Edit your photos using the tutorials from this section that deal with a wide range of tasks, from correction to effects and filters.  Home Photoshop Photo Editing Misty River

Misty River


1. Find a nice river photo. I used this: Rivers Edge

2. Filter -> Sharpen -> Sharpen to "add" more details.

3. Then, add more contrast by Image -> Adjustment -> Brightness / Contrast with these settings:

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4. Image -> Adjustment -> Shadow / Highlight with these settings:

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5. Enable Quick Mask Mode and select Brush Tool, Soft Brush.

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6. Using black color paint water, using white color paint rocks to avoid them. Reduce brush size to mask only water. Try to get something like this:

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7. Now leave Quick Mask Mode using "Q" button, then Select -> Select Inverse.

8. Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur, Radius 9px.

9. Edit -> Fade Gaussian Blur with these settings:

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10. Duplicate background layer by pressing CTRL+J.

11. On duplicated layer, Filter -> Blur -> Radial Blur with these settings:

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12. Then Filter -> Distort -> Twirl with default settings.

13. Reduce Opacity of this layer to about 50% to see background layer.

14. Make selection like this:

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15. Press Delete and set Opacity to 70%.

16. Erase sharp edges using…Eraser ;)

17. Make a new layer and paint many small lines like these:

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18. Filter -> Blur -> Lens Blur with default settings.

19. Filter -> Distort -> Twirl, also with default settings.

20. Filter -> Other -> Maximum with Radius: 8px.

21. Make a new layer. Set Brush to Soft Brush, 100px, Mode: Dissolve, Flow: 10%

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22. Paint something like this:

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23. Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur, Radius 5px.

24. Filter -> Other -> Maximum, Radius 3px.

25. Add more fog using Soft Brush with 40% Opacity and 10% Flow.

26. Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Photo Filter, Sepia, 75%.

27. Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Hue / Saturation, Set Lightness to 5. Set this layer's blending mode to Multiply.

28. Done ;)

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Misty River Tutorial: Final Result (Click to enlarge)
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Author's URL: Phoenix
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