the layers.

22.

Drag the Cathedral 30% layer to the Create New Layer icon in the layers palette, creating another duplicate layer.

23.

Set the layer's blending mode to Soft Light. Then double-click the layer's title and rename the layer Cathedral Soft Lt.

24.

Choose Edit, Transform, Flip Horizontal to flip the Cathedral Soft Lt layer; use the Move tool to drag the layer to align with the cathedral images beneath it.

25.

Click the Add Layer Mask icon to add a mask to the Cathedral Soft Lt layer.

26.

Select the Brush tool with a 200-pixel brush, make black the foreground color, and set Opacity to 19%. Brush in the layer mask on the right side of the layer to lighten and blend the layers.

27.

Select Curves from the Adjustment Layer pull-down menu in the Layers palette.

28.

In the Curves dialog box that appears, add three data points to the curve: Input: 33, Output: 35; Input: 110, Output: 136; and Input: 202, Output: 241.

29.

Select the Polygonal Lasso tool and click at the point where the ledge shape juts into the white sky. Continue clicking to outline the ledge shape as a selection.

30.

Click the Add New Layer button at the bottom of the Layers palette to add a new layer. Name the layer Ledge Mask in the dialog box that appears and click OK.

31.

Set the foreground color to white and select the Paintbucket tool.

32.

Click in the active selection to fill it with white, masking the ledge in the layers beneath it.

33.

Open the Campo Clouds file.

34.

Select the Crop tool and Shift-drag to draw a square crop selection that selects only the clouds in the photo. Double-click to crop the image.

35.

Copy the cropped photo and paste it into the composite. Highlight the new layer and rename it Clouds.

36.

Select the Move tool and drag the Clouds layer into position on the left side of the composition.

37.

Set the foreground and background colors to black and white.

38.

Select the Gradient Map option from the Adjustment Layer menu at the bottom of the Layers palette; click OK in the Gradient Map dialog box.

39.

Double-click the text Gradient Map in the Layers palette to select it and rename the layer B&W Gradient Map.

40.

Position the mouse pointer on the line between the Clouds layer and the B&W Gradient Map layer. Option-click (Alt-click in Windows) to create a clipping mask.

41.

Open the Drips file.

42.

Copy the Drips file and paste into the composite. Highlight the new layer and rename it Drips.

43.

Choose Image, Adjustments, Invert to reverse the Drips layer.

44.

Set the Drips layer blending mode to Difference.

45.

With the Drips layer active, click the Add Layer Mask icon at the bottom of the Layers palette to create a mask.

46.

Select the Brush tool with black as the foreground color and the Opacity slider in the Options bar set to 24%.

47.

Paint the mask in the clouds area in the lower-left corner to fade out the gritty texture from the Drips layer and complete the image.




The Art of Photoshop for Digital Photographers
The Art of Photoshop for Digital Photographers
ISBN: 0672327139
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 141

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