Water Color Photo

This tutorial will show you how to create a water color photo effect.

Step 1: First open an image. I take this photo from www.flickr.com

Step 2: Duplicate the background layer by pressing Ctrl+J.
Set the duplicated layer blending mode to 'Multiply'.

Step 3: Select duplicated layer and go to Image> Adjustments> Threshold and apply the following setting:

Step 4: Now duplicate the original background layer by pressing Ctrl+J.

Step 5: Select the new duplicated layer and go to Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur and apply the following setting:



Now your Image looks like:

Step 6: Select the top layer from the layer palette. Then click on the New Fill or Adjustment Layer and Choose Gradient.



Then Gradient Fill box appear, apply the following setting:

Step 7: Set the layer blending mode to 'Overlay' and Opacity to '50%'.

Step 8: Again click on the New Fill or Adjustment Layer and select Hue/Saturation and apply the following setting:

Here's the final result!

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