Sand Story Photo Effect

Now we have to tone the picture. It's necessary first to create a new layer, choose the Brush Tool with its Hardness on 0% and paint out those parts which must get a special nuance, choosing several less intensive colors.



Change the layer's type on Overlay and minimize the Opacity till 60%.



On a new layer the picture must be partially colored with a different color, but apply to the color the filter too: Filter – Blur – Gaussian Blur. Change the layer's type on Overlay and minimize the Opacity till 60%.



Merge down all the layers after that (shift+ctrl+e), make a copy of the new layer and change its type on Multiply. Change it s colors too, applying Image – Adjustments – Hue/Saturation (ctrl+u).



Merge down the layers (сtrl+e) and copy again the new layer (ctrl+j). Apply to this layer the next command: Image – Adjustments – Invert (ctrl+i) and then Image

– Apply Image with the following adjustments.



Change the layer's type on Soft Light and minimize the Opacity till 55%.



Combine all the layers again and make a copy of the got layer (the final one). The copy must be processed with Filter – Artistic – Poster Edge.



Change the layer's type on Soft Light and minimize the Opacity till 50%. Merge down the layers.



If that is necessary we should correct a little the brightness and the contrast, making use of Levels (ctrl+l). In my opinion the picture would look more interesting when rotating it around. That is what I'm intending to do with Edit – Transform – Flip Horizontal. Then apply again the filter (Filter – Sharpen - Sharpen).



It is finished!

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