A Work in Progress: Dreaming in Color



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Dreaming in Color
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Original image


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Photo I took of my daughter at a duck pond.


Creation of Dreaming in Color: Step 1

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Open Source image.

Creation of Dreaming in Color: Step 2

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Select Filter>Liquify. In the Liquify window, Select Forward Warp Tool. Warp the trees to make them wavy.

Select Bloat Tool and apply it to the grave stones.

Creation of Dreaming in Color: Step 3

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Select the Turbulance Tool and apply it to the grass and the bottom of the headstones.

Creation of Dreaming in Color: Step 4

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Select a brackish green color in your colors pallet.

Create a New Layer.

Select Gradient Tool.

Draw a vertical line down the middle of the New Layer.

Creation of Dreaming in Color: Step 5

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Select Difference to blend the two layers.

Creation of Dreaming in Color: Step 6

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Select a lighter green from your colors pallet.

Create a New Layer.

Select Filter>Render>Clouds.

Select Vivid light to blend.

Creation of Dreaming in Color: Step 7

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Add a Curves Layer above the Clouds layer. Set the left marker to Input 61 and Output to 112.

Set the right marker to Input 229 and Output to 169.

Creation of Dreaming in Color: Step 8

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Open photo of girl.

Enter Quick Mask. Mask out the girl

Creation of Dreaming in Color: Step 9

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Exit Quick Mask mode. CTRL/SHIFT/I to invert selection.

Copy selection and Paste it into Cemetary photo.

Creation of Dreaming in Color: Step 10

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Select Edit>Transform>Scale.

Careful not to distort her, Make her a little smaller so that she fits the her environment.


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Copy the girl. Paste it back into the photo. (Or duplicate layer.)

Select Edit>Transform>Flip Horizontal.

Leave the Girl Layers Normal blend. Reduce opacity to 70%

Creation of Dreaming in Color: Step 12

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Hide all layers except for the Girl Layers.


Add Adjustment Layer above the Girl Layers. Select Difference.

Select Layer>Merge Visible.

Show all Layers.

Flatten Layers.


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Final result

Creation of Dreaming in Color: Final Result

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