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Step One: In this edition of the tutorial section, we
will teach you how to use Adobe PhotoShop to take a photograph and apply
an antiquing effect. To expedite this tutorial we prepared a background
with aged paper beforehand. Each Layer was kept seperate for reasons to
be explained later. We assume you have a general understanding of the
application and know how to do basic functions...
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Step Two: Open an image or scan a photograph, then select
all and copy it. Paste the image into your document. ( For this tutorial
we will be using an image we prepared for a national fishing publication.)
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Step Three: Notice that after positioning the image the
way we wanted, that it needs to be cut to the shape of our aged paper.
( *Tip, in order to more easily position your image, change the the layers
opacity to 40 or 50 percent, so you can see through it, and place it exactly
where you want. Then simply change it back to 100 percent. )
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Step Four: Now we can demonstrate why the paper layer
was not merged into the background. In order to cut out the photo to match
your aged paper, you could try and trace it exactly with the path tool
or the marquee tool, but that would be painstaking and very time consuming.
Instead, we simply command click the layer on Mac or control click the
layer on PC, this loads the layer as a selection. Now simply click the
mask icon.
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Step Five: Next, we are going to change the opacity of
the layer to 40% and the transfer mode to Luminosity. We have highlighted
where this transfer mode can be changed with the colored arrow. It is
a button located close to the top of, and on the Layers palette.
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Step Six: Now, duplicate the layer and use the Brush
tool to quickly paint around the figure on the Layer Mask itself. Use
a large soft brush and quickly paint away the background behind the subject.
This will help define the subject from the background. Change the Layers
opacity to 70% and the transfer mode back to Normal.
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Step Seven: Depending on your subject matter, you may
need to repeat the previous step to help define your subject matter. We
simply duplicated the layer again.
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Step Eight: Here we have a close up of the finished piece.
Notice how the background blends into the aged paper, but our subject
jumps off of the page. Using techniques like this can make a world of
difference on your next project, and change the ordinary to the extrordinary.
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