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How To Create Minimalistic Landscapes Using Blur Filters in Photoshop

 For at least 10 - 15 years I love creating abstract minimalistic landscapes such as beach and forest scenes in my post processing of photos using a range of Photoshop's blur filters.  Here's one of my latest images that features this (and other) techniques: The original photo was taken almost 15 years ago with a 7 megapixel Canon Camera, but I wanted to challenge myself and try to make more interesting image out of it.  Start I came across this image while browsing through my photo archive and kind of liked the scene with the woman enjoying standing in or close to the surf. Editing Steps 1. I expanded the image from its 4:3 ratio to a square format making the added part transparent. Then I selected the blue sky and erased it. As I knew I wanted to create an abstract image I searched for a cloudy sky and found a suitable photo in my library, that would make a more interesting sky than a bland blue one.   I positioned this sky a layer under the beach photo and go...
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New Vintage Grunge Textures and Summer 18 Promotion

Hello

I have just released a new package of grunge textures that come with a big 25% discount on all my textures and texture packs.






For a closer look at the individual textures go Vintage Summer Grunge Pack


In case you are interested in purchasing any of my texture packs you can benefit from a

25% discount 

until Friday July, 6, 2018 by using the code 
SUMMER18 

at the check out.



I have applied two of the textures on the following image. Please move your mouse over the image to see a before/after effect. Please check out the screenshot of the PS layers for more information.




   





To lessen the effect of the silver blue texture on the light misty part, I have applied a layer mask and 
painted with a soft brush at 50% opacity until I was satisfied with the result. To achieve the grunge texture effect in the dark parts I used the second texture in blend mode Luminosity, that way I got the structure without altering the tones of the image. 
Finally I had to correct the contrast with a Curves layer.

Hope you enjoy summer, my textures and your day. 
If you have any questions please contact me!
Dirk



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