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Dazzling Dance Photo Manipulation

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In this detailed and lengthy Photoshop tutorial, you will Advertise Here
learn how to combine photos and add special effects to
turn a normal photograph into a stunning artwork. You
will also learn several tricks to reduce your Photoshop
document file size and number of layers and layer
styles.

Dazzling Dance Photo

Manipulation Photoshop
Tutorial

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Step 1 – Open the image of the dancer

Load the image of the dancer into Photoshop.

Step 2 – Place the image of the clouds

Choose File > Place, browse for the image of the clouds, then click OK. The image of the clouds
will appear in your document window with the transform tool activated. Resize and position the
clouds where you like it to appear then press enter on your keyboard to apply the changes. The
reason why we use the place command rather than other methods is because the place
command will place the image as a smart object (if you are using Photoshop CS2 or newer) to
help keep the file size small if you save the document without the maximize compatibility option.

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Step 3 – Blend the clouds

Now we’ll make the sky transparent so that only the clouds are visible. Instead of using a mask,
we’ll use the blending options. This will help keep the file size small and reduce the number of
layers in your document. Right click on the layer of the clouds then choose Blending Options.

In the blending options, move the black input slider towards the right until the sky disappears.

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Hold the alt key on your keyboard and drag the black input slider all the way towards the right.
The hard edges of the clouds should disappear and the clouds should have some transparency.
Don’t click OK yet.

In the same layer style window, click on the Color Overlay option. Choose white as the color
then set the blend mode to color. This is a simple non-destructive trick to desaturate a layer
using layer styles. Click OK to apply the changes.

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Here’s what the image looks like right now. You have just blended the cloud into the background
without using any layer masks. We’re not 100% complete with blending the clouds in but we’re
going to pause here and continue after we create a mask of the model.

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