Create a Color Splash Effect in Photoshop

How do you make a picture pop out? Ever notice professional wedding images or sports portraits that have a football or wedding dress in color while the rest of the picture is black and white? It’s called a color splash effect and the result is quite flattering.

Basics: 1 - Opening an Image in Photoshop

How to open an image in Photoshop

File > Open > Select Image > Open

Apply Lipstick In Photoshop

In a previous post we changed the hair color of a woman from a blonde shade to gold. Using her again, we'll briefly apply lipstick.

The method below is simply using the Curves Adjustment option to brighten her natural lip color. There are other options we'll cover in a later post that will allow any shade.

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Import her into Photoshop.

2)
Zoom up to her lips and choose the 'Polygonal Lasso Tool'.

Combine Two Faces Into One In Photoshop

Editing images to make them more appealing to the eye is something we all think about when we imagine Photoshop. More than that, we can actually make new people - people that don't actually exist (or so we think).

In this tutorial you'll follow my pictures to combine two well-known actors into one.

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Import this image of Bruce Willis and this one of George Clooney into Photoshop.

Change Report Card In Photoshop

It may be the case that you've gotten a poor grade in a certain class or totally bombed an assignment. In this case, faking a report card may be your last option.

1) Scan the printed paper to your computer and open it in Photoshop.