PS Creative synthesis Dream portrait photography

Creative synthesis creates dream picture

I have a preference for the post processing to add some creative elements to portrait photography, some people see those dreamy images feel that post-processing must be difficult, but it is not. The previous section describes how to color and trim, and then we'll explain how to use post-processing to add some vivid, interesting little elements to the picture to make the picture more perfect.

1. Open the photo you want to synthesize in Photoshop. This picture has been adjusted color, the following will be the operation of element synthesis.

Operation of element synthesis

2. Find the right composite background map, in this case, we chose a pattern with retro feeling background, as shown above.

A suitable composite background map

3. Drag the selected background pattern onto the original photo file so that it completely covers the original photo. Click Window in the Photoshop menu bar to expand the subordinate menu.

4. Open the Layers panel by selecting Layer from the Subordinate menu in window.

Open the Layers panel

5. In the Layers panel, you can see the pattern background on top of the original photo layer, as shown in the left image.

Set the blending mode of a layer

6. Click the set layer Blending mode Drop-down button on the layers panel to eject the Drop-down menu.

Select the overlay command

7. Select the overlay command from the Drop-down menu.

Select the overlay command from the Drop-down menu.

Select Overlay command

8. Click the Add Mask button at the bottom of the layers panel to add a mask for the pattern background layer.

Add Mask

9. Select the Brush tool in the toolbar window.

Brush tool

10. In the "Pattern background" layer of the "mask", use the "brush tool" to paint the lower class characters.

Paint the lower-level characters with the Brush tool

preliminarily synthesized after the picture.

11. Below, we will find a star PSD layered material, as shown in the figure.

The PSD layered material of starlight

The starlight material dragged to the character hand-held magic wand

12. Drag the Starlight material to the magic wand that the character holds in the photo, as shown above.

A sparkling background image

13. In order to further increase the atmosphere, we will find a sparkling background image, as shown in the above picture.

1 4. Drag the sparkling background picture onto the original photo file to cover the original photo completely. Click the set layer Blending mode Drop-down button on the layers panel to expand the Drop-down menu.

Set the blending mode of a layer

Select Brighten Command

15. In the Drop-down menu, select the Lighten command.

The effect of the photo after blending mode

16. The image above is the effect of the blending mode after adjusting the layer.

17. Click the Add Mask button at the bottom of the layers panel to add a mask for the sparkling background layer.

Add Mask

18. With the "brush tool" in the glittering background layer of the "mask" of the excess light, the picture of the synthesis of the operation is completed, as shown in the picture.

Final effect

After the synthesis of the screen effect is very fantastic? And, the operation of the steps are not difficult. This book also has a lot of effects of fantasy photos are also used in the production of synthetic methods. As long as you are willing to try, everyone can make a good creative portrait works.

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