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Contrast Layers - Adjusting the Contrast Layers

Monday, September 11 2006 20:02 Denny Tang Photoshop Tutorials - Photo Retouching
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Adjusting the Contrast Layers

Now that we have the contrast layers created, the rest is very simple. Simply follow these steps to achieve your desired effect.

Step 8

Change the blending mode of the layers to the following:

  • For a high contrast effect:
    Top Layer: Screen
    Middle Layer: Multiply
  • For a low contrast effect:
    Top Layer: Multiply
    Middle Layer: Screen
    Low contrast blending modes applied.

Step 9

To reduce the strength of the effect, select the top two contrast layers and group the selected layers (Layer> Group or Ctrl+G). Then, select the new group and adjust the opacity.
Layers Grouped

Final Results

Contrast Layers (Low Contrast)Contrast Layers (High Contrast)


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