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hi this is Marty from Blue Lightning TV

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in 2012 I did a tutorial showing how to

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make a subject pop out of its photo

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creating a 3d effect due to its

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popularity we'll take it one step

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further by creating the look of a 3d

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pop-out style card open a photo you'd

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like to use it's best if the subject is

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centered and in the foreground keep in

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mind since every photograph is different

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the results can and will vary the size

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of this document is 1500 by 1000 pixels

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and a resolution of 150 pixels per inch

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press ctrl or command a to select the

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entire photo and then go to select and

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save selection click OK to save it we

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need to make a selection around the

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subjects so we can cut them out from

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their background for this example I'll

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use the quick selection tool with a

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radius of 10 pixels click and drag over

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your subjects to remove areas of the

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selection press and hold alt on a PC or

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option on a Mac and drag over those

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areas once you have your selection press

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Q on your keyboard to make it into a

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quick mask if you need to retouch any

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areas just use your brush tool press Q

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again to make it back into a selection

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press ctrl or command J to cut the

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subjects from their background and copy

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them to their own layer go to image and

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canvas size change the inches to present

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and make the width and the height a

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hundred and thirty percent each make the

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canvas extension any color you'd like

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and click OK to fit the entire document

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on your screen press ctrl or command 0

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make your background active

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open your channels panel go to alpha 1

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and control click it on a PC or command

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click it on a Mac this makes the channel

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into a selection open back up your

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layers panel and press ctrl or command J

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to cut and copy the photo make the

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background active again and open your

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gradient tool click on the gradient bar

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to open the gradient editor click on the

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third box which is the black to white

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gradient then click OK go to the middle

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of your photo and press and hold shift

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as you drag down to the bottom of your

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document then release next we need to

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retouch the background and remove the

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subjects from it we'll use content aware

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fill but first make layer two active go

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to layer 1 and control or command click

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it to make a selection of its shape

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click off the eyeball of layer 1 to hide

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it go to select modify and expand for

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this example I'll expand it by 2 pixels

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for your photo you may want to

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experiment with different amounts go to

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edit fill and content-aware instantly

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content-aware fills the selection with

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your background to delete the selection

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press ctrl or command D content-aware

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fill isn't perfect but it does do most

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of the heavy lifting keep in mind your

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subjects will ultimately cover most of

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this area after we angle and fold the

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card however i would like to retouch

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some of the glaring inconsistencies so

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I'll use my clone stamp tool I covered

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how to use the stamp tool in many of my

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tutorials next we'll create a white

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border click on the new layer icon to

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make a new layer will name it border go

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to layer 2 and press ctrl or command

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to make a selection of its shape go to

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edit and Stroke make the width 20 pixels

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and the color is white delete the

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selection and press ctrl or command T to

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open your transform tool go to a bottom

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corner and press and hold ctrl shift alt

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on a PC or command shift option on a Mac

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and drag it out until the corners are

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fairly close to the edges of your

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document go to a top corner and using

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the same keystrokes drag it in go to the

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top middle point and press and hold

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shift as you drag it down then press

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Enter or return next we'll high the

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image that's outside the border and use

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content aware fill to fill in the empty

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areas inside the border control click or

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command click on the thumbnail of the

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border to make a selection of its shape

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and press Q to make it into a quick mask

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open your paint bucket tool and invert

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the foreground and background colors by

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pressing X on your keyboard or by

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clicking on this small double box icon

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click outside the border to delete the

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quick mask leaving just the inside

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intact press Q again to make the quick

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mask back into a selection and invert it

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by pressing ctrl or command shift I make

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your card active and click on the layer

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mask icon to make a layer mask of the

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selection next to the card next we'll

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fill in the corners make your card

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active and open your rectangular marquee

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tool draw a rectangle over the empty

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area and go to edit and fill fill it

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with content aware

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and delete the selection repeat the

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steps to fill in the right corner click

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off the eyeball of the background to

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hide the layer make a composite snapshot

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of your image which will place above the

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border make the border layer active and

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press ctrl shift alt e' on a PC or

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command shift option e on a mac now that

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we have the composite snapshot we can

