Photoshop Elements SIG 11-19-08

Creating something different

1. Open an image
2. With image open > Change Background to a Layer
3. Rectangle Marquee select a rather small area in the center
4. Copy selection to a new layer using Control+J
5. Double click the new layer and change the name to top and
6. Change Blending Mode to multiply to be able to see it.
7. Make 3 more selections on the layer “0”, the bottom, each one a little larger and
8. Copy each to a layer using Control+J
9. Name the layers from top under the Top layer, Green, Gold. & Brown
10. Make Drop shadow for each starting from top by first
11. Creating a new layer under the Top layer by pressing the Ctrl key and
12. Clicking on the New Layer Icon then
13. Ctrl+click the Top layer to add the selection of the top layer and on the
14. New blank layer fill with black using the Paint Bucket tool, make sure the default colors are selected
15. Deselect and blur using Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. Adjust the amount to suit.
16. Do the above on the Green, Gold and Brown layers
17. On the Top Layer press the Alt key and Click and hold the Adjustment Layer Icon at the top of the Layers palette.
18. Select the Hue/Sat Adjustment layer and click in Group with Previous box
19. Adjust Saturation -80%
20. Brightness 10
21. Paint with black on the Hue/Saturation Mask in the center to reveal some full color
22. Ctrl click the top layer to create a selection and then
23. Edit > Stroke the Selection with white
24. 5 px inside for the top layer
25. Do the same on the bottom layer with a 10 PX white stroke
26. On the Green, Gold. & Brown layers add an Adjustment layer as you did on the Top Layer, Alt + Click on Hue/Sat and Group with Previous checked.
27. Instead of adjusting the Hue, click on colorize and then adjust the color for
28. Green, Gold. & Brown respectively on each layer.
29. Select the bottom layer and
30. Ctrl+click on the New layer icon to add a New layer under bottom layer
31. Image > Resize > Canvas - Increase the Canvas by 1” Width and Height check Relative.
32. On the new layer on bottom add a Foreground to Background Gradient with the Foreground color – 4a3300 and the Background color – b40000
33. On the top layer choose the Burn tool with a brush size about ½ the size of the top layer.
34. 50% Exposure and Midtones
35. Drag along the top and sides to darken
36. Rotate the middle layers Using Free Transform (Ctrl+T) and click and drag outside of a corner.
37. You can use the Text tool to add your name on the bottom.