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Mar 27, 2019 07:53:50   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
In a follow-up question to Crichmond here, he explained that using multiple textures is "not so much logic as it is creativity that involves choices of color, lighting, tone, shadow, etc."

I wanted to post a series that shows obvious changes as each new layer is added so that you can see how the process works. Once you have several, it's fun to turn off a layer and/or change blend modes and opacity for combinations different than you've already achieved in your "build up." The limit is your imagination or patience

For those new to working with layers, on the right side of these screen prints are tiny views of the image used as that layer. The words are the file names of those jpg's or png files and the red slashes through the "eye" mean that layer is temporarily turned off so you don't see its effect. At the top right of the screen are the blend mode and opacity of the layer that is highlighted.

Feel free to post examples of multiple texture use or offer tips!


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2. Multiply blend mode at 54%
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3. Overlay blend mode at 65% and small masking of yellow breast area.
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4. Vivid light at 40%. The empty layer below it was to "dodge" (brighten) selected areas.
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5. Linear burn at 34%
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Mar 27, 2019 07:54:56   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
What are blend modes? See:
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/blending-modes.html

I have slowly learned a tiny bit about they work. If you're not looking for something too far out, start with overlay or soft light. #2 and #3 use soft light, #4 and #5 are "multiply" at around 50% opacity. For those new to working with layers, the white boxes to the right of some layers are layer masks. Where you see black within the box is where the texture is blocked from blending with the layer below it. In this series, they are related to keeping the eagle's head more natural looking and white.

Remember: each layer added is blending with the layer directly below it, which has already blended with what's below it

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Mar 27, 2019 08:17:15   #
Guyserman Loc: Benton, AR
 
Well done, Linda, and beautiful results.

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Mar 27, 2019 08:32:58   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
Guyserman wrote:
Well done, Linda, and beautiful results.
Thanks, G. #4 is my favorite of the yellow-headed blackbird, and #2 of my eagle. But I kept going in order to demonstrate the point of the thread

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Mar 27, 2019 09:00:41   #
Red Sky At Night
 
This information is awesome. I can’t wait to try some of it when I have time to play around. I really appreciate this section Linda and also the time you and others are putting into your explanations, especially the instructions for those of us who are new to this.

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Mar 27, 2019 09:01:31   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
Red Sky At Night wrote:
This information is awesome. I can’t wait to try some of it when I have time to play around. I really appreciate this section Linda and also the time you and others are putting into your explanations, especially the instructions for those of us who are new to this.
That's very gratifying to hear, thank you from all of us!

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Mar 27, 2019 13:44:00   #
Crichmond Loc: Loveland, CO
 
Linda From Maine wrote:
In a follow-up question to Crichmond here, he explained that using multiple textures is "not so much logic as it is creativity that involves choices of color, lighting, tone, shadow, etc."

I wanted to post a series that shows obvious changes as each new layer is added so that you can see how the process works. Once you have several, it's fun to turn off a layer and/or change blend modes and opacity for combinations different than you've already achieved in your "build up." The limit is your imagination or patience

For those new to working with layers, on the right side of these screen prints are tiny views of the image used as that layer. The words are the file names of those jpg's or png files and the red slashes through the "eye" mean that layer is temporarily turned off so you don't see its effect. At the top right of the screen are the blend mode and opacity of the layer that is highlighted.

Feel free to post examples of multiple texture use or offer tips!
In a follow-up question to Crichmond url=https://... (show quote)


Wow – two very nice series detailing how to apply textures to enhance images!
The first thing that strikes me is the base images of both the yellow headed blackbird and the Eagle. Both images easily stand on their own merits. Both images are “simplified.” By that I mean that the subject matter of the images is clear and easily definable, and distractions have been removed either in camera or in post-processing.

Linda From Maine started this post by quoting me saying ‘he explained that using multiple textures is "not so much logic as it is creativity that involves choices of color, lighting, tone, shadow, etc."’

I would like to also add that at times it is also about the absence of color, or contrast of color.

Another option is clip a black & white adjustment layer to the texture stripping the texture of color. (Again, something to experiment with.) [See Example 1]

And yet another option is add contrasting color.