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Trash the layers that comprised it make

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your background visible go to view and

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make sure rulers and snap are checked if

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they're not just click on them open your

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transform tool go to the left ruler and

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drag out a guideline to the center it'll

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snap in place because we have snapped

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checked if you don't see your guideline

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press ctrl or command H press Enter or

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return open your rectangular marquee

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tool and drag out a rectangle across the

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left half of your document cut the left

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half of the card and copy it to its own

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layer make the full card active and drag

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a rectangle across the right half of

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your document cut and copy the right

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half and hide the full card next will

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skew up both sides of the card to make

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it look like it's been folded and then

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opened open your transform tool go to

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the middle right and press and hold ctrl

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or command + Shift + drag it up to an

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angle you like then press Enter or

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return go to the top ruler and drag down

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a guide line until it snaps to the top

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corner of the card make the left half

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active open your transform tool use the

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same key strokes as before and drag it

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up until the top corner touches the

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guideline then press Enter or return

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and hide the guidelines we're going to

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make the left page slightly darker and

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then add a soft shadow under the entire

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card click on the adjustment layer icon

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and choose levels click on the clip to

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layer icon to restrict the adjustment

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layer to effect only the one layer

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beneath it in the right output level box

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type in 220 ctrl-click or command click

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on the thumbnail of the full card to

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make a selection of its shape make the

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layer active and make a new layer above

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it will name it shadow go to select

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modify and feather feather it 10 pixels

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we'll fill it with black and since black

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is the foreground color press alt or

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option + delete then delete the

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selection reduce the shadows opacity to

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thirty percent since shadows tend to be

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a bit darker the closer they are to the

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subject we'll make a copy of the shadow

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and click on the layer mask icon to make

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a layer mask next to the copy open your

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brush tool increase the size to a

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thousand pixels and keep the hardness at

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0% brush once over the outer halves of

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the shadow make your subject visible and

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active open your move tool and drag your

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subject up to a position where its base

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fits naturally on the background next

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we'll cast the shadows of the subjects

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onto the card make a selection of its

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shape and make a new layer below it by

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control clicking or command clicking on

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the new layer icon go to select modify

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and feather feather at 10 pixels

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fill it with black and delete the

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selection change the blend mode to

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multiply and decrease the opacity to

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thirty percent then press Enter or

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return make the guidelines visible and

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open your rectangular marquee tool drag

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a rectangle across the left half of your

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document and cut and copy the left half

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make the full shadow active and drag a

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rectangle across the right half cut and

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copy the right half and hide the

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guidelines open your transform tool go

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to the top middle press ctrl or command

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+ Shift + drag it to the right go to the

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bottom middle and using the same

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keystrokes drag it to the left so the

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shadow is directly under your subject

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then press Enter or return make the left

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shadow active and repeat the steps the

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last step is to make the top of your

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subject a bit brighter to make it look

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like it's reflecting light off its

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surface make the subject active and make

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a selection of its shape make a layer

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mask of the selection and make the

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subject active again open your brush

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tool and make the size 400 pixels make

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the blend mode linear dodge and the

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opacity ten percent then press Enter or

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return invert the foreground and

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background colors brush once over the

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top of your subject at a downward angle

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have fun transforming one of your photos

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into a 3d pop-out card this is Marty

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from Blue Lightning TV thanks for

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watching

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Hi. This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV.

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In 2012, I did tutorial showing how to
make a subject

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pop out of its photo creating a 3D effect.

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Due to its popularity, we'll take
it one step further

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by creating the look up a 3D,
pop out-style card.

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Open a photo you'd like to use.

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It's best if the subject is centered and
in the foreground.

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Keep in mind, since every photograph is
different, the results can

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and will vary. The size of this document

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is 1500 by 1000 pixels and a resolution
of 150 pixels per inch.

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Press Ctrl or Cmd + A
to select the entire photo

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and then go to "Select" and "Save Selection".

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Click OK to save it.

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We need to make a selection around the
subjects,

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so we can cut them out from their background. For this example,

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I'll use the Quick Selection Tool
with a Radius

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of 10 pixels.
Cick and drag over your subjects

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to remove areas of the selection.

