![]() Then with the paint brush tool paint in more detail changing the opacity as needed… my mask looks like this…Ĥ. Shift-Ctrl-A to remove the marching-ants. Once the selection is made, make a mask layer… Layer->Mask->Add Layer Mask. There are several select tools to chose from, I choose to do a rough outline with the free select tool… ![]() Then click on the duplicated layer and drag it on top of your last gradient layer. Duplicate the base layer, using the free select tool, make a rough outline of the bottom portion of your image, add a layer mask, paint in more detail the selection.Ĭlick on the base layer, then click on the duplicate layer icon, or Layer->Duplicate Layer, or Shift-Ctrl-D. For this step, our main concern is the sky…ģ. this is optional, it will depend upon your image.ĭon’t worry that the lower part of the image looks like crap, we’ll fix that in step 3. Create a new layer, use gradient tool, change blend mode to Overlay. You may have to do this several times to get the look you want, try longer strokes and shorter strokes… somewhere will be the gradient that makes your image work…Īfter a few tries, this is what my image looked liked after the gradient was made…īetter, but I wanted it a bit darker, so I repeated these steps to create a darker more detailed sky… see step 2.Ģ. Then pull the tool from the top of your image to the bottom of your image, press Ctrl key while you do this to keep it straight. Set your blend mode to Overlay… this will allow you to see if the gradient is working like you want. I chose FG to BG as my gradient, and the shape as Linear, repeat set to none, opacity set to 100%… If not, here’s how you set it back to the default… Now click on the gradient tool icon, make sure the foreground is black and the background is white. Create a new transparent layer by either clicking on the icon, or Layer->New Layer, or Shift-Ctrl-N, and then choosing transparency. Create a new layer, use gradient tool, change blend mode to Overlay.įirst we need to make the sky have more detail, one way to do that is with the gradient tool. *** The order of the layers does matter, keep this in mind as you create the new layers. (Yes, I realize this layer is misspelled… balloon.)
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