Step3: Still on the layer, you just added the Blending Option to, hold ctrl and click on the layer to select it. When it is selected, it will look like the image below.

With the layer still selected click on Select Modify Contact, and change the contact to 6 Pixels.  

Now create a new layer, LayerNew Layer... (Shift+CTRL+N) Name it Gradient. In addition, fill that selection with a gray color #aaaaaa. Click on the Gradient Tool and add the setting below.

Gradient Setting (Double click on the gradient to get the window below)  

Gradient Type  

Hold CTRL and click on the layer you just created to select it. Create a gradient going from the bottom to top of your image as shown below.

With that gradient added, you should have some thing as I have below.

TIP: Still on the same layer click IMAGE> ADJUSTMENTS> HUE/SATURATION click colorize when the window comes and you can change the color of the gradient. You can come up with some nice color ranges.

Still on the "Gradient" Layer right click on it and click Blending Option As shown below.

Add a Stroke to this layer using the setting shown below.

At this point, your menu should look like my image below.

Step4: Click on the Rectangular Marquee Tool and add the setting below.

Still on the gradient layer, subtract from your layer so your image will look like the screenshot shown below. 

Now create a new layer, LayerNew Layer... (Shift+CTRL+N) and Name it Hang. Create a rectangle in the cutout as shown in the image below.

Click on the Gradient Tool and create the gradient below.

Now using the gradient you just created. Create a gradient using the rectangular selection going from the top to bottom as shown in the image below.

Gradient Direction	Gradient Result

Using the Elliptical Marquee Tool  create the oval shown in the image below.

Create a new layer name it Oval and fill the Oval using the gradient setting below. Your Gradient should go from the top to bottom.

At this, time your image should look like the screen shot below.

NEXT PAGE 1 | 2 | 3

This Tutorial was Created by Mark
© 2006 pixeldigest.com. All Rights Reserved.