This photoshop tutorial will show to you how create autumn portrait. We will use some textures, experimentalize with blending modes and layer masks to get this lovely autumn portrait effect.

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1.Step

Lets start. At first we will open our autumn leafs texture. You can download it here.

2.Step

Create new layer and to this layer add one more texture with very nice ornaments. You can download it here.

3.Step

To ornament layer change blending mode to overlay.

Result:

4.Step

It is time to add to this nice background girl. So simple create new layer and copy there your image. We will use this nice girl.

5.Step

To girls layer change blending mode to Soft light.

Result:

6. Step.

To layer with ornaments add layer mask. Take gradient tool and on activated layer mask put mouse on girls face and pull gradient to left side. You will see that girls face will be little bit more visible.

Result:

7. Step

Now add layer mask to leafs layer and repeat this action on this layer.

Result:

Layer palette now looks like this:

8. Step

Now we need add one more texture. This time we will use this fabric texture. You can download it here.

9.Step

To this layer change blending mode to multiply. And now we have canvas effect. You can set opacity to 80%.

10.Step

Now create new layer and take gradient tool. To gradients colors select green and blue colors and from center of image pull gradient to right side.

Result:

11.Step

Change blending mode to linear burn and change opacity to 40%.

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12.Step

To this layer add layer mask, take soft brush and click once on girl face.

Result:

13.Step

Now we need add music sheets texture. You can download it here.

14.Step

Add this texture on the bottom, add layer mask, take soft brush and delete most of this texture and leave only little peace of this texture.

15.Step

Change blending mode to this layer to hard light and add opacity to 40%.

Result:

16.Step

Final step. Add new layer. Take one of Photoshop standard Thick heavy brushes and circumscribe pictures borders. We will get very lovely autumn portrait. How you enjoy this tutorial.

Result: Autumn portrait photo effect

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