How to Make Motion Blur Effect

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Step 1: Duplicate The Background Layer

As is often the case with many of our Photoshop tutorials (and also a good habit to get into), the

first thing we want to do in creating this effect is duplicate our Background layer. Photoshop's

Layers palette is currently showing us that we ha e only one layer, the !Background! layer, which

contains our original image"

Photoshop #utorials" #he Layers palette showing the original image on the Background layer.

Let's duplicate the layer using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+J ($in) % Command+J (&ac). $hen

look in my Layers palette now, can see that Photoshop has copied my Background layer and

has named the copy !Layer !. #he copy is also abo e the original Background layer"

Photoshop #utorials" Press ! trl*+! ($in) % ! ommand*+! (&ac) to duplicate the Background layer.

Step 2: Set The Color You Want To Colori e The !mage With "# Your$oreground Color

$e're going to use a ! ue%-aturation! ad ustment layer to colori/e the image in a moment, but to

make things easier, let's choose the color we're going to use first by setting it as our 0oreground


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color. #his way, we won't ha e to fumble around with any sliders in the ue%-aturation dialog bo1

trying to find the color we want. #o do that, click on the $oreground color #%atch in the #ools

palette"

Photoshop #utorials" lick on the 0oreground color swatch near the bottom of the #ools palette.

$hen you click on it, Photoshop's Color &icker will appear. 2ou're of course free to use

whiche er color you want for your effect. ' e gone ahead and sampled a color directly from the

mo ie poster, so if you want to use the same color 'll be using, look on the bottom right side of

the olor Picker for the '(B options and enter )* for the ' alue (which stands for 3ed), ) for

the ( alue (4reen), and 11, for the B alue (Blue)"

Photoshop #utorials" 5se the olor Picker to choose the color you want to colori/e the image with.

lick 67 when you're done to e1it out of the dialog bo1.


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Step -: Colori e The !mage With " .ue/Saturation "d0u#tment Layer

8ow that we' e selected the color we're going to use to colori/e the image, this ne1t step is going

to be easy. lick on the e% "d0u#tment Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers palette"

Photoshop #utorials" lick on the !8ew Ad ustment Layer! icon.

#hen choose .ue/Saturation from the list that appears"

Photoshop #utorials" hoose ! ue%-aturation! from the list.

#his will bring up Photoshop's ue%-aturation dialog bo1. -ince we' e already chosen the color

we want to colori/e the image with, all we need to do here is select the Colori e option in the

bottom right corner of the dialog bo1"


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Photoshop #utorials" heck the ! olori/e! option.

As soon as you check the option, Photoshop goes ahead and colori/es the image using our

chosen 0oreground color"


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Photoshop #utorials" Photoshop colori/es the image with our chosen 0oreground color.

lick 67 to e1it out of the ue%-aturation dialog bo1.

Step ): Select Your Bru#h Tool

n the mo ie poster for the !Bourne 5ltimatum!, the entire image is colori/ed e1cept for &att

9amon's face and hands, which ha e some of his original flesh tone showing through, and we

can do the same thing with our image ery easily. 0irst, we need the Bru#h Tool , so either select

it from the #ools palette or press B on your keyboard"


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Photoshop :ffects" -elect the Brush #ool.

Step : Set Your $oreground Color To Black

n order to bring back some of the color from the original image, we're going to use our brush to

paint with black on the ue%-aturation ad ustment layer's layer mask. Anywhere we paint with

black is going to hide the effects of the ad ustment layer and bring back our original color. n order

to paint with black, we need black as our 0oreground color, and we can get that easily by

pressing D on the keyboard, which resets Photoshop's 0oreground and Background colors,

making black our new 0oreground color (white becomes the Background color). $e can see this

if we look at the 0oreground and Background color swatches in the #ools palette"

Photoshop :ffects" 3eset the 0oreground color to black by pressing !9! on your keyboard.

Step ,: Lo%er The 3pacity 34 The Bru#h To "5out -67

$e only want to bring back a subtle amount of color, so we need to lower the opacity of our brush

before we begin painting. #o do that, with the Brush #ool selected, go up to the 3pacity option in

the 6ptions Bar at the top of the screen and lower the opacity of the brush to around ;


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Photoshop :ffects" -elect the layer mask by clicking on its thumbnail in the Layers palette.

2ou'll know that the layer mask is selected because it will ha e a white highlight border around

the thumbnail, as we can see in the image abo e.

Step *: &aint 3n The !mage To Bring Back Some 34 The Skin Tone

$e ha e our Brush #ool with our 0oreground color set to black, we' e lowered the opacity of the

brush to ;


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Photoshop :ffects" Paint with black to re eal some of the original skin tone.

f you accidentally paint o er an area you didn't mean to paint o er, simply press ; on your

keyboard to switch your 0oreground color to white and paint o er the mistake, then press ; again

to switch back to black and continue painting.


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Photoshop :ffects" #he image after bringing back some of the skin tones.

At this point, we're done colori/ing our image. 8e1t, we're going to add the motion blur effect.

Step : "pply The otion Blur $ilter To The Background Copy Layer

$e're going to add our motion blur effect to the image, and we'll use Photoshop's classic and

appropriately named !&otion Blur! filter to do it. $e want to apply the motion blur to the copy of

the Background layer that we created back at the beginning of this tutorial, so click on !Layer ! in

the Layers palette to select it. 2ou'll know it's selected because it will appear highlighted in blue"


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Photoshop #utorials" lick on !Layer ! in the Layers palette to select it.

