Photoshop creates fantasy blur effects

Let's take a look at the original artwork.

Original

Let's look at the final effect.

Effect chart

The following is a detailed procedure for how to do this.

1. Open the pending photos with Photoshop.

2. Press Ctrl+j to copy a layer. You can also right-click on the background layer and choose Copy Layer from the shortcut menu, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1 Copying layers

3. Select menu command "filter | blur | Gaussian blur" as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2 Fuzzy settings

4. Set the radius to 4.5 pixels in the Gaussian Blur dialog box, as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3 RADIUS settings

5. Change the layer's blending mode to "overlay" in the layers panel, as shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4 Setting blending mode

6. Copy the layer again, as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5 Copying the layer again

7. Select the Brush tool in the toolbox and set it in the options bar as shown in Figure 6.

Figure 6 Setting the Brush tool

8. Then daub on the canvas, reducing the color of the Dodge until you get the final result as shown in Figure 7.

Figure 7 Final effect diagram

Category:

• PS Image Processing