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Learn Photoshop Elements - Game of Thrones Effect. Watch this video at http:// youtu.be/SYErES17los 1. From the FILE menu, select OPEN.

2. In the dialog box, select the le you want to open change the format to CAMERA RAW and press OPEN.

3. Adjust the TEMPERATURE and TINT until the image begins to look pastel. 4. Adjust the SHADOWS and BLACK down until the shadows become dark without losing too much detail. 5. Adjust the CLARITY up and the VIBRANCE down until the image begins to look grittier. * Thanks to Tommy Tommerton for letting me use his image using the Creative Commons licensing. www.YouTube.com/c130bulldawg www.facebook.com/pseandmore

Learn Photoshop Elements - Game of Thrones Effect. Watch this video at http:// youtu.be/SYErES17los 6. If the LAYERS palette isn't visible, press the LAYERS button on the right corner of the programme.

7. Add a LEVELS ADJUSTMENT layer by clicking on the black & white cookie tool at the top of the LAYERS palette and select LEVELS. 8. Slide the WHITE triangle toward the center until it lines up underneath the right-hand peak. 9. Slide the BLACK triangle toward the center until it lines up underneath the left-hand peak. 10. Slide the GREY triangle to the right until the image becomes darker without losing too much detail. 11. Add a HUE/SATURATION ADJUSTMENT layer by clickin on the black & white cookie tool at the top of the LAYERS palette and select HUE/SATURATION.

12. Tick the COLOURISE box. 13. Adjust the HUE until you achieve a cyan-blue hue. 14. Adjust the SATURATION until you achieve the desired blue colour. 15. Adjust the LIGHTNESS until you achieve the desired tint.

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Learn Photoshop Elements - Game of Thrones Effect. Watch this video at http:// youtu.be/SYErES17los 16. Click on the BACKGROUND layer in the LAYERS palette. 17. Duplicate the layer by pressing the keyboard shortcut CMD/CTRL-J.

18. From the TOOLBOX, select the BURN TOOL. 19. If the TOOL OPTIONS are not visible, click the TOOL OPTIONS button on the bottom left of the programme. 20. In the TOOL OPTIONS, select the BURN TOOL, SOFT brush and Range: MIDTONES.

21. In the LAYERS palette, click on the BACKGROUND layer copy. 22. Using the BURN tool, paint (BURN) over the shadowy areas of the face and neck to enhance the grittiness of the picture. 23. In the LAYERS palette, click on the HUE/SATURATION adjustment layer. 24. From the TOOLBAR, select the BRUSH tool. 25. Adjust the brush SIZE to slightly larger than the eye. You can use the [ ] keys on your keyboard. 26. In the TOOL OPTIONS, click BRUSH SETTINGS. 27. Adjust the HARDNESS to 0%.

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Learn Photoshop Elements - Game of Thrones Effect. Watch this video at http:// youtu.be/SYErES17los 28. Reset the default palette colours by pressing D on the keyboard. 29. Swap the colours by pressing the double-headed arrow or by pressing the X on the keyboard. 30. With BLACK select, paint on the areas of the picture in which you want to remove the blue colour. *Follow the natural curve of the face around the eyes and nose 31. In the LAYERS palette, add a new layer by clicking the 'dog ear' or NEW LAYER icon. 32. Change the BLENDING mode to OVERLAY. 33. Click the FOREGROUND colour palette. 34. In the dialog box, enter the RGB settings 110, 110, 110. 35. With the BRUSH tool still selected, paint on shadowy areas you want to darken. 36. In the TOOL options, reduce the OPACITY of the brush to 6-7%.

37. Click on the HUE/SATURATION adjustment layer.

38. Paint on the highlight areas of blue to reduce the blue colour. 39. To intensify the blue, duplicate the HUE/SATURATION adjustment layer by pressing the keyboard shortcut CMD/CTRL-J.

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Learn Photoshop Elements - Game of Thrones Effect. Watch this video at http:// youtu.be/SYErES17los 40. To reduce the intensity of the blue, reduce the OPACITY of the HUE/SATURATION adjustment layer.

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