The way I do that is to duplicate the base layer then average the color by applying Filter > Blur > Average. I then use the color picker tool to find the color number. I will then take that number and go an online color wheel such as http://www.sessions.edu/color-calculator/ to find the contrasting or even a complimentary color.

Once I have that color number I will return to Photoshop and add that color as a fill layer. Typically I will reduce the opacity to 40ish percent.

And yet one more option to bring out the subject is to add the subject back as its own layer by use of the quick select tool.

Should one wish to go even deeper luminosity masks can be used to add even more color saturation or contrast. [See Example 2]


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Mar 27, 2019 13:46:32   #
kenievans Loc: Dallas
 
I often use multiple texture layers. In this sunset the original was pretty anemic. I chose the first layer to add color. I didn't want the deep lines in that layer so I used the healing brush to take them out then applied a gaussian blur. The second layer I chose for the light. I wanted the bridge to appear more backlit and to emphasize the architectural aspect . I also applied a light gaussain blur to this layer as well. The blend mode on both of them was set to soft light.

Linda, as always a lot of great information and a fun project. Thanks for posting.


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Mar 27, 2019 13:55:23   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
Crichmond wrote:
Wow – two very nice series detailing how to apply textures to enhance images!
The first thing that strikes me is the base images of both the yellow headed blackbird and the Eagle. Both images easily stand on their own merits. Both images are “simplified.” By that I mean that the subject matter of the images is clear and easily definable, and distractions have been removed either in camera or in post-processing.

Linda From Maine started this post by quoting me saying ‘he explained that using multiple textures is "not so much logic as it is creativity that involves choices of color, lighting, tone, shadow, etc."’

I would like to also add that at times it is also about the absence of color, or contrast of color.

Another option is clip a black & white adjustment layer to the texture stripping the texture of color. (Again, something to experiment with.) [See Example 1]

And yet another option is add contrasting color.

The way I do that is to duplicate the base layer then average the color by applying Filter > Blur > Average. I then use the color picker tool to find the color number. I will then take that number and go an online color wheel such as http://www.sessions.edu/color-calculator/ to find the contrasting or even a complimentary color.

Once I have that color number I will return to Photoshop and add that color as a fill layer. Typically I will reduce the opacity to 40ish percent.

And yet one more option to bring out the subject is to add the subject back as its own layer by use of the quick select tool.

Should one wish to go even deeper luminosity masks can be used to add even more color saturation or contrast. [See Example 2]
Wow – two very nice series detailing how to apply ... (show quote)
Super information, Claud, thank you so much!

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Mar 27, 2019 13:56:27   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
kenievans wrote:
I often use multiple texture layers. In this sunset the original was pretty anemic. I chose the first layer to add color. I didn't want the deep lines in that layer so I used the healing brush to take them out then applied a gaussian blur. The second layer I chose for the light. I wanted the bridge to appear more backlit and to emphasize the architectural aspect . I also applied a light gaussain blur to this layer as well. The blend mode on both of them was set to soft light.

Linda, as always a lot of great information and a fun project. Thanks for posting.
I often use multiple texture layers. In this suns... (show quote)
Appreciate your posting this beautiful example, Keni, with more great tips. Methinks the well will never go dry on this subject!

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Mar 27, 2019 14:02:31   #
Crichmond Loc: Loveland, CO
 
Linda From Maine wrote:
Super information, Claud, thank you so much!


My Pleasure!

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Mar 27, 2019 17:05:46   #
Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast
 
None of my own to add, Linda, but yours is a beautiful example. I love the rich colors that the blending of several textures provides.

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Mar 27, 2019 17:27:45   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
Dixiegirl wrote:
None of my own to add, Linda, but yours is a beautiful example. I love the rich colors that the blending of several textures provides.
Appreciate your looking in, Donna!

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Mar 27, 2019 18:31:57   #
LiamRowan Loc: Michigan
 
Linda, Linda, Linda . . . this is so excellent. And thanks, Claude, for adding more.

Linda your examples are beautiful, making the technical information so much more valuable.

Wm

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Mar 27, 2019 18:40:25   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
LiamRowan wrote:
Linda, Linda, Linda . . . this is so excellent. And thanks, Claude, for adding more.

Linda your examples are beautiful, making the technical information so much more valuable.

Wm
So glad you found the topic worthwhile. Now show us yours!

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