Make a Story Book Come to Life in Photoshop

Once you click on Solid Color, a menu will pop up. When it shows, input the following value on the # box.

• #: 00031c

When that’s done, let’s change the Blending mode and the Opacity. The Blending mode can be found left to the Opacity changer on the Layer window. Just click on the word Normal and a menu will pop up.

Use the following values:

• Blending mode: Exclusion
• Opacity: 40%

Next, let’s create another Solid Color adjustment layer; this time input the values below:

• #: 503218

Then change the following:

• Blending mode: Soft Light
• Opacity: 40%

Let’s create another Solid Color adjustment layer; this time input the following values:

• #: e3a41c

Use the following settings:

• Blending Mode: Soft Light
• Opacity: 10%

So far, the image should be similar to this:

Now, let’s create a Gradient Map adjustment layer.

When you’re done, press OK. On the Layer window, change the following settings:

• Blending mode: Luminosity
• Opacity: 50%

Next, let’s create a Curves adjustment layer.

• Input: 121
• Output: 141

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Step 8 – Make the image look dreamy

In this step we will be flattening our image and more importantly, we would try to make it look a bit dreamy. Before we move on, make sure you have saved the file as a PSD. Now we will be flattening the layers, to do that, right-click on any layer to bring up its menu and click on Flatten Image.

Once it is flattened, duplicate (Ctrl/Cmd + J) that single layer then go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian blur on the Menu bar and input the following:

• Radius: 16.0 pixels

Now your image is blurred, now this is a bit too dreamy, to achieve the dreamy effect, change its Blending mode to Lighten and the Opacity to 30%. Once you’re done, flatten the image. After that, let us sharpen the image to bring out some details but still maintaining the soft contrast. Go to Filter > Sharpen > Smart Sharpen and input the following values:

• Basic: Checked
• Settings: Default
• Amount: 125%
• Radius: 1.0 pixels
• Remove: Gaussian Blur
• More Accurate: Checked

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Final Results

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