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Easy way to make creative vignette in Photoshop

November 11, 2019 by maratstepanoff Leave a Comment

Vignette in Photoshop is a very popular visual effect adding expressiveness to your photo. In this article, you will learn how to draw the attention of a viewer to a subject with a vignette.

Vignette-in-Photoshop

How to make a vignette in Photoshop

I can make a vignette of any shape, size, color and effect. 

Let’s look!

Before, without vignette 

I want to focus on the face and slightly change the brightness of the background around the girl. To do this, I will create a colored vignette. Later, I can use the Eraser tool and remove part of the vignette or leave it as it is.

  1. Open the photo in Photoshop. You can download and use my photo or take or take your photo.
  2. Choose the Rectangle Tool (Rectangle Tool > Shape) and select the vignette area. Photoshop created new layer Rectangle 1 and opened Properties panel. Select area
  3. In the Properties Panel, I change Subtract front shape like on the image and select Live Shape Properties.
    Propertias panel
    Propertias panel

    Then, I set shape fill type and pick the most recently used colors (I pick gray-white). This set of color filters will help you change the colors in your photo beyond recognition. Choose a filter color well with the scene or any other color you want. Keeping the main subject unchanged, you change the color of the scene around it.

    Pick from most recently used colors
    The main tool for setting vignette. Pick from most recently used colors.
  4. Then, I adjust by Free Transform Tool vignette area and press Enter to save transformation.
  5. In the Properties Panel select Mask and adjust the Feather setting. I like 129 px.

    Vignette in Photoshop. Feather tool. Blur the vignette.
    Vignette in Photoshop. Feather tool. Blur the vignette.
  6. Set blending mode for the layer. I choose Hard Light. You can pick Soft Light, Multiply and etc.

    Set blending mode for the layer. My pick Hard Light layer mode.
    Set blending mode for the layer. My pick Hard Light layer mode.
  7. Merge Layers. 
BeforeAfter

Summary

This was one example of the creative use of vignettes in Photoshop. You can fantasize and create new colors and moods for your photos.

 


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