Photoshop Compositing Secrets: Unlocking the Key to Perfect Selections and Amazing Photoshop Effects for Totally Realistic Composites by Matt Kloskowski

Author:Matt Kloskowski
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi
Tags: Computer Graphics, Computers
ISBN: 9780132882927
Publisher: Pearson Education
Published: 2011-07-28T23:00:00+00:00

STEP 16:

Press O to get the Dodge tool. Up in the Options Bar, set the Range to Midtones and the Exposure to 20%, and use a small brush to paint along the very top edge of the concrete you just created to add a highlight. Then press Shift-O to get the Burn tool. Use the same settings, and paint to darken the concrete, so it appears the ball is casting a slight shadow on the ground.

STEP 17:

Next, we’ll add some light from behind him. As you can see, the sky is pretty bright on the middle left of the photo, so we’ll work with that. Create another new blank layer at the top of the layer stack and go to Edit>Fill. Set the Use setting to Black and click OK to fill the layer with black. Then go to Filter>Render>Lens Flare. Set the Brightness to 140%, the Lens Type to 105mm Prime, then position the lens flare on the middle left, and click OK. Change the layer’s blend mode to Screen to hide the black and reduce the Opacity setting to around 50%–60% to make the effect more subtle.

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