Using Photoshop to turn the ordinary lotus leaf picture into the classic ink-wash effect

1, open the material picture, press CTRL + M to adjust the curve, slightly lighten up a little, make sure to copy a layer.

2, create black and white adjustment layer, in the channel mixer will be the lotus leaf material adjusted to black and white image picture, and keep the lotus leaf in the gray tone.

3, create a new layer, press CTRL + ALT + Shift + E-stamped layer.

4, press CTRL + I inverse, and press CTRL + M to adjust the curve, the numerical value is shown below.

5, copy layer, execute: filter > Blur > Gaussian blur, the value is 10.

6, add layer mask, use black brush to paint the bottom of lotus leaf meridians.

7, add goldfish material, adjust the image size.

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8, press CTRL + I reverse phase.

9, press CTRL + U to adjust hue/saturation, the value of the following figure.

10, change the current layer blending mode to "darken", and then add the layer mask.

11, create a black and white adjustment layer, fine-tune the overall color. Wipe the lotus parts out with a black brush, as shown below.

12, and then create a new layer, with a black brush to outline the eyes of the fish to enhance the vitality of the fish.

13, the flattening layer plus the border, text and seal.

Final effect: