Sovereighn Lady of Umbrellas Photo Effects

On a new layer, above the background, should be inserted the umbrella's photo.



Mark and erase the background the umbrella was situated on. Then copy many times the umbrella's layer by changing also its size and placement. Select for this the next combinations: Edit – Free Transform (ctrl+t) and Edit – Transform – Flip Horizontal.



Combine all the layers having the umbrellas on them and increase the level of their brightness using Curves (ctrl+m).



Change a little the color (Selective Color):



Now we should minimize the brightness of those smaller umbrellas, situated of course farther. Mark them with Polygonal Lasso Tool and apply the next command Image – Adjustments – Brightness/Contrast.



Merge down all the layers: Layer – Merge Visible (shift+ctrl+e). Insert now on a new layer the paper's texture.



Decolorize it with Image – Adjustments – Desaturate (shift+ctrl+u) and invert the colors: Image – Adjustments – Invert (ctrl+i).



Change the layer's type on Soft Light and minimize the layer's Opacity till 75%.



Take the Brush Tool with two colors on a new layer and make the necessary drawings of the picture, then apply on this layer next selection: Filter – Blur – Gaussian Blur.



Change the layer's type on Color.



The picture should be introduced in a frame. That is why we should choose the Crop Tool and Rectangular Tool to make the necessary manipulation.



Select now the Dodge Tool with the following adjustments:



Decolorize the edges of this picture, keeping pressed the shift button. Now draw many stripes by placing two points (the first one and the final one) and holding the shift button.



The illustration is finished!

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