8ow that we ha e the correct layer selected, let's go up to the $ilter menu at the top of the

screen, choose Blur , and then choose otion Blur . #his will bring up the &otion Blur filter's

dialog bo1. -et your "ngle to around ?)6@. #hen drag the slider at the bottom to ad ust the

Di#tance of the motion blur. #he alue you set this to is going to depend a lot on the si/e of your

image. 'm using a small image for this tutorial, and for me, a alue of about ;> pi1els gi es me

roughly the same effect used in the Bourne 5ltimatum mo ie poster"


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Photoshop #utorials" -et the !Angle! to ?@< , then ad ust the blur distance with the slider at the bottom.

f you're using a large, high resolution image, you'll want to set your 9istance alue higher. 5se

my image below as a guide for the blur distance you're aiming for"


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Photoshop #utorials" #he image after applying the &otion Blur filter.

Step 16: "dd " Layer a#k To The otion Blur Layer

$hat 'm going to do ne1t is allow the two people in the image to show through the motion blur

effect, and 'm going to once again use a layer mask for that. $ith !Layer ! still selected, 'm

going to click on the Layer a#k icon at the bottom of the Layers palette"


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Photoshop #utorials" lick the !Layer &ask! icon.

#his adds a layer mask to our motion blurred layer, and it also adds a layer mask thumbnail in the

Layers palette. can tell from the white highlight border around the thumbnail that the layer mask

is already selected for me"

Photoshop #utorials" #he Layers palette now showing the layer mask thumbnail on !Layer !.

can now use this layer mask to hide the motion blur from in front of the two people in my image,

which 'll do ne1t.


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Step 11: &aint With Black 3n The Layer a#k To .ide The otion Blur

$ith black still as my 0oreground color and the layer mask on !Layer ! selected, 'm going to use

my Brush #ool again to paint o er the areas in the image where want to hide the motion blur,

which in my case is in front of the two people. want to use a soft?edged brush for this, so 'm

going to hold down my Shi4t key and press the le4t 5racket key on my keyboard a few times,

which will gi e me a nice soft edge for my brush. Before begin painting, 'm going to go back up

to the 6ptions Bar and set the opacity of my brush back up to


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Photoshop #utorials" Paint with black o er areas to hide the motion blur.

'm going to continue painting o er the guy until ' e remo ed all of the motion blur in front of him,

lea ing a nice effect around the edges"


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Photoshop #utorials" #he image after painting away the motion blur effect in front of the guy.

And here's my image after painting away the motion blur effect in front of the woman behind him

as well"


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Photoshop #utorials" Both people are now showing through the motion blur.

Step 12: "dd " e% Layer "t The Top 34 The Layer# &alette

At this point, our effect is pretty much complete. $e' e colori/ed the image, brought back some of

the original skin tone, added our motion blur, and then painted away the motion blur in front of the

two people. Let's finish things off by adding a little grunge to the image. 0irst, click on the

ue%-aturation layer in the Layers palette to select it so we can add a new blank layer abo e it.

#hen click on the e% Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers palette"


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Photoshop #utorials" -elect the ue%-aturation layer in the Layers palette, then click on the !8ew Layer! icon.

Photoshop will add a new blank layer at the top of the Layers palette, and will name it !Layer !"

Photoshop #utorials" A new blank layer is added to the top of the Layers palette.

Step 1-: $ill The e% Layer With White

$e need to fill this new layer with white, and since white is currently our Background color, we

can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Back#pace ($in) % Command+Delete (&ac), which tells

Photoshop to fill the layer with the Background color. #he image will now appear completely filled

with white.


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won't bother showing a screenshot, since a white image on a white background wouldn't look

ery interesting.

Step 1): "pply &hoto#hop9# ="dd oi#e= $ilter To The Layer

4o up to the $ilter menu at the top of the screen, choose oi#e , and then choose "dd oi#e .

#his brings up the !Add 8oise! filter's dialog bo1. 'm going to use the slider to set my "mount

alue to around


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Photoshop #utorials" #he image after filling the top layer with noise.

Step 1 : Change The Blend ode 34 The oi#e Layer To =Color Burn=

6ur image is filled completely with noise, which isn't what we want. Let's blend the noise in with

the image by first changing the 5lend mode of the noise layer. 4o up to the blend mode optionsin the top left corner of the Layers palette, click on the down?pointing arrow to the right of the

word !8ormal! and change the blend mode to Color Burn "


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Photoshop #utorials" hange the blend mode of the noise layer to ! olor Burn!.

Step 1,: Lo%er The 3pacity 34 The oi#e Layer To 167 3r Le##

#he noise is now blending in with the image but it's much too intense. #o fi1 that and complete our

effect, go o er to the 3pacity option in the top right of the Layers palette (directly beside the

blend mode option) and lower the opacity of the layer all the way down to


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ere, for comparison, is my original image once again"

Photoshop #utorials" #he original image once again.

And here is the final !Bourne 5ltimatum mo ie poster! color and motion blur effect"


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Photoshop #utorials" #he final effect.

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