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As usual, start with creating a canvas. Select File-New, then enter the required

specifications.

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Open a photo you wish to work with. Select File-Open. Then click on Restore Down

icon at the top right corner.

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Drag the image onto the canvas and resize.

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We are going to record an action (that you will be able to use for other images as well

as this one). Select Window-Action. Click on New Action icon in the Action Window

and click on Record.

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Select Ctrl-J to duplicate the image layer and change the blend mode to Lighten.

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We are going to move the layer. Select Move Icon and check the Show Transform

Controls box. Then use Arrow Keys to move the image vertically and horizontally. I

used two notches up and two to the right, but this depends on the image resolution

and size.

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We repeat the process by duplicating the modified layer (Ctrl+J). This time we move

the layer in different directions (eg. two down, two left).

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We repeat the process and move the image differently. I went three up and three left.

This depends on the effect you wish to achieve. When you are happy with the effect,

click on the Stop icon to stop the action.

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Highlight Default Action Folder and from the Flyout menu, select Save Actions and

save them in your assignment folder.

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We are going to repeat the action. Highlight Action 1 and click on the Play icon.

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Highlight all the duplicated layers (click on the top one and while holding Shift Key,

click on the bottom one). Then select Layer-New-Group from Layers.

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We are going to bring some details back to the image. Click on the Mask icon. The

mask will be white, and white covers nothing. Black does, so when you paint the white

mask with black, the black part becomes visible. Use Brush Tool to brush white and

black interchangeably to achieve the effect you wish to have. Brush should be soft

edge. Resize the brush size here and there to achieve uneven application of the mask.

You can resize the brush size using the bracket keys.

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While holding the Alt Key, select Layer-Merge Visible. Then change the blend mode to

Multiply.

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Select Layer-Smart Objects-Convert to Smart Object. Then select Filter-Blur-Gaussian

Blur. Change the amount of Blur to achieve the effect you wish to have. Check and

uncheck the Preview box to examine the effect.

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We are going to brighten up the image using Curve. Click on the Adjustment Icon and

select Curve and slide the White to the left to achieve the brightness you wish to have.

Check and uncheck the Preview box to examine the effect.

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We are going to cover the effect by changing the white mask to black. Make sure the

mask is selected, and select Edit-Fill and fill with black.

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We are going to brighten up certain parts using the brush, but first we set the brush.

Select Window-Brush and highlight the Brush Tip Shape and select 27 Spatter.

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Highlight Shape Dynamics and slide the Size Jitter to 100%.

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Highlight Scattering and slide Scatter to about 110%.

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Use White and Black interchangeably to achieve the effect you wish to have. With this

particular image, I decided to brighten up just the edges.

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Done.