Manip Academy 2: Soft effects in Photomanipulation by Aeirmid, journal
Manip Academy 2: Soft effects in Photomanipulation
Today's Manip Academy article was written by Cinnamoncandy (https://www.deviantart.com/cinnamoncandy). I am posting it for her, but the full credit for the tutorial should go to her. Please take a moment to share some love and gratitude on her page! :heart:
Softening Effects
In today’s Manip Academy blog I’m going to teach you how to achieve a softening effect with your photomanipulations. This is a trick that I often use, especially for fantasy and emotional style pieces.
NOTE: When I do this technique it is usually my finishing step, so my image is duplicated and my layers are already merged.
Step One: Go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur. I usually set the Rad