[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are excited to share with our users, our brand new Topaz Product, Topaz Studio. Hazel Meredith with Meredith Images is back with us for this tutorial teaching some basic features in Topaz Studio such as choosing and tweaking effects, as well as using the Texture Adjustment to create double exposures.
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Not Familiar with Topaz Studio?
Topaz Studio is a fast, flexible, powerful creative toolbox and it’s the next level image editor for photographers. Topaz Studio gives you lightning fast results with Topaz’s exclusive image processing technology, in an intuitive, affordable, easy to use application. You can learn more about Topaz Studio in the Announcement and Overview article.
“This is all your Topaz products wrapped into one program.”
We’re Giving Topaz Studio Away! Yep, you read that right. You’ll get complete freedom to use Topaz Studio’s comprehensive masking, as well as 10 free adjustments, opacity slider, blending modes plus full functionality to use it as plugin, a host editor for all Topaz Labs existing products, and standalone all for free. If you’d like to learn more about all the free functionality within Topaz Studio, checkout our What’s Free? article.
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Free Download
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Step 1: Open your Image
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I opened the Topaz Studio directly from my desktop as a “stand alone”. You have the option of working that way, or to open the Studio directly from Photoshop or Lightroom.
If you open Topaz Studio as a standalone, you can add images by simply dragging and dropping or by choosing File > Open Image…
If you chose to use Topaz Studio as a plugin, it can be found by choosing
Filter > Topaz Labs > Topaz Studio in Photoshop.
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Step 2: Search for an Effect
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Topaz Studio has an awesome feature called the Topaz Community. It allows you to share effects with other Topaz Studio users. I have saved an Effect called Rose Double Exposure that works great for Raw files. To apply the Rose Double Exposure preset, simply search for it in the Effect Panel.
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Step 3: Editing Your Image
[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text]When you initially apply the Double Exposure preset, you will notice there are no changes made to your image. All Adjustments are set to default values. This allows you to go through each Adjustment and make the necessary tweaks tailored specifically to your image. This effect is a great starting point to know which Adjustments to use in a complete workflow from start to finish.
I went down the preset making changes to the Basic Adjustment, and then tweaks to the Reduce Noise, Precision Contrast, Tone Curves, HSL Color Tuning, and Vignette Adjustments. I did not make any changes to DeHaze or Dual Tone.
Once I was satisfied, I chose to Apply the effect.
You may wish to Save As to keep the image saved with just this preset for future use.
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Step 3: Apply the Expressionalism Effect
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Next, I re-opened the Effects panel to see what else I wanted to do.
I went to the Fine Art category of Effects Panel. To browse through the various Effect categories, click the more button at the bottom of the Effects Toolbar. I liked the “Expressionalism” preset. As soon as you apply an effect, you will see the Adjustments populate in the Adjustment Panel on the right-hand side of the screen.
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Step 4: Customize the Expressionalism Effect
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From here I opened the Basic Adjustment section and lowered the Highlight slider to -.38 just to tone down the brighter areas of the rose. I also lowered the Saturation to -.21. I did not make any further changes to this preset. Again, you may want to save a copy of your image for future use.
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Step 5: Add a Texture
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Next, I added a Texture Adjustment to my image by clicking More icon at the bottom of your Adjustment toolbar (bottom right). You will see an asset library that shows all of the textures, backgrounds, borders, light leaks, dust & scratches layers, etc. You can choose the Group you want by clicking the drop down next to Group.
I chose the brick wall texture to give my rose the illusion of being painted on the wall! After making a few adjustments to the sliders, I clicked on the “+ Enhance” in the lower right of the palette, and chose Black & White. This made the brick texture B&W to reduce the effect on the colors of the rose.
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Step 6: Save Your Work
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That’s All For Today
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Thanks for reading! That’s just one of the many things you can effortlessly accomplish in Topaz Studio. Topaz Studio is great for gaining inspiration from pre-made effects or allowing you to create your own looks with our immense library of editing tools.
We’ll be adding more tutorials and videos so be sure to give us a follow to learn more!
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Free Download
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About Hazel Meredith
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