Use the Polygonal Lasso Tool to select the tower. Now comes the interesting part! Copy and paste the image of the Big Ben and flip it horizontally (Edit>Flip Horizontal). After that, set the layer’s Blending to Overlay. For reference, look at the image below (Layer and Gradient Palettes are hidden for a better view). Use a white gradient where the two photographs intersect. To further blend the images, create a new layer and name it Gradient. To make the Desert layer brighter, go to Image>Levels, set White to 80%, Gray to 40% and click Ok. Then, click the left color stop and set it’s color to white.Īs the images do not blend continuously yet, lets make further changes to the colors of the photographs. Now, click the right color stop and set it’s color to black in the Colors Palette. Select Radial as the Gradient Type (If the Gradient Type is not visible in the Gradients Pallet, double-click your gradient preset). Click the action button and choose New Gradient. Tip: To create a radial gradient used in this tutorial open the Gradients Palette (View>Show Gradients). If you have trouble creating an appropriate gradient look at the tip below. Fill the mask with a white to black gradient, so that the right part of the image becomes transparent. Right-click the layer Desert and choose Add Mask. Before taking any further steps, the two images of the deserts have to be blended together. Refer to step 2 if guidance is needed.ĭrag the image to the lower part of the canvas using the Move Tool (V). Once again use the Polygon Lasso Tool to remove the sky. Now, copy and paste the image of the level desert and name it Desert. Then, simply enter the hexadecimal color code into the text field. Tip: To select a color using a hexadecimal color code open the Colors dialog (View>Show Colors) and select Web Colors. Then, duplicate it and set the copy’s Blending to Linear Light and reduce the Opacity to 40%. Right-click the layer Color and choose Create Clipping Mask. Set the layer’s Blending to Color and reduce the Opacity to 40%. If you have trouble selecting an appropriate color look at the tip below. Then fill it with beige color (hexadecimal color code – #d6cdab). To do that create a new layer and name it Color. Now, let’s readjust the colors so that the sand looks more flaxen. This will highlight the different colors and shadows in the image. Go to Image>Image>Brightness and Contrast, set Contrast to 10% and click OK. Use the the Move Tool (V) to align the images. After that, remove the selection by pressing the Delete key on your keyboard. Then, go to Edit>Refine Selection, set Smooth to 20%, Size to 3px and click OK. Use the Polygonal Lasso Tool to select the sky in the image. Next, copy and paste the image of the desert mountains. Then, go to Image>Shadows and Highlights, set Lighten Shadows to 50% and click OK. To enhance the image go to Image>Brightness and Contrast and set Contrast to 20%. Use the Move Tool (V) to adjust the position of the image. The image size used in this tutorial is 900×600 pixels. Open Pixelmator and create a new document. Stock photo (Level desert) by photo (Big Ben) by reidrac The Layer Masks, the Gradient Tools, Layer Blending and other features of Pixelmator are used in this tutorial. Have you ever wondered how the global warming may affect the scenery of today’s world? Or maybe you want to visualize a post-apocalyptic surroundings that incorporate common landmarks? Create a stupefying photo-manipulation with the help of this tutorial.
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