jo
May 25th, 2009, 05:05 PM
Tim asked how I did the glass frame in this image
http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=12578&noignore=0&postid=21439#post21439
I'd suggest you start simple:
ctl>j to make a working background layer and name it "glass"
then select your main subject with a rectangular marquee and ctl>j to put that on its own layer at the top.
Make the glass layer active and use the glass filter in the filter gallery. Experiment with the sliders and the settings.
In this case I also lightened and slightly desaturated the glass layer with a hue/sat adjustment layer. Adjustment layers are nice because you can tweak them. I went from dark to light and decided I liked light better for this image.
Out of bounds and shadows are a little more tricky and I'll just stop here for now. I could probably describe the out-of-bounds selection, but I'm a little fuzzy about what I did to accomplish the shadows.
http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=12578&noignore=0&postid=21439#post21439
I'd suggest you start simple:
ctl>j to make a working background layer and name it "glass"
then select your main subject with a rectangular marquee and ctl>j to put that on its own layer at the top.
Make the glass layer active and use the glass filter in the filter gallery. Experiment with the sliders and the settings.
In this case I also lightened and slightly desaturated the glass layer with a hue/sat adjustment layer. Adjustment layers are nice because you can tweak them. I went from dark to light and decided I liked light better for this image.
Out of bounds and shadows are a little more tricky and I'll just stop here for now. I could probably describe the out-of-bounds selection, but I'm a little fuzzy about what I did to accomplish the shadows.