Can anyone brighten this lovely picture up

[Rachel Scand]

Mine looks drap against yours rachel. :o

You are so clever with colour, you make them look so real.

Wendy
You're doing really well ... AND you picked the colour (dress) I was going to use !!!! :D :p

How are you applying your colours or did I already ask ?

[Rachel Scand]

Babs
Here's my colour version of your wedding pic

[WendyPusey]

I apply them to seperate layers and then change the layer to color mode and adjust the opacity.

[Rachel Scand]

Do you have Adjustment Layers, Curves and Channels ?

[WendyPusey]

Yes Rachel I have all of those.

[Rachel Scand]

will pm you

[borobabs]

Thank you Rachel another Beaut ;;;cheers babe

[WendyPusey]

Here's another coloured one from me. A bit better than the last one I did.

[Rachel Scand]

Nice one Wendy
Try increasing the pixel width to about 450 and post it on here again.
Also, you could have a go at a little blusher just to liven up her cheeks.

[WendyPusey]

Rachel how do you put blusher on without it looking like a patch? How do you feather the edges?

[WendyPusey]

Had a go using the airbrush. What do you think?

[Rachel Scand]

Rachel how do you put blusher on without it looking like a patch? How do you feather the edges?

For blusher you either mix a colour or you can use the lipstick colour.

You need a very soft brush and take the opacity down a lot.

Use the blur tool to soften the flesh and also to get rid of those halos around the edges. But, once again, do not use at 100% strength otherwise you could get a slimy mess ! :D

For the background, you can use the blur tool at 100% ... a hard brush is probably easier for this one but watch out when you get near the subject ... change the brush size to something small.

I'll do a quickie using your pic if that's OK

[Rachel Scand]

Ooooo you did it while I was typing ....
That's good

I've never used the airbrush !

Here's your pic (# 28) twiddled with and enlarged .. don't forget the whites of her eyes.

How about adding a background colour ?

[Rachel Scand]

To get rid of the 'halos' around the mouth and hairline, use the blur tool at abt 36% and a soft brush but be careful not to interfere with her lips

[WendyPusey]

This any better?

[Rachel Scand]

Nice choice of colour.
You could do a more solid background like this



Follow Brian's instructions for 'Fixing A Blown Out Sky'

Then use your blur tool and go round the edges, otherwise she'll look like a cut-out ;)

[borobabs]

Oh love the way your both playing with picture your doing well Wendy ;;;

[Rachel Scand]

:D Hi Babs
She's whizzing along very nicely :D

Apologies for monopolizing your thread

[borobabs]

No thats ok Im enjoying watching wish I had stuck at learning it ;;;lol

[Rachel Scand]

Come and join in Babs