This lesson we’ll see how is it possible to create an effect of an old picture with burned edges and also represent the make-up, change colors, create the objects’ shadows and lay over the textures.

Open a girl’s photo: File ?C Open


Use then Polygonal Lasso Tool to mark the girl along the contours and cut the marking: Edit ?C Cut (ctrl+x). Place it on a new layer: Edit ?C Paste (ctrl+v). Decolorize the picture now: Image ?C Adjustments ?C Desaturate (shift+ctrl+u)


Apply now a color filter: Image ?C Adjustments ?C Photo Filter


Next step includes applying Filter ?C Blur ?C Smart Blur


Then smooth out the image’s inequalities with Blur Tool.


Change a little the layer’s brightness and contrast: Image ?C Adjustments ?C Curves (ctrl+m)


Make now the skin and the hair look shining by bleaching the lighten portions with the Dodge Tool.