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Step 1: Open a new document, I used 800x600 pixels and look for a model photo on the internet, this is the one I used:
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After downloading, place it on your document. Now we will start to retouch it!

Step 2: As you can see, it is a bit dark so we should make it brighter first. Duplicate your photo by pressing Ctrl-J and
change its blending mode to Screen. Simple, right?
It is now better. Merge down this layer donw by pressing Ctrl-E. After that, duplicate it again and go to
Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur and use a value of 4.5 pixels
Step 3: Change the blending mode to Overlay and merge it down. The model now looks wonderful!
Step 4: Next we will add some light on her. Use the Pen tool and make some point around the dark areas of the
model, don't need to be so exact
Step 5: Convert this path into a selected area, you can save this area for later use by going to Select>Save Selection
Step 6: Create a new layer and go to Filter>Render>Clouds and Filter>Artistic>Plastic Wrap, just use the
default values
Now change its blending mode to Color Dodge. Your photo may look a bit different:
Step 7: In the next steps, we will add light effect on the model. Use the Pen tool to draw some curves on her
Step 8: Reset your colors by pressing D and invert them by pressing X. Choose the Brush tool and go to
Window>Brushes to open the Brushes panel. Pick a small brush (about 5 pixels) with 0% hardness and tick
on Shape Dynamics. Create a new layer, choose the Pen tool again, right click and choose Stroke Path. Make sure
you tick on the Simulate Pressure before pressing OK
A small curve, thinner at two ends appear like this:
Step 9: Repeat step 8 again but this time we also tick on the Scattering checkbox (make sure you make it on a new
layer)
After choosing Stroke Path, we get
Now we can delete the path by pressing Enter. Double click on your two new created layers to open Layer Style dialog
box. Use Outer Glow as following:
Use the Eraser tool to delete some light areas, the glowing light seems to surround her. After this step, we get:
Step 10: Make our light effect stronger by duplicate the "glowing dots" layer. Press Ctrl-I to invert its colors
Change the blending mode to Overlay. And this is the result:
This technique can be used in various ways but the principle is still the same. Hope you enjoy this tutorial.
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Comments
German 08-29-2008

Very Good !!

vilmarie 08-31-2008

ii need help with step 8 on the brushes

aymn-iraq 09-23-2008

wooooww

its fantastic

thanks boody!

Errie 09-24-2008

Diito! I can't seem to get step 8 done! : ( E-mail me please.

Gc_Sp_Rox@hotmail.com

Anonymous 10-03-2008

dpesnt work propaly

sachin 10-16-2008
 nice yaaaar

chris 10-26-2008

woah.. Its cool just finished it now it was very easy if you just follow the
instructions

Anonymous 10-26-2008

if you please email me (step 8) coz i dont know how draw only (what i have to do
to make the pen tool draw lines only),

Thanks & its creative tatourial

Anonymous 10-26-2008

my email is (mfnashed@yahoo.com)

Anonymous 10-28-2008

step 8, isnt working with me either.

rossella sferlazzo 10-29-2008

I like it!

nic 10-29-2008

You have to click on paths tab for #8

Anonymous 10-30-2008

awful

Roger 11-01-2008

Man i can't click the stroke path in step 8... please let me know how you do
it.... axl_roj@hotmail.com... thank you
kdblitz 11-01-2008

i love the tutorial! thanks for the info! ^_^

vivek 11-02-2008

good idea............

vivek 11-02-2008

i love this tutorial very much

Cola' 11-03-2008

Hello guy you're a goot photoshoper ! :d

sorry if my english is not perfet

(i'm french ^^)

I would like to know how can i have the original size picture
please ...?

Ilyas 11-03-2008

C'est gnial ton tuto

Ar13 11-03-2008

Thank's Man, nice instruction

TUPAC 11-04-2008

POURQUOI C'EST EN ANGLAIS !

TUPAC 11-04-2008

fuck la step 8

Anonymous 11-05-2008
 Fantastic!

mouse 11-09-2008

i dont get it. what version of photoshop is this anyways

ReveK 11-10-2008

Very nice effect. Thank you for sharing.

eLice 11-12-2008

hmm... hi^^
got a question here...
How to convert the pen tool... when i press
on ''select'', right? onli got LOAD SELECTION there but dint have SAVE
SELECTION. How to make it?? Please answer my question...thx

Anonymous 11-13-2008

NICE !! KEEP UP

theo 11-20-2008

very nice....

awesome(: 11-20-2008

this is an awesome tutorial. except i don't have the pen tool so i can't use it
:(

umasankar 11-25-2008

Simply superb.. amazing work.. even it makes a bad picture ,a stunning one..

baymagic 12-08-2008

awesome good work mate. keep it up and more tutorial pls. thank you for your
 tutorial and sharing your talent with us.

