Chapter 4: Painting and Editing

I began with this image:
I then filled the background layer with a pea-green color. Notice how it didnt affect the flowers, and that they still have the white background.
I then selected the Lily layer and used the multiply command to blend it's colors with the colors of the other layers.
I then painted each petal white.
Next, I used the Smudge tool to smooth out the edges.
I then changed the blending options on the flower layer to Overlay, and its opacity to 70%.
I then added shadows to the leaves...
...and a gradient to the background by modifying the gradient layer.
I then added a glow to each of the flowers.
I then added a textured natural brush effect to the image.
Finally, I added a border and the text to the image.
To Lesson 3:  Layer Basics To Lesson 5:  Masks and Channels
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