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Teri, I'm not sure how the Levels adjustment l...

2012-05-12T12:45:16.887-07:00

Teri, I'm not sure how the Levels adjustment layer helped you, but in case you still need a layer mask, you can download a layer mask action from here:

http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/Tools/index.html

Thank you.

2012-02-24T04:47:27.506-08:00

Thank you.

Go to layers, select new adjustment layer, select ...

2012-02-23T11:31:05.056-08:00

Go to layers, select new adjustment layer, select levels, press OK, your done

I'm using Elements 8, when I get to step 10 I ...

2012-02-23T07:49:08.803-08:00

I'm using Elements 8, when I get to step 10 I don't have the option to create a layer/clipping mask. So now I'm lost.

@ladybug: Thank you so much for your sweet words. ...

2012-01-15T09:57:31.541-08:00

@ladybug: Thank you so much for your sweet words. I hope you find my tutorials useful. :)

I would like to say that for a young lady of 15 yo...

2011-12-30T20:44:40.994-08:00

I would like to say that for a young lady of 15 your manners and your tutorials are fantastic i wish you all the best. Your skill speaks for you no luck to it.

I love your result and I am glad that you played a...

2011-12-16T14:24:14.870-08:00

I love your result and I am glad that you played around to find a result that you liked.

It looks awesome. :)

Just wanted to add that I have tried this and it t...

2011-12-16T08:19:39.002-08:00

Just wanted to add that I have tried this and it turned out really nice! I used a different image, one of cogs close-up, so, following the tut to the letter, I got an almost solid-colored light-green image. The speckles were very prominent though and I liked that. I just wanted it to look more like the original - like old cogs. So, I simply changed the blending mode to 'Soft Light' on the Speckles layer. Looks wonderful!

By the letter of tutorial-
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff181/suruha/Blogs/9911_05_2686_prev-tut1.jpg

After 'Soft Light' blending mode-
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff181/suruha/Blogs/9911_05_2686_prev-tut2.jpg

Thank you ever so much. I learned a new feature. Playing around with the settings, I see many more possibilities. Cool!

Su

This is a cool technique! Thank you for writing i...

2011-12-16T07:53:35.476-08:00

This is a cool technique! Thank you for writing it for others to try out. Good job!

Su

Oh, I am so sorry. I will fix it right now, and ye...

2011-12-15T12:05:48.379-08:00

Oh, I am so sorry. I will fix it right now, and yes it is #ffffff. :)

You do not say what the brush color should be in s...

2011-12-14T20:02:03.890-08:00

You do not say what the brush color should be in step 8. Can we assume it is white (#ffffff)?

Original is better

2011-09-29T01:41:01.635-07:00

Original is better

Yeah, I get so frustrated when that happens to me....

2011-07-02T19:09:41.360-07:00

Yeah, I get so frustrated when that happens to me. But I'm so glad it worked out for you. :D

You're very welcome!

WOW is all I can say!!! I'm not sure what i ha...

2011-07-02T18:54:47.361-07:00

WOW is all I can say!!!
I'm not sure what i had done wrong but i think when I duplicated I made a duplicate from the 'file' drop down rather than a duplicate layer....my mistake as you had actually said 'layer'...oops,
The rest was still difficult as i am new at this but it worked and best of all...it showed me buttons and sliders I didn't know about so I have new toys to play with.
Thanks a lot.
P.S. I'm not young so I have a fairly steep learning curve but your help was absolutely brilliant!
I will definitely come back for more of your tips....even advanced as they are they are FASCINATING!!
Many thanks
Wayne

Please forgive my vague wording in the tutorial. S...

2011-07-02T11:54:39.022-07:00

Please forgive my vague wording in the tutorial. So when you started from the original you basically duplicated the photo layer twice.

So, on the 3rd layer you applied the lighting effects filter, right? Now on the lighting effects filter at default settings, using the omni light you focus on a particular spot in your photograph. That spot becomes brighter and so does a little bit of the surrounding area.

However, the rest of the photo becomes darker. Using the eraser, you erase the dark parts of the photo to reveal the original underneath. :)

Try it again and see if it works.

Also, it could be the photo you're using, are you using the example one or your own? If it doesn't work when you try it again, you can try emailing me the photo you're using at absolute.extra123@gmail.com

I hope it works out for you. :)

I must be a little dense but on step 8 when I sele...

2011-07-02T08:26:58.137-07:00

I must be a little dense but on step 8 when I select the eraser ( normal one ) and apply it to the 3rd layer it turns 'darker....NOT LIGHTER.
What have I done wrong?