The Adobe Photoshop Layers Book- P8: This has been the best and easiest book project I’ve ever worked on, not in small part due to the eff orts of the publisher and other current partners and friends. Thanks to the crew at my new publisher, Focal Press: Paul Temme for taking his email seriously; Emma Baxter for having the good sense to see the value of my proposal | The Adobe Photoshop Layers Book 6. Click the Add to Sample tool on the Hue Saturation palette. Click in areas of the image using the sampler where there is stillcolorinthe background. All areas of blueshould desaturatea ssouolickoth imor hange togroy .CIickOK ho accept thechaages . 1. ActivatehhoBaokhroundbydiaSnfhe InrfoSaherspalettat then createanew lafos Ce rnrnan d Option Shift N Ctrl Ale Shift Nranafili ghSh50 gray PhtfS the newlayerCommiSh-Doehdaaeeommb 2 aad asrnrit CornrnitliSee Figured for oSs setu N his ye lhe used to comnrntaseries of Cmage cha nges that create th e mas k. FIG Clicking and dragging the Add to Sample tool through the background will desaturate the areas you pass over because they will besa m pled intothe desaturationrang e. FIG The layers should be Source Commit 1 Commit 2 Background. 8. Change the mode of the Source layerto Color and merge down. This will isolate the color in a color separation. 9. Cha ncJeafomodNoy swiil show thb differencebetween tire saturated parts of Commit 1 184 Advanced Blending with Blend If and the unsaturated 50 gray of Commit 2. Merge down to commit the difference. 10. Change the narneoithecm rentl ayer to Blend Mask. Tire layers will lookl iketdeydoin I I A I O I J a I 3 I 5 FIG The series of mode changes between steps 9 to 11 produce these results and leave you with only the Background and Blend Mask layers. 185 The Adobe Photoshop Layers Book 11. Double-click the Blend Mask layer to open the Layer Style dialog. 12. Under Blend If on the dialog click the black slider for This Layer and sli deittothe rightwhile watch ing the idea th is eiddisappearfcomsight in the imeee. Clo se th etayesityle di ylegbydiabi ng OK. 13. Activate the teo pew blset Transpae es. MasK. 14. Meejethe IBIki ri Masklaeesdewn Soto theTtynspnrhnng Mask layer to commit thegransparency. 15. Clean .
