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PictureCorrect Surreal Effect Wallpaper


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This tutorial is to help you learn how to create a surreal effect like we did to this PictureCorrect wallpaper.  This wallpaper and tutorial couldn't have been made without the help of Dan Buxton.  Here's what we did with this photo:

1.  First we applied a Diffuse Glow Filter (Filter>Distort>Diffuse Glow) with the following settings:

            Graininess:  5
            Glow Amount:  8
            Clear Amount:  11

 

 

 

2.  Then we applied a New Channel Mixer Adjustment Layer (Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Channel Mixer) with the following settings:

            100% Red
            Monochrome Selected

 

 

3.  Then we applied a New Levels Adjustment Layer (Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Levels) and pulled in the left slider or shortened the color level range.

 

 

 

 

4.  This is trickiest step, first we created a new blank layer over the other layers.

5.  Then we took a paintbrush with a low opacity and carefully painted the rose pink on the new blank layer.



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