How'd They Do That? - Color Your World

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How'd They Do That? - Color Your World

In just a few minutes you can create this cool color effect on any image. Simply follow the steps below.

June/July 2005

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1. Open an image in Photoshop and name it Layer 0. Select the object and put the background on a separate layer (Layer 1). Creatas Image 22424591
2. Select Layer 1 and click on the Add layer style icon. Choose Gradient Overlay and use these settings.
3. Click on the gradient to open Gradient Editor. You can get many looks by changing these settings. Hit OK on both displays.
4. Your final image and Layer palette should look like this.