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table of contents
UNDERSTANDING LAYERS
3
COLOR & TONES OF THE SHORE
4
BEACHY B&Ws
9
BATHING BEAUTY
10
BEACH PAIL -WORKFLOW HELPERS
10
HELPFUL HINTS
11
TUTORIALS
11
UNDERSTANDING LAYERS Just as painting a portrait involves the use of color, layers and blending, so does the artistic manipulation of a digital image.
First you must understand the basics of layers-
A layer mask allows you to paint on or erase off desired areas of the image or folder it is masking. By using layer masks you can achieve custom edits that would otherwise be impossible. A black layer mask CONCEALS, while a white REVEALS.
Use a soft brush to paint on layer masks. Use a white brush on a black mask, and a black brush on a white mask.
Be sure to have the layer mask-not your image or folder-selected when painting on a mask layer.
COLOR & TONES OF THE SHORE My most cherished images are those of our family vacations at the beach. The “Seaside” collection is designed to capture the magic and color of the shore, while speeding up your workflow. I hope you enjoy using “Seaside” as much as I did creating it.
beach blanket haze Adjustable haze that adds aqua and yellow tonesgreat for sunny shots that have some dark shadowing
popsicle
sand dollar
popsiclebasic color pop and enhancement sand dollargolden, aqua hazy tones. perfect for shoreside images beachy dazemuted, vintage hazed tones with hues of pink.
beachy daze
watercolor
coral reef
watercolorsoft “watercolor” painting “feel”, blue saturation coral reefhazy, coral tones by the shorebold beach color with yellow overtones
by the shore
sunlit
vintage boardwalk
sunlitgolden soft blur action perfect for sunlit images with shadowing vintage boardwalkmuted vintage mid-tones sea glasspaint on beautiful aqua sea glass toned skies and water
sea glass
spectacular sunset
helpful hinttoggle layers on and off for different color effects
paint on dramatic sunset skies. choose from three tones, orange, pink/purple and blue twilight
BEACHY B&Ws
driftwood
classic beach b&w
driftwoodhazy b&w with warm undertones classic beach b&wsharp, classic b&w conversion with levels to suit sunny days
beach cottage b&wcreamy b&w conversion with hazy cool undertones
beach cottage b&w
BATHING BEAUTY sunkissed cheekspaint on rosy cheeks and lips bright eyedpaint away under eye circles and shadows starry eyedpaint on bright eyes. clears red eyes. no more sunburnremoves red from skin
BEACH PAIL -WORKFLOW HELPERS virtual reflectorbrighten up backlit images and dark shadows with this amazing action beach umbrellahighlight recovery tilt shift blurcreate the artistic effect of a tilt shift lens and selective paint back your focal point sharpenbasic sharpen and defog soft & lightmid tone and contrast lift add depthadds contrast and lightly desaturates
HELPFUL HINTS • work on files that are exposure and color corrected • make sure the image background layer is named “background” and is selected when playing an action • combine actions for custom effects • every image is different so all actions have various adjustment levels, tweak the opacities to suit your image
TUTORIALS
You can find in depth tutorials by visiting us athttp://site.fromthetreetop.com/store/?page/56507/tutorials problems or questions? email tamara@fromthetreetop.com
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