photoshop tutorials

							Nature Blur Effect




In this little Photoshop tutorial we’ll be designing a nature blur effect; it is easy but so useful and
interesting effect.


Let’s start! You need to find some appropriate picture to use it in our tutorial. Use Google Images to
find some pictures or feel free to use mine. If you want to download the picture used above, please
feel free: Butterfly.jpg
Now duplicate this layer with Ctrl+J and hide the copy (click on the eye, which indicates layer
visibility) and go to lower layer. Use Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast with the next
presets to make the picture a little bit darken:




See the result:




Now go back to the hidden copy of layer and make it visible again. After that apply Filter > Blur >
Motion Blur with similar settings to these:
Now we have something like this:




Now let’s add some text. Get out the Horizontal Type Tool (just the regular one) and write out
something like ‘The nature’ on two lines using any color.
In the above image I’ve used Arial Black as my font of choice, which is free. Now use Select > Load
Selection to create the selection. After that we can delete this text layer because we don’t need it
more for this tutorial. Go to the blurred layer and press Delete to clear selected area, after that
deselect chosen area with Ctrl+D.




Well, the second thing to do is to find the elements we will use in this tutorial later. I prefer to use
these. Let’s start mixing the curls with the type. First you will have to find the right ‘ornament’ for
each letter you want.
After that replace color to #deff00 and duplicate the layer with Ctrl+J. Then apply for the new layer
Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur with similar settings to these:




Now we have the next picture:
Set up opacity to 60% for this layer. Ok now select blurred layer with nature (Ctrl+right click the
Layer Thumbnail in the Layers Palette) and press Ctrl+Shift+I to invert the selection, after that press
Delete to clear image in selection.




Now go to the lower layer and press Ctrl+Shift+I again, then press Delete:
Remove the selection with Ctrl+D. Our nature blur effect is done. Looking great! Isn’t it?