Options in the Layer Style Panel and how it works with Blend Modes. So I'm going to click
on the Brush Tool. Then I'm going to make sure that white is my foreground color. I'm
going to create a New Layer and I'm simply going to paint with white. Then, I'm going
to change the Blend Mode to Linear Dodge. As you can see, there is no difference and,
actually, I'll Zoom In just so you get a closer look at what's going on.
So, we were at Normal and we switch over to Linear Dodge. There is no difference. However,
we double click on the side of the Layer to bring up the Layer Style window. You will
see that we will make a change by using this Blend Mode and unchecking this box here under
Advanced Blending Options. If you uncheck Transparency Shapes Layer, you will see that,
now, the pixels blend differently. The edges around the area that I painted become hotter
and brighter. So this technique is very useful for when you want to create spectacular highlights
on metal, plastic, glass, on things like that, that you need something very bright and very
hot.
So, just remember, all you have to do is uncheck this box and the pixels will blend differently.
I'm going to press OK and I'm going to click on the Move Tool, and I'm just going to move
it around just a little bit so you can see how the edges become so much brighter.
And the second trick I want to talk about is the Precise Flare, which is a tool that
allows you to place the Lens Flare in precisely the right area that you want. So I want to
place a Lens Flare here. Now this is a light source and I would like to make it seem as
if this light were on. So we're going to use the Lens Flare filter for that.
So I want to create a New Layer. I'm going to fill it with black. I'm going to press
Ctrl Backspace, Command Backspace on the Mac, change the Blend Mode to Screen and it's going
to look like this because there are no bright pixels, and the Screen Blend Mode only shows
bright pixels. So I'm going to Zoom In to this area here. Now I'm going to bring up
the Info Panel. The Info Panel gives us some information, including the X and Y coordinates
of our Canvas. So wherever we hover over, you'll see the coordinates. So we hover this
area here, you'll see it's 634 by 205.
So I'm going to go into Filter, Render, Lens Flare, and anywhere on the Preview Window
I can hold Alt, Option on the Mac, Click, and that's going to bring up the Precise Flare
center. Then I can enter those numbers into the X and Y coordinates. For X, we have 634,
and for Y, we have 205. I'm going to enter those numbers and press OK, and notice that,
now, I have the Lens Flare in that spot. Now I can adjust the brightness and adjust the
type of Lens Flare. I'm going to leave it at 105 millimeter prime and just adjust the
brightness a little bit, and push OK. Now we have a Lens Flare right on that spot. I'm
going to Zoom Out, and, now, you'll see that we have our light right in the spot that we
wanted to. And it's in its own Layer, so that Effect, of course, is non-destructive.
The third trick I want to show you, also, has to do with Filters. I'm going to create
a New Layer, then I'm going to go into Filter, Render, Clouds, and we're going to get some
Clouds. This is probably not new to you, but what is new is what happens when you hold
Alt, Option on the Mac, as you do that. So I'm now going to Filter, Render, and now I'm
holding the Alt key, Option on the Mac, and go into Clouds, and watch the difference.
We get Clouds with more contrast. So these are the regular Clouds and these are the Clouds
with more contrast. So if you want Clouds with more contrast, all you have to do is
hold Alt, Option on the Mac, as you apply the Clouds Filter.
And the next trick you, probably, didn't know, involves the Black and White Adjustment Layer.
So let me apply that. I'm going to create a new Black and White Adjustment Layer, and,
of course, that's going to turn everything Black and White, but if we change the Blend
Mode to Luminosity, it brings the color back, and we can use these sliders to control the
Luminosity of specific colors. For example, red, so, maybe, we can make the reds darker,
or we can make the reds brighter. We can do the same thing with the blues and all the
other colors controlled by these sliders.
Another way in which you can use this technique is by using the Mask. I'm going to click on
that Layer Mask thumbnail and then hold Ctrl Backspace, that's Command Backspace to fill
with the background color, which is black, and hides the Effect. Then with the Brush,
I can paint with white and bring back that Effect. So I really want more of this on the
leaves, so I'll just paint with white on those leaves. And, of course, this is a non-destructive
effect, so I can come back into the Adjustment Layer and make further adjustments. And this
is so you can control the Luminance values of your image by using the Black and White
Adjustment Layer.
And the fifth and final trick I want to show you is how to open up the same image on two
windows so you can work on it with one image Zoomed In really close to work on detail,
and with the other image Zoomed Out so you can see what the overall image is going to
look like. So I have my file open, and then I'm going to go into Window, Arrange, and
at the very bottom, choose New Window For, and then the name of the file that you're
working with. And that's going to create a second window with exactly the same file.
It's not a duplicate. It's the same thing.
So now, I can go into Window, Arrange, and you can choose either Two Up Horizontal or
Two Up Vertical. I'm going to choose Two Up Vertical and that's going to put them both
side by side. Then I can Click and Pan on one image, and Zoom In to the area that I
want to work on, and by the way, if you Zoom In, and both images Zoom In, that's because
you have the Zoom All Windows Check Box checked. So watch what happens; see how I'm Zooming
In on this one. But then this one also Zooms In, that's because you have this Check Box
checked. Or, another way you can do the same thing is by holding Shift, and then Zooming
In. So if you just Zoom In, nothing will happen, but if you hold the Shift key and Zoom In,
then you'll do the same thing as having this Check Box checked, you'll Zoom In all windows.
So I'm just going to Zoom In to the area that I want to work on. It's going to be this area
here. And on this second window I'm just going to click on Fit to Screen so we can see the
entire image, or at least, that section that we're working on. Then I'm going to create
a New Layer and I'm going to click on the Clone Stamp Tool, and I'm just going to extend
these tiles up high. That's all I'm going to do. So I'm just going to Clone from this
side, so I'm going to hold Alt, Option on the Mac, and then just start painting on my
empty Layer. Make sure that Sample All Layers is checked. And I'm just going to paint this
and so these blue tiles are extended higher, so, maybe, right about here. But notice that
as I am painting, the pixels are showing up on this side. I want to go up one more level,
just so you can see. Notice that as I am painting, the pixels were appearing; that way I can
see how things are looking way before I'm even finished with my Clone.
Now, if you see that some of the perspective is not working, while we can work with the
Move Tool, press Ctrl T, Command T on the Mac, to Transform and choose Distort, and
watch what happens as I Distort this image. I get to see the Live Preview from here, so
I can better match the perspective of these tiles as I'm making the adjustment. Once I'm
done, I can just hit Enter and, obviously, the Effect is going to be applied on both
sides. I know I made some mistakes here at the bottom, and I can either come back with
the Eraser Tool, and, maybe, you'll erase this area, or do any other number of adjustments.
But in this tutorial we're not really worried about that. I just want you to see the technique
of using two windows for the same image and how it could be beneficial.
Another thing that you can do is you can hold the Space bar, obviously, to Pan, but if you
hold the Shift key, you can Pan on both windows. So, holding the Shift Key when panning and
holding the Shift key when Zooming In or Out will affect both windows that you're working
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