Adobe Photoshop Tutorials - Photo Effects

Photoshop Effects: Old-Fashioned, Hand-Tinted Effect

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Step 5: Make "Layer 1" Visible Again

Click on "Layer 1" in the Layers palette to select it, then click on its Layer Visibility icon once again to make it appear in the Document Window:

Click the Layer Visibility icon

Photoshop Effects: Click on "Layer 1" to select it, then click the Layer Visibility icon to display it in the Document Window.

When you do that, it will temporarily hide the black and white version from view:

The black and white version is temporarily hidden from view

Photoshop Effects: The black and white version is now hidden from view.

Step 6: Change The Layer Blend Mode To "Soft Light"

With "Layer 1" selected, go up to the blend mode options in the top left of the Layers palette. Click on the down-pointing arrow to the right of the word "Normal" and change the blend mode to Soft Light:

Change the blend mode for Layer 1 to Soft Light

Photoshop Effects: Change the blend mode for "Layer 1" to "Soft Light".

This gives us the start of our hand-tinting effect:

The image after changing the blend mode to Soft Light

Photoshop Effects: The image after changing the blend mode to "Soft Light".

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