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.