Vivek 12-08-2008

nice effect.. thanks for the tips.. works beautifully

Kat 12-10-2008

great tutorial,thumbs big guy!

Ps killing me 01-01-2009

hi, this is very good tutorials. but, i having problem with Pen Tool i can't get
the color i want, i mean after Step6 for Color Dodge. the photo suppose to have
shiny color on jean. but, mine is pure white or some other pure color. can you
tell me whats my problem on the Pen Tool. also having problem with Step8 too.

Comment 01-03-2009

One suggestion... you need reactive lighting to make it more believable.

joyce 01-07-2009

fico lindo

guess_whO 01-12-2009

very nice and simple tutorial!!!:) loved it!

Jamie. 01-25-2009

'' hmm... hi^^

got a question here...
How to convert the pen tool... when i
press
on ''select'', right? onli got LOAD SELECTION there but dint have
SAVE
SELECTION. How to make it?? Please answer my question...thx ''
 i
have the same problem.

Vin Sin 02-02-2009

Can anyone provide me the place where i can get the all Keyboard Shortcuts for
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wiwi 02-04-2009

Cool effect ....

i got problem on step 8
someone can explain it on step
8?

Thank you

smack 02-06-2009

i can't even pass step 4..i'm having problems..how u do it..? cool pic

pdemon3 02-23-2009

Thank you!!!!!!!

MegadanceGirl 02-28-2009

ugh stuck on number four :(

i just dont get it....
someone help?!

shuvo1984 03-02-2009

who is the model by da way?...:P

MegadanceGirl 03-07-2009
 uuugghhh
shuvo198,your sooo..wow(in a retarded way :p)
thats lindsay lohan,you
fool!

naresh 03-09-2009

its really nice frnd thanks

Wow 03-21-2009

Thanks a lot,but i couldn't make curves like your by pen tool...so i just made
the path by hand and it looked the same :)

idhem19 03-24-2009

nice tat

professional photo retouch art 03-27-2009

really nice and easy to follow. It is always good to top up your photo
restoration and retouching knowledge with good tutorials!

sue 03-27-2009

Very cool tutorial! I've always wondered how to do that... sooo

bookmarking this!
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xXJanitoXx 04-04-2009

im having some problems when i go to use my pen, instead of it making curves it

 seems to look like its cutting pieces out of my picture. any sugestions?

kc 04-23-2009

im having problem.. if i choose pen tool then i will right click it, the stroke
path is not active, how come,,?/

kishore 04-27-2009

i've no words for u. u r really great

Viri 05-01-2009

i need help with step 8 on the brushes

Anonymous 05-06-2009

thank,s

pissed off 05-08-2009

waste of time

Anonymous 05-09-2009

I cant get step 5 6 and 7 to work properly. it seems to color dodge the entire
picture and not just the selected area.

mumu 05-10-2009

frustrating at first.. but really interesting, thanks!

Star467 05-12-2009

thenxxxxxx

oz0 05-13-2009

this model is not lindsay.. :)

 -> korea pop singer Lee Hyo Ri
google img search
=> http://images.google.co.kr/images?hl=ko&q=%C0%CC%C 8%BF%B8%AE

oz0 05-13-2009

sorry.. google img search

=> http://images.google.co.kr/images?hl=ko&newwindow=
1&ei=dlQLSvOPBp3utQP9xfTpAg&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0
&ct=result&cd=1&q=Lee+HyoRi&spell=1

Dean 05-19-2009

woah!!!!
my nose bled again..(--)

Kevin 05-19-2009

I don't usually do the graphics work on my site, but this is awesome! Thanks for
sharing this. I'll at least be able to keep up with my web designer, lol.

Ankit 06-08-2009

Hey bro .. a brilliant tutorial .. i got everything right !! .. but the only
thing is that the light of the brush and the brush itself is not comming behind
the image .. its over the females head .. its not behind the image . .what do it
do ? please lemme knw as soon as possible !! :)

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