This is a very simple effect that some of you may not know.
I threw this tutorial together to show you how to do this fast and easy.
I wrote this for another forum, but thought some of you guys in here may find it useful.
The effect gives photos a "smooth" effect - often used for glamour, nn teen sites, and a handful of other niches.
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Pick the photo you wish to use. For this tutorial i'm going to use a picture from one of our upcoming sites.
- In Photoshop, Duplicate the photo layer and have the new layer on top of the original layer.
- Go to FILTER > BLUR > Gaussian Blur and blur it by 7 pixels.
- Set the new layer's blending mode to screen.
As you can see thus far, the photo looks smooth and somewhat angelic.
- Now duplicate the 2nd layer and place this new layer above it.
- Set this new layer's blending mode to overlay.
- Adjust the opacity to the level in which you see fit.
I came up with this using 39% opacity and the sharpen tool:
Experiment furthur with this to see what you can come up with. This tutorial is simply a basic effect - it can be enhanced greatly from here.
Good luck!
