0111 working with text layers

1。 outer glow

2。 change Fill and Opacity

3.  turns out

4.

5.

6。 create a new mask

7。 brush tool

8。 make sure the foreground color is black

9.  blending options

10. check  "layer mask hides effects"

0110 cropping the artwork

1. cropping 

2. either hit enter key or check this 

shortcut 
# + + = zoom in 
# + -   = zoom out 

0109 sharpening the detail

1. select a group of layers -- layer -- smart objects --- convert to smart object 

2.  it turns out to be

3. add a filter mask

4. change the number

0108 reducing the noise in the sky

1. create a safe layer under background layer－－－ convert to smart object

2。 you see

3. filter -- noise-- reduce noise

4. change indexes 
strength = brightness 

5。 make sure the background and foreground color

6. gradient 

0107 creating a dark and stormy sky

1.  create a new layer 

2. Gradient Tool

3. Foreground to transparent

4. la

5.  overlay

6. outcome.

7. erase the darkness on top of the hill

8.  reduce the hardness to 0%. increase the diameter

9.  go to Background layer

10. burn it

11.  decrease the exposure

12. uncheck PROTECT TONES to decrease the damage of original image

13.

0106 adjusting entire composition

0106  adjusting an entire composition (Level + Vibrance)


1. hit LEVEL 
change the third number to make it brighter or darker

2. if it's too much blue, change it to blue channel, adjusting the middle number 

composition = LEVEL + VIBRANCE 

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0105  cloning away unwanted details

1. select tool

2. change diameter

3.  Option + click= select resource

4. release

5. deselect Aligned







6. select  behind

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0102 combine one image to another

shortcut-- 

Shift + Tab = hide panel 

# + + = zoom in 

# + - = zoom out 

Shift + down arrow = lower the brightness (once = -10)

steps

1. click MASK --> hold # + click the mask to select the area

2. hit the tool bar --> 2 up 

3. drag the selected area to another image 

0103  Adjusting brightness and contrast 

1. hit BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST button

2. it will create a mask automatically

3. adjust brightness and contrast by pressing  Shift + down arrow or up arrow 

4. hit this button to avoid adjusting background layer

0104 adjusting color and tones 


1. hue 

2. 

3。 so you can see this 

4。  burn it

5。 change diameter and exposure

6.  paint it