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Photo Effects ›› Blue Glow Portrait Effect
 
Before:



After:



The first, open an image file as below:



Duplicate it twice, set the new layer to screen 25% & set soflight 40% for the other.



Create a new layer and put it on top. Fill color #fff200 and set softlight 41%



Now duplicate the background image.
Select the new one and go to Image > Adjustment > Selective Color

Settings like this:
Red: -100. -4. +3. +100
Yellow: -81. +10. -18. 0
Neutrals: +40. -7.-36.-20

You've got this:



Selective color again with another option:

Red: -81.+29.+17.0
Yellow: +100.-55.0.0
Neutrals: +57.+9.-6.0

Your result:



Last selective Color settings:

Red: -15.0.0.0
Yellow: -39.+41.0.0
Neutrals: +20.0.+10.0



Now go to Images> Adjustment > Color Balance:

M: +35.+15.+32
S: +8.+4.+27
H: -8.+8.-7

This is what you'll get:



Now press Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E. Put this new layer on top and set it Multiply, then reduce opacity to 26%



Choose Elliptical Marquee tool to make selection



Then fill color #FFFFFF for it.
Go to Select > Feather > Feather Radius: 20. Press Ok



Then press Del:



Now create more bubbles by duplicate layer & use free transform:



You can use original brushes to decorate your artwork.

This is the final result:

 
 
Rate and discussion this tutorial
EJStan jsemile@hotmail.com said on 2008-12-22 16:12:01
really great design :)
Kenji said on 2009-01-23 03:01:07
Her eyes are so amazing no matter what color.
Business Card Printing promotions@uprinting.com said on 2009-04-03 20:04:01
That girl in the photograph is so cute! She really is adorable, and I love the color of her eyes. This was a really good tutorial, thanks for posting this!