Post by stinson on Sept 14, 2021 13:38:00 GMT
I have been following these steps from Photoshop Essentials:
Step 2 has been modified for Elements, and further refinements in my process were left until after all the layers were complete.
Step 1: Press Ctrl+J (Win) / Command+J (Mac) to duplicate the Background layer.
Step 2: Press Ctrl+U (Win) / Command+U (Mac) slide Saturation slide to the far left to desaturate the layer.
Step 3: Press Ctrl+J (Win) / Command+J (Mac) to duplicate the desaturated layer.
Step 4: Press Ctrl+I (Win) / Command+I (Mac) to invert the layer.
Step 5: Press Shift+Alt+D (Win) / Shift+Option+D (Mac) to change the layer's blend mode to Color Dodge.
Step 6: Go to Filter > Other > Minimum. Radius value set to 1 pixel.
Step 7: Click the New Fill Or Adjustment Layer icon at the top of the Layers panel and choose Levels. No adjustments made at this point.
Step 8: Press Shift+Alt+M (Win) / Shift+Option+M (Mac) to change the blend mode to Multiply which darkens the image. Adjust the layer opacity as needed.
Step 9: Click on the Background layer in the Layers panel to select it. Press Ctrl+J (Win) / Command+J (Mac) to duplicate it.
Step 10: Press Shift+Ctrl+] (Win) / Shift+Command+] (Mac) to jump the layer to the top of the layer stack.
Step 11: Press and hold Shift+Alt (Win) / Shift+Option (Mac) and press C for the Color blend mode, O for Overlay, F for Soft Light, or H for Hard Light. Adjust the layer opacity as needed.
After all of this you can adjust the points of the levels adjustment layer and adjust its opacity as well as that of the top layer. Here are the before and after.
I would really love to have this as an action, and for everyone here, even though with the shortcuts it doesn't that take that long. I reviewed their web pages and didn't see any restrictions.
Step 2 has been modified for Elements, and further refinements in my process were left until after all the layers were complete.
Step 1: Press Ctrl+J (Win) / Command+J (Mac) to duplicate the Background layer.
Step 2: Press Ctrl+U (Win) / Command+U (Mac) slide Saturation slide to the far left to desaturate the layer.
Step 3: Press Ctrl+J (Win) / Command+J (Mac) to duplicate the desaturated layer.
Step 4: Press Ctrl+I (Win) / Command+I (Mac) to invert the layer.
Step 5: Press Shift+Alt+D (Win) / Shift+Option+D (Mac) to change the layer's blend mode to Color Dodge.
Step 6: Go to Filter > Other > Minimum. Radius value set to 1 pixel.
Step 7: Click the New Fill Or Adjustment Layer icon at the top of the Layers panel and choose Levels. No adjustments made at this point.
Step 8: Press Shift+Alt+M (Win) / Shift+Option+M (Mac) to change the blend mode to Multiply which darkens the image. Adjust the layer opacity as needed.
Step 9: Click on the Background layer in the Layers panel to select it. Press Ctrl+J (Win) / Command+J (Mac) to duplicate it.
Step 10: Press Shift+Ctrl+] (Win) / Shift+Command+] (Mac) to jump the layer to the top of the layer stack.
Step 11: Press and hold Shift+Alt (Win) / Shift+Option (Mac) and press C for the Color blend mode, O for Overlay, F for Soft Light, or H for Hard Light. Adjust the layer opacity as needed.
After all of this you can adjust the points of the levels adjustment layer and adjust its opacity as well as that of the top layer. Here are the before and after.
I would really love to have this as an action, and for everyone here, even though with the shortcuts it doesn't that take that long. I reviewed their web pages and didn't see any restrictions.
