test 1 Practical Photoshop - April 2018 UK | Page 35

04
BLEND WITH THE
IMAGE
Click OK, then use the
Angle control to ine-
tune the angle of the
gradient. You can also
drag in the image to
change its position. Go
to the Blending Mode
drop-down in the Layers
panel and change it from
Normal to Screen. If it’s
too strong, lower the
layer opacity.
05
PAINT LIGHT
LEAKAGE
Click the Create New
Layer icon in the Layers
panel and change the
Blending Mode of the
new layer to Screen.
Grab the Brush tool,
choose a soft-edged
tip and press 5 for 50%
opacity, then paint with
yellow and orange colors
around the edges to add
to the efect.
06
RETRO COLOR
CURVES
Click the Create
Adjustment Layer icon
and choose Curves. Drag
down the curve line to
darken the image. Click
the RGB drop-down at
the top of the Curves
settings. Select Blue,
then drag the bottom-
left point on the line
upwards to add a blue
tint to the shadows.