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Press and hold Alt on a PC or Opt on a Mac

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and drag over those areas.
Once you have your selection,

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press Q on your keyboard to make it into a
Quickmask.

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If you need to retouch any areas,
just use your Brush Tool.

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Press Q again to make it back into a selection.

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Press Ctrl or Cmd + J to cut the
subjects from their background

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and copy them to their own layer.
Go to

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"Image" and "Canvas Size".
Change the Inches to Percent

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and make the Width and the Height
130% each.

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Make the Canvas Extension
any color you'd like

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and click OK.
To fit the entire document on your screen,

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press Ctrl or Cmd + 0.
Make your Background active.

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Open your Channels panel, go to "Alpha 1"

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and Ctrl-click it on a PC or Cmd-click it

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on a Mac.
This makes the channel into a selection.

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Open back up your Layers panel and press

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Ctrl or Cmd + J to cut and copy the photo.

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Make the Background active again and
open you're Gradient Tool.

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Click on the Gradient bar

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to open the Gradient Editor.
Click on the third box,

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which is the "Black to White" gradient.
Then, click OK.

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Go to the middle of your photo

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and press and hold, Shift
as you drag down to the bottom

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of your document. Then, release. Next,

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we need to retouch the background and
remove the subjects from it. We'll use

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Content-Aware Fill.

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But first, make Layer 2 active,

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go to Layer 1 and Ctrl or

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Cmd-click it to make a selection of its shape.

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Click off the eyeball of Layer 1 to hide it.
Go to "Select",

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"Modify" and "Expand". For this example,

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I'll expand it by 2 pixels. For your photo,

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you may want to experiment with
different amounts. Go to

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"Edit", "Fill" and "Content-Aware".

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Instantly,

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Content-Aware fills the selection with
your background.

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To delete the selection,
press Ctrl or Cmd + D.

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Content-Aware Fill isn't perfect,

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but it does do most of the heavy lifting.
Keep in mind,

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your subjects will ultimately cover most
of this area

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after we angle and fold the card. However,

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I would like to retouch some of the
glaring inconsistencies,

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so I'll use my "Clone Stamp Tool".

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I covered how to use the Stamp Tool in many
of my tutorials.

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Next, we'll create a white border.

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Click on the New Layer icon
to make a new layer.

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We'll name it, "Border". Go to Layer 2

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and press Ctrl or Cmd to make a selection

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of its shape. Go to "Edit"

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and "Stroke". Make the Width, 20 pixels

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and the color is white.

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Delete the selection
and press Ctrl or Cmd + T.

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To open your Transform Tool,
go to a bottom corner

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and press and hold Ctrl + Shift + Alt on a PC

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or Cmd + Shift + Opt on a Mac

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and drag out until the corners are
fairly close to the

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edges of your document.
Go to a top corner

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and using the same keystrokes, drag it in.

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Go to the top, middle point
and press and hold

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Shift as you drag it down. Then,

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press Enter or Return. Next,

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we'll hide the image that's outside the border and use Content-Aware Fill

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to fill in the empty areas inside the border.

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Ctrl-click or Cmd-click on the
thumbnail of the border

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to make selection of its shape and press Q

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to make it into a quickmask.

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Open your Paint Bucket Tool

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and invert the foreground and background colors by pressing

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"x" on your keyboard or by clicking on
the small, double-box icon.

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Click outside the border

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to delete the quickmask leaving just
the inside intact.

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Press Q again to make the quickmask
back into a selection

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and invert it by pressing
Ctrl or Cmd + Shift + I.

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Make your card active

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and click on the Layer Mask icon to make
a layer mask of the selection

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next to the card. Next,

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we'll fill in the corners.
Make your card active

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and open you're Rectangular Marquee Tool.

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Draw a rectangle over the empty area

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and go to "Edit" and "Fill"

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Fill it with Content-Aware

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and delete the selection. Repeat the
steps to fill in the right corner.

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Click of the eyeball of the background
to hide the layer.

