Description

In today’s Photoshop tutorial, I will show you how to create a beautiful double exposure effect by combining multiply images together. There’s many different ways to create this effect. I will show you one way in particular that I really enjoy doing. We’ll be using stock images, adjustment layers, masks, gradient maps and our other basic Photoshop tools. If you did like this tutorial please don’t hesitate to leave a like and comment. Thank you all!

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Video ID 310
Youtube URL Double Exposure Effect: Photoshop Tutorial
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Duration 00:08:20
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Created 2017-05-04 1:00:44 PM
Updated 2017-05-04 1:13:52 PM

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Lets get started. All stock download links are in the description.

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Select the Quick Selection Tool. (W)

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(Add to selection should be checked)

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Carefully select the entire model.

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Take your time.

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When done - Click on Select and Mask.

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Refine Edge if you're using a different version of Photoshop.

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Select the Refine Edge Tool.

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Only select the models hair.

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I will speed this up to save you time.

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Output to: New layer with layer mask.

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Then hit OK.

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Select our background layer.

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Create a new adjustment layer - Solid Color.

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Make sure the color is white. Then hit OK.

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Now the model is on a separate layer, with a white background.

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Create a new adjustment layer - Black & White.

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Clip to layer below.

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Then hit close.

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I'm going to add our second image.

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Select the Move Tool. (V) then drag and drop onto our main project.

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CTRL + T to select the image.

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Right click - Flip Horizontal.

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I'm going to position it so it fits our model better.

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Hold SHIFT + drag corner inwards.

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Hit enter when you're done.

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I'm going to change the Blending Mode to Lighten.

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ALT + Click between the two layers to create a clipping mask.

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Position the forest background if needed.

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Select the tree layer. Right click - Convert to SmartObject.

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Head up to Image - Adjustments - Black & White.

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Then hit OK.

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Head back up and select Image - Adjustments - Levels.

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Click on the preset tab. Then select Lighter.

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Highlight input: 188

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Midtones: 75

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Then hit Ok.

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That's starting to look great!

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Make sure the tree layer is selected. Then head down and select Mask.

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Zoom in using your Zoom Tool. (Z)

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Make sure your foreground color is set to black.

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Also make sure your Brush Tool is selected. (B)

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Start masking out areas you don't want visible on the model.

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Take your time! :)

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CTRL + 0 to Zoom back out.

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Click on our model layer.

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Then create a new layer.

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Make sure it's clipped to the layer below.

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I'm going to rename this layer to shadows.

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Make sure your foreground is set to black.

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Bring down the opacity of the brush to about 50%.

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Brush Tool should be selected.

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Don't overdue this part. Just add a bit of shadows to bring out the forest image .

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CTRL + Z to undo.

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I'm going to rename our top layer to Trees.

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Select our Black & White adjustment layer.

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Zoom in using your Zoom Tool. (Z)

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Use your brush to bring back some of the models eye color.

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CTRL + 0 to zoom back out.

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Select the tree layer.

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Create a new layer.

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I'm going to rename the new layer to Eye Enhancements.

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Zoom in using your Zoom Tool. (Z)

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Change the Blending Mode to Linear Dodge (Add)

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Change our foreground color to a nice orange.

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Color Code: b65b29. Then hit OK.

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Select the Brush Tool. (B)

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Carefully color in the models eye.

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Take your time.

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CTRL + 0 to zoom back out.

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Bring down the opacity level as needed.

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I'll keep mine between 50 - 60%.

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CTRL + SHIFT + ALT + E to merge all visible layers.

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I'm just going to rename this new layer to Merged.

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Right click - Convert to SmartObject.

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Head up to Filter - Other - Highpass.

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Radius should be set to about 5 pixels. Then hit OK.

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Change the Blending mode to Softlight.

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This will sharpen up the image a bit.

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Create a new layer - Rename it to Birds.

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Your foreground color should be black.

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Select a bird brush.

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Add the birds where you'd like.

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Create a new adjustment layer - Gradient Map.

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Click on the gradient presets.

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Select a nice gradient. Download my free gradient pack. Link in description.

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Then hit OK.

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Change the Blending Mode to Softlight.

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Bring down the opacity as needed.

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I hope you liked this tutorial!

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