Sample Photo: [spoiler][img]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5agbnRwEe1qc28i2o1_250.jpg[/img][/spoiler] Open your photo then duplicate your layer. [img]http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5agbnRwEe1qc28i2o2_250.jpg[/img] Be sure to change the blending mode to overlay. Go to image > adjustments > desaturate or shift + ctrl + U [img]http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5agbnRwEe1qc28i2o3_500.jpg[/img] Then invert [img]http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5agbnRwEe1qc28i2o5_500.jpg[/img] It shall be looking like this: [spoiler][img]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5agbnRwEe1qc28i2o6_1280.jpg[/img][/spoiler] Duplicate your layer [spoiler][img]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5agluO3VU1qc28i2o1_1280.jpg[/img][/spoiler] then... change the blending mode to soft light [img]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5agluO3VU1qc28i2o2_500.jpg[/img] and it shall be like this... [spoiler][img]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5agluO3VU1qc28i2o3_1280.jpg[/img][/spoiler] Go to filter>blur> Gaussian blur and set the radius around 40 or higher. [img]http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5agluO3VU1qc28i2o4_400.jpg[/img] and it will look like this [spoiler][img]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5agluO3VU1qc28i2o5_1280.jpg[/img][/spoiler] Duplicate the layer with the original photo. [img]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5agluO3VU1qc28i2o6_250.jpg[/img] Move the duplicated layer above and change the blending mode to linear light [img]http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5ago0no6y1qc28i2o1_500.jpg[/img] adjust its opacity until the photo looks good. (to your eyes ) [img]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5ago0no6y1qc28i2o2_250.jpg[/img] and the result.... [spoiler][img]http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5ago0no6y1qc28i2o3_1280.jpg[/img][/spoiler] Other Samples I did: (before at the bottom and after at the top) [img]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5ah8vcYrL1qc28i2o1_1280.jpg[/img] [img]http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5ah8vcYrL1qc28i2o2_1280.jpg[/img] [s]FORGIVE ME! For it is my very first tutorial and I don't know what am I doing. dogfndfg[/s]

Last edited by Daniera_cHan122 (2012-06-08 04:10:42)