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Dark Shadows

Added: Mar 24, 2005 Rating: Less than 3 votes yet Level: All levels Software: n/a

Create dark shadows to hide detail.


	1. Open the image for editing.

	2. Duplicate the current layer (Ctrl+J).

	3. With the top layer selected, apply a Neon Glow filter (Filter> Stylize> Neon Glow) with the following properties: Glow Size: 5 Glow Brightness: 15 Glow Color: Black

	4. Invert (Ctrl+I) the current layer.

	5. Add a layer mask (Layer> New Layer Mask> Reveal All) to the current layer.

	6. With the layer mask selected, use the Apply Image tool (Image> Apply Image) to apply the following properties: Layer: Merged Channel: RGB Invert: Checked Blending: Normal

	7. Change the blending mode of the current layer to Soft Light.

	8. Rollover the image in this step to see the original image before this Photoshop technique was applied.