Post: Breathtaking Dreamy Vintage Photoshop Tutorial
09-15-2011, 09:00 PM #1
Nejidam
Pokemon Trainer
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The first you open the original picture below:
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Press Ctrl + B (Color Balance) and set numbers as below:
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Your picture will look like this:
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Use Selective Color:
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The result:
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After that, you press Shift + Ctrl + N to make a new layer and fill the layer with the color: #14317A
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Change blend mode to Exclusion, opacity: 50%

This is the result:
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Use the gradient as below:
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Change blend mode to Screen, opacity: 40%
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Use Brightness/ Contrast
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The result:
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Take this texture and place it on top of your picture:
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Blend mode: Lighten, opacity: 100%
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Continue to put this texture:
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Change blend mode to Screen, opacity: 100%
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Now, take the other texture:
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Blend mode: Screen, opacity: 100%
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Put the last texture:
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Mode: Lighten, opacity: 100%
Eraser some areas:
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You use You must login or register to view this content. to decorate for the picture:
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Press Shift + Ctrl + E to merge all layers then go to Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen

You will get the final result:

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Correy, ii_QuickScope_x, zIoN-
09-19-2011, 03:02 AM #2
Originally posted by Nejidam View Post
The final result of this tutorial:
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The first you open the original picture below:
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Press Ctrl + B (Color Balance) and set numbers as below:
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Your picture will look like this:
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Use Selective Color:
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The result:
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After that, you press Shift + Ctrl + N to make a new layer and fill the layer with the color: #14317A
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Change blend mode to Exclusion, opacity: 50%

This is the result:
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Use the gradient as below:
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Change blend mode to Screen, opacity: 40%
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Use Brightness/ Contrast
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The result:
img]https://www.icanbecreative.com/res/freeweb/76/15.jpg[/img]
Take this texture and place it on top of your picture:
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Blend mode: Lighten, opacity: 100%
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Continue to put this texture:
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Change blend mode to Screen, opacity: 100%
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Now, take the other texture:
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Blend mode: Screen, opacity: 100%
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Put the last texture:
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Mode: Lighten, opacity: 100%
Eraser some areas:
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You use You must login or register to view this content. to decorate for the picture:
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Press Shift + Ctrl + E to merge all layers then go to Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen

You will get the final result:

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Is Amazing!
09-22-2011, 04:52 PM #3
Glasbey.
I <3 Team Six
Great work, and thank you for the tutorial, it's awesome Happy
10-26-2011, 11:52 AM #4
Originally posted by Nejidam View Post
The final result of this tutorial:
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The first you open the original picture below:
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Press Ctrl + B (Color Balance) and set numbers as below:
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You must login or register to view this content.
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Your picture will look like this:
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Use Selective Color:
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The result:
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After that, you press Shift + Ctrl + N to make a new layer and fill the layer with the color: #14317A
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Change blend mode to Exclusion, opacity: 50%

This is the result:
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Use the gradient as below:
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Change blend mode to Screen, opacity: 40%
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Use Brightness/ Contrast
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The result:
img]https://www.icanbecreative.com/res/freeweb/76/15.jpg[/img]
Take this texture and place it on top of your picture:
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Blend mode: Lighten, opacity: 100%
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Continue to put this texture:
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Change blend mode to Screen, opacity: 100%
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Now, take the other texture:
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Blend mode: Screen, opacity: 100%
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Put the last texture:
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Mode: Lighten, opacity: 100%
Eraser some areas:
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You use You must login or register to view this content. to decorate for the picture:
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Press Shift + Ctrl + E to merge all layers then go to Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen

You will get the final result:

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So sick! I can never get this effect right but looked perfect first time following this! Thanks a lot Smile

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Nejidam
10-30-2011, 01:04 PM #5
I would've made the texture more bright, tho its cool...

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Nejidam
10-31-2011, 07:08 PM #6
egotuitam
Save Point
thanks. ;-]

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Nejidam
11-03-2011, 04:43 PM #7
xEFCx
Do a barrel roll!
Great tutorial.

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Nejidam
12-13-2011, 06:31 AM #8
you should do youtube vid series! XD

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