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Make a composite snapshot of you're image which we'll place

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above the border. Make the Border layer

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active and press Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E

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on a PC or Cmd + Shift + Opt + E

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on a Mac.
Now that we have a composite snapshot,

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we can trash the layers that comprised it.

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Make your background visible, go to "View"

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and make sure "Rulers" and "Snap"
are checked.

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If they're not, just click on them.
Open your Transform Tool,

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go to the left ruler and drag out a
guideline to the center.

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It'll snap in place because we have
"Snap" checked.

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If you don't see your guideline,
press Ctrl or Cmd + H.

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Press Enter or Return.

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Open the Rectangular Marquee Tool

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and drag out a rectangle across the left
half of your document.

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Cut the left half of the card
and copy it to its own layer.

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Make the full card active
and drag a rectangle

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across the right half of your document.

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Cut and copy the right half

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and hide the full card. Next,

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we'll skew up both sides of the card to
make it look like it's been folded and

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then opened.

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Open you Transform Tool,
go to the middle, right

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and press and hold Ctrl or Cmd + Shift

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and drag it up to an angle you like.
Then, press

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Enter or Return.

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Go to the top ruler and drag down a guideline

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until it snaps to the top corner of the card.

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Make the left half active,
open your Transform Tool,

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use the same keystrokes as before
and drag it

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up until the top corner touches the guideline.

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Then, press Enter or Return
and hide the guidelines.

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We're going to make the left page slightly darker

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and then and a soft shadow
under the entire card.

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Click on the Adjustment Layer icon
and choose

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"Levels". Click on the Clip-to-Layer icon

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to restrict the Adjustment Layer

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to effect only the one layer beneath it.

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In the right Output Level box, type in

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220

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Ctrl-click or Cmd-click on the
thumbnail of the full card

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to make a selection of its shape.
Make the layer

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active and make a new layer above it.

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We'll name it "Shadow".

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Go to "Select", "Modify" and "Feather".

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Feather it 10 pixels.

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We'll fill it with black and since black
is the foreground color,

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press Alt or Opt + Delete.

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Then, delete the selection. Reduce the
Shadow's opacity to 30%.

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Since shadows tend to be a bit darker

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the closer they are to the subject,
we'll make a copy

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of the Shadow and click on the Layer Mask

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icon to make a layer mask next to the copy.

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Open your Brush tool, increase the size
to 1000 pixels

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and keep the Hardness at 0%.

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Brush once over the outer halves of the
shadow.

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Make your subject visible and active.

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Open your Move Tool and drag your subject

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up to a position where its base fits naturally

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on the background. Next, we'll cast the shadows of the subjects

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onto the card.
Make a selection of its shape

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and make a new layer below it by Ctrl-clicking

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or Cmd-clicking on the new layer icon.

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Go to "Select", "Modify" and "Feather".

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Feather it 10 pixels.

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Fill it with black and delete the selection.

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Change the blend mode to Multiply
and decrease the Opacity to 30%.

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Then, press Enter or Return.

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Make the guidelines visible

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and open you're Rectangular Marquee Tool. Drag a rectangle

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across the left half of your document

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and cut and copy the left half.
Make the full shadow

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active and drag a rectangle

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across the right half.

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Cut and copy the right half

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and hide the guidelines.
Open your Transform Tool,

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go to the top, middle...press Ctrl

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or Cmd + Shift and drag it to the right.

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Go to the bottom, middle and using the
same keystrokes,

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drag it to the left, so the shadow is
directly under your subject.

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Then, press Enter or Return.

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Make the left shadow active
and repeat the steps.

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The last step is to make the top of your
subject a bit brighter

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to make it look like it's reflecting
light off its surface.

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Make the subject active
and make a selection

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of its shape.
Make a Layer Mask of the selection

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and make the subject active again.
Open your Brush Tool

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and make the size, 400 pixels.

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Make the blend mode, "Linear Dodge"

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and the Opacity, 10%.
Then, press Enter or Return.

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Invert the foreground and background colors.

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Brush once over the top of your subject
at a downward angle.

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Have fun transforming one of your photos

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into a 3D, pop-out card.
This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV.

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Thanks for watching!

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