Creating Different Image Effects in Adobe Photoshop – Part 1

There are so many effects that you can apply to images in Adobe Photoshop. In this guide I will show you how to create some of those effects. In this guide we will cover the following:

Creating an Embossed Photo
Creating Blurred Edges on your Photo
Creating a Night Vision Photo

So let’s begin…

Creating an Embossed Photo

Step 1 – Open your Adobe Photoshop Program and create a new file.

Step 2 – Open the image that you want to use.

Step 3 – At the top of your Photoshop window click Image > Adjustments > Desaturate. This will turn your image gray.

Step 4 – In your Layers Panel, right click on the layer and click Duplicate Layer. You can name it what you like.

Step 5 – At the top of your Photoshop window click Image > Adjustments > Invert.

Step 6 – In your Layers Panel select the second layer and lower the Opacity to 50%. This will turn your image gray.

Step 7 – In your tools panel click on the Move Tool arrow.

Step 8 – On your keyboard, click the down arrow key one time, then click the right arrow key.

And that’s it. You have an Embossed Photo. See Image 1

Creating Blurred Edges on your Photo

Step 1 – Open your Adobe Photoshop Program and create a new file.

Step 2 – Open the image that you want to use.

Step 3 – Select the back ground color for your image. This will be the color of the blur. To select the background color, click on the Foreground Color in the Tools Panel.

Step 4 – In the Tools Panel select the Rectangular Marquee Tool.

Step 5 – Draw a Square or Rectangle over your image. Make sure you leave enough room for the edges to blur though.

Step 6 – In the top of your Photoshop window click on Select > Feather and set it at 10 pixels. Once you’re done, click OK.

Step 7 – On your Keyboard, press CTRL + Shift + I. That will select the outside of the photo.

Step 8 – Press Delete on your keyboard.

Step 9 – In the top of your Photoshop window click Select > Deselect and that will make the Marquee go away.

See Image 2

Creating a Night Vision Photo

Step 1 – Open your Adobe Photoshop Program and create a new file.

Step 2 – Open the image that you want to use.

Step 3 – In the top of your Photoshop window click Images > Adjustments > Channel Mixer. A dialog box will pop up. Enter the following in the Fields:
Red – 0
Green – 100
Blue – 0
Constant – 0
Select MonoChrome
Then click OK

Step 4 – On your keyboard press Ctrl + U. Another dialog box will appear. Enter the following in the Fields:
Hue – 75
Saturation – 100
Lightness – -25
Make sure Colorize is selected.
Then click OK

Step 5 – In the top of your Photoshop window click Image > Adjustments > Selective Color. Enter the following in the Fields:
Colors – Black
Cyan – 0
Magenta – 0
Yellow – 0
Black – 100
Method – Relative
Then click OK

Step 6 – In your Layers Panel click the New layer icon and create a new layer. Name it what you wish.

Step 7 – Fill that Layer in White.

Step 8 – In the top of your Photoshop window click Filter > Texture > Grain. Enter the following in the fields:
Intensity – 45
Contrast – 21
Grain Type – Horizontal
Then click OK

Step 9 – In the layers panel, set the Blending Mode to Overlay.

You’re Done… See Image 3

These are just a few things that you can do with your images. In my next guide I will show you how to create more effects in Adobe Photoshop.