Remember, you hold Alt when adjusting the Blend If toggles to split them in half. Step 4Īnd third, a Curves adjustment layer with the top anchor point pulled inward slightly, an 75% Opacity, and an adjusted Blend If setting. Second, add a Selective Color adjustment layer affecting the Reds, Yellows, Whites, Naturals, and Blacks. Next, create a new Group, naming it “Color Grade.” In this group, we are going to place three different adjustment layers which will stay at the top of your layer stack from here on out.įirst up, add a Color Lookup adjustment layer set to Foggy Night, 16% Opacity, and a layer mode of Multiply. This will of course change from image to image, but this is my go-to for when I want a smokier but still high-contrast base image! Step 1įirst, add a Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer right above the subject layer, s etting it to -28 Brightness and 9 Contrast.

To start everything off, I’m going to do some mild color grading on my image. Select the layer mask of the Hue/Saturation 1 layer, make sure that in your Tools window the background color is black, and press the Delete key.To complete this project, you will need the following resources:įind more resources on Envato Elements! 1. Press Command/Ctrl + shift + I to invert the selection, because we want a selection of the background, not the spray can. This will make a selection of the spray can. Go to your MAIN layer and Command/Ctrl + Click on its thumbnail. If you finished adding shadows to the spray can, you will notice that the background also darkened. Remember, you can always remove what you painted, by painting with black over the layer mask. Now with the layer mask of the Hue/Saturation 1 layer selected, start painting with white on the sides of the spray can to add more shadows. Go to the Adjustments Window and turn the Lightness to -50. Change the blending mode of the Hue/Saturation 1 layer to Color Burn. Select 'Hue/Saturation.' Select the Layer mask of the Hue/Saturation 1 layer and press Command/Ctrl + I to invert it.

Press the Create New Fill of Adjustments Layer button at the bottom of the Layers Window. In the Layers Window, select the SPATTER layer.

Now let's add some more shadows to the entire spray can.

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