| Article Index |
|---|
| Dazzling Dance Photo Manipulation |
| Page 2 |
| Page 3 |
| Page 4 |
| Page 5 |
| Page 6 |
| Page 7 |
| Page 8 |
| Page 9 |
| Page 10 |
| Page 11 |
| Page 12 |
| All Pages |
Step 11 – Add abstract colors to the background
Create a new layer above the clouds layer then set the blending mode to color. Now we can paint in this layer with any color and it will only affect the color of the layers below.
In the swatches palette (Window > Swatches), click on the 
menu then choose any one of the PANTONE CMYK swatches.
Now you have the yellow, magenta, and cyan colors easily accessible form your swatches palette.
Select the brush tool. On the option bar at the top, you can select the brush size, hardness, and opacity. I recommend starting with a 50% opacity to paint.
Select any of the first three colors in the swatches palette then begin painting.
You can overlap two colors to create other colors such as teal. Remember that you can adjust the size, hardness, and opacity of your brush for different results. Here is what we ended up with and how we got the results.
