Dried Flowers Peter Squires 9 Oct 2011

Map Branches

• 10. Final
• 9. Free Transform to compress width of image then crop/resize canvas to suit
• 8. With layer created in 7 selected, make a mask by using Image - Calculations (Channel b for both sources, Overlay blending and choose selection)
  • ..then create a Hue/Sat adjustment layer
  • Sat -100 & Lightness -100
  • add Hue/Sat layers & Curves layer to selectively adjust saturation & lightness to suit
• 7. Merge copy layers then use Content Aware Delete (shift - delete then select Content Aware) if using CS5 or clone out tags if using earlier version
• 6. Create Group with both bevel & emboss layers inside (highlight both layers then shift click on folder icon to create group with both layers)
  • Create Layer mask for group and use soft brush with reduced opacity to create a mask to soften Bevel & Emboss effect, where focus on flowers is soft.
• 5. Duplicate Layer
  • click on mask
    • inverse mask using cmd/ctrl I
• 4. Add Bevel and Emboss layer style to this layer
• 3. Merge copy layers
  • Create a layer mask of leaves & stalks using Select - Color Range
    • Fuzziness 40 sample colours with Add To sample tool. Then click OK
    • click mask icon to create layer mask
• 2. Image - Mode - Lab Color
  • Add Curves adjustment layer
    • Steepen a+b curves to increase colour tonal range
• 1. Original

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