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**Tamlin** · 12-13-2007

Here's one way to make the grass greener (although in Photoshop there are always lots of different ways to get the same effect):

1. Add a Color Balance adjustment layer above your original image (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance...)

2. In the Color Balance dialog box, do the following:

Uncheck Preserve Luminosity
Ensure that Midtones is checked
In the Color Levels boxes, type: 0 (left box) +20 (middle box) and -100 (right box)
Click OK

This will give your whole image a green cast, but don't worry.

3. Click on the adjustment layer's Layer Mask thumbnail in the Layers palette.

4. Select Edit > Fill... and fill the layer mask with Black. The green colour will disappear, but again, don't worry.

5. Now make White your foreground colour, select a soft-edged brush for the Brush tool and paint on the layer mask where you want the green colour to show through. You can paint in different shades of grey to subdue the colour effect in some areas if you like. You can also try playing around with Black to White gradients.

Obviously, since this is an adjustment layer, you can alter the colour at any time just by double-clicking the Color Balance layer thumbnail to bring up the dialog box. You could also try other adjustment layers such as Hue/Saturation or Selective Color instead of Color Balance.

As for covering up the area at the bottom of the photo: why not just crop it out? If you select the Crop tool, click outside the photo at the top left and drag down and to the right, you can position the bottom of the crop area along the underside of the stone bench (careful not to cut the kids' fingers off!). I'm a big fan of Occam's Razor - the simplest solution is usually the best.

Hope this helps - any questions, feel free to ask.

12-13-2007	#2 (permalink)
Tamlin Janitor of Lunacy Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sitting in the Wishing Chair Posts: 5,308	Here's one way to make the grass greener (although in Photoshop there are always lots of different ways to get the same effect): 1. Add a Color Balance adjustment layer above your original image (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance...) 2. In the Color Balance dialog box, do the following: Uncheck Preserve Luminosity Ensure that Midtones is checked In the Color Levels boxes, type: 0 (left box) +20 (middle box) and -100 (right box) Click OK This will give your whole image a green cast, but don't worry. 3. Click on the adjustment layer's Layer Mask thumbnail in the Layers palette. 4. Select Edit > Fill... and fill the layer mask with Black. The green colour will disappear, but again, don't worry. 5. Now make White your foreground colour, select a soft-edged brush for the Brush tool and paint on the layer mask where you want the green colour to show through. You can paint in different shades of grey to subdue the colour effect in some areas if you like. You can also try playing around with Black to White gradients. Obviously, since this is an adjustment layer, you can alter the colour at any time just by double-clicking the Color Balance layer thumbnail to bring up the dialog box. You could also try other adjustment layers such as Hue/Saturation or Selective Color instead of Color Balance. As for covering up the area at the bottom of the photo: why not just crop it out? If you select the Crop tool, click outside the photo at the top left and drag down and to the right, you can position the bottom of the crop area along the underside of the stone bench (careful not to cut the kids' fingers off!). I'm a big fan of Occam's Razor - the simplest solution is usually the best. Hope this helps - any questions, feel free to ask. __________________ Religion: It's all fun and games until someone gets burned at the stake... Last edited by Tamlin; 12-13-2007 at 08:44 AM..