In article <V6YNc.787$>, paul405
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1/ what is the best way to achieve a old bronze
type effect called verdigris?
you know the old green looking stuff on statues
and the like ???
maybe there is a filter or just a something
I can do ? thanks

In Photoshop there are usually a number of ways to do things. If you just want to change the color of your object, you can paint in "color" mode with a green paintbrush. Or create a new transparent layer above the image layer, change its blend mode to Color and paint on that. The latter technique protects your image in case you make a mistake.

Are you looking for a mottled verdigris? Choose one of the pattern brushes (at the bottom of the Brush menu) and dot on a few strokes of a different green.

2/ what is the best way to achieve a gradient
brightness / level adjust ?

I have a number of pictures that have been taken with a
normal camera and the top of the picture is very much
lighter than the bottom , the top seems to be over exposed and the bottom under . I have tried the dodge and burn
method , but I end up with marks on them it would be nice if I could get a effect or filter that would do a gradient brightness or darkness one .

The Highlight & Shadow command in Photoshop CS does a great job on this sort of thing. If the sky is totally white, however, you'll need to fake it with a gradient or by adding a new sky from another photo. Once again, put the new sky on its own layer and change the layer's blend mode to "darken." That way it will preserve leaves or antennas which would be hard to paint around.

I don't want to overwhelm you with options, so that's enough for now. Give it a try and let us know how you make out. Be sure to mention which version of Photoshop you're using.

Tom Nelson
Tom Nelson Photography

paul405

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