PS 12 Steps to restore the gorgeous seaside sunset

1, the analysis of the original artwork

This is a picture of the sunset on the sea, but the time is wrong, the sky is still bright, the feeling of sunset weak. At the same time the picture is gray, color is not full.

2, adjust the contrast

New curve adjustment layer, the curve ends to the middle drag, the overall adjustment of the contrast of the picture.

3, new "brightness/contrast" adjustment layer

Reduce the brightness, increase the contrast, and further adjust the contrast.

4, adjust the local light and shade

Use the Quick selection tool (or lasso tool) to select the area below sea level and feather properly.

5, the new curve adjustment layer, lock the dark part, lift bright high light, strengthen the light sense of the sea.

6. Select the sky area with rectangular marquee tool, and feather properly.

7, the new "brightness/contrast" adjustment layer, darkened the sky tone, strengthen the contrast.

Tips:

In many procedures, no specific parameters are provided, if you want to set the parameters of the case, it is recommended to follow the case of video teaching. However, we suggest that readers should not focus too much on the parameters used in the case, but at the same time set the parameters to observe the changes in the picture, according to the actual effect to determine the value of the parameters, which can be better results.

8, strengthen the feeling of sunset

The sunset color is warm, mainly red and yellow. New curve adjustment layer, select red channel, raise, select Blue channel, lower. Add red and yellow to enhance the effect of sunset.

9. Erase the sky and sea area with masks

The color of the sunset just adjusted affects only the area around the sun and the sun.

10, adjust the details of light and shade, enhance the three-dimensional

Create a new curve adjustment layer, darken the mask and fill it with black, with a white brush on the darkest part of the screen.

Tips:

Depict the details of light and shade can make the picture more stereoscopic, this example uses the curve adjustment layer realization, actually also may use deepens, the Dodge tool realizes. The advantage of adjusting layers with curves is that they can be modified at any time. Steps 09 and 10 suggest learning through video teaching, and screenshots are not easy to read.

11. New Curve Adjustment Layer

Highlight and fill the mask with black and apply a white brush to the brightest part of the screen.

12. Create a constituency with an elliptical marquee tool

Reverse, select the edges of the screen, multiple feather. New curve adjustment layer, slightly dim, make dark angle, highlight the main body. The final effect is shown in the following illustration.

Category:

• PS Image Processing