Ice Mask

This is a simple tutorial showing how I altered the mask from the last tutorial (Freehand Painting with Photoshop). You can come up with a whole heap of different images just by experimenting with Adobe Photoshop.

One of the most common mistakes people who are new to Adobe Photoshop make, is to just apply 1 filter (sometimes 2 if they are really adventurous) and think they have achieved something REALLY great. Sadly in reality IT JUST LOOKS LIKE YOU APPLIED 1 FILTER (or 2) and most people who have been using photoshop for a while can spot it.

Hopefully from this tutorial you will learn some interesting ways to combine filters and be able to pull off some better image manipulations. You may even learn some new filters if you are newer to photoshop and some helpful tricks.

If you would like to follow along with this tutorial using my mask image then CLICK HERE to download it. Be patient as it opens (it's 205KB) in another window. Once it is open, right-click on the image and select "Save Image As..." to save it to your computer.

I suggest you read through the entire tutorial before you begin...

Image 1:

Duplicate the mask layer and apply the chrome filter.
Filter >> Sketch >> Chrome (I just used the default settings for this.)

Image 2:

Drop the opacity on the chrome layer down to about 45%. It can be dropped as little or as much as you like. I wanted the base colour to come through while keeping a good amount of the chrome detail.
Merge the layers together.

Image 3:

Duplicate the mask layer and change the mode of the top layer to Overlay.
You can scroll through all of them to see the different effects each one has on the overall image. There are a few others that would make nice blends.
Merge the layers again.

Image 4:

Play around with the Hue and Saturation to see what variations you can get.
Image >> Adjustments >> Hue/Saturation...
There are heaps of possibilities here, from gold and silver, right through to glass.

This tutorial continues on the next page >>