adv banner
Photoshop  Home Photoshop Photo Editing Dark and Light Effect
rss

Dark and Light Effect

Author: AbTuts.com More by this author


Step 1

Open any women picture in photoshop.

image 1

Step 2

Choose Layer > Duplicate Layer.

image 2

Step 3

Press Ctrl+Shift+U key on the keyboard or choose Image > Adjustments > Desaturate, to convert your picture into a black and white.

Step 4

Then, set Opacity from layers palette to 50%. See the picture below.

image 3

Step 5

Choose Layer > Duplicate Layer, and after that choose Linear Light from blending mode in layers palette, and set opacity to 87%. Look at the picture below!

image 4

image 5

Step 6

Create a new layer, under foreground color set this color: #443D3D, take the Paint Bucket Tool (G), and click on the picture to fill it (Alt+Backspace).

image 6

Step 7

Then, in layers palette under blending mode choose Overlay, and set Opacity to 87%. Look at the picture below!

image 7

image 8

Step 8

Choose Filter > Noise > Add Noise. Then, set the options from the picture below!

image 9

image 10

Step 9

Choose Filter > Stylize > Solarize.

image 11

Step 10

Choose Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels. Then, set the options from the picture below.

image 12

image 13

Step 11

Choose Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Curves, and set the options from the picture below.

image 14

image 15

Step 12

Choose Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance, and set the options from the picture below.

image 16

Finally, our work looks like this:

Dark and Light Effect Tutorial: Final Result

We're done!

Have a nice day!



Author's URL: abtuts.com

Rate this Material: Bad 1 2 3 4 5 Excellent
print this page tell a friend subscribe to newsletter subscribe to rss

Read/Add comments to "Dark and Light Effect"

comments  TheFireQueeen June 10, 2008 says:
Dark and Light Effect
Hey there! great tuto, but im afraid i got lost in step 5 would you help!! i don't get it i tried it like severiel times but it doesn't work!!