faux-bokeh-tutorial

First off, sorry to those of you that are on the mailing list or RSS that get this tw ice. I’mfinally moved over to a dedicated server, and in doing so, this post was lost. So, I’m re-publishing it.This tutorial will walk you through how to create a faux bokeh background in Photosh op.For those of you that are unsure about what bokeh is, it is a Japanese term u sed inphotography. It is used to describe the qualities of the area of a photo that is out of focus,and is used to help draw your eye to the subject of the photograph. Some pretty coo l thingshappen with bokeh, too. Especially where lights or heavily lighted areas are conce rned.Have you ever looked at a photograph or been watching a movie, perhaps where it was darkout, and the lights in the background are all blurry, but instead of just being blur ry theyappear as these odd gatherings of circles and/or polygons? I didn’t notice it all that oftenuntil I started looking, and now I see it everywhere!You’ll need to grab mByo keh Photoshop & GIMP Brushes to follow along with this tutori al.This tutorial is specifically geared toward Photoshop users. If you’re a Photoshop Elem entsor GIMP user, you should still be able to follow along, though the steps may not be e xact foryou.Let’s get started!The horse image used for this tutorial comes fro mCapgros at theS tock Exchange. The res tare mine.1. First, find the photo you’ll be using to follow along. Now, take a good look at that photo.What it ...