Peter Hill

The Easy Guide to Creating the Orton Effect using Photoshop by Peter Hill

Posted on September 24, 2008

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  • Kazzoom

    Kazzoom

    wow thanks Peter will be trying it out tonight lol

  • Peter Hill:

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  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    thanks peter will give it a go

    cheers

  • Peter Hill:

    no worries Rosina – I’ve revised it and shown some simpler options.

  • Tamara Bobst

    Tamara Bobst

    Thank you , I’m always looking for tips and way to improve my photographs.

  • Nikki Trexel

    Nikki Trexel

    awesome!! just what i asked about before. i’ve been trying it out and i like the effect. thanks!

  • Peter Hill:

    Great Nikki! Note I revised it just now to show some shortcuts.

  • Lois Romer

    Lois Romer

    Peter I found a tutorial on that ages ago. I love this effect but havent done it in a while.

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  • Chris Clark

    Chris Clark

    Hi Peter

    will certainly try this out on my Chestnut Tree Image … Watch this space lol

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  • rmenaker

    rmenaker

    sweet! gonna try this one now… !!!

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  • LudaNayvelt

    LudaNayvelt

    Thanks, it would be easier , if I read this first,instead of figure out by myself, I will try yours way tonight. It would be interesting to work on the same image using different methods and see result.

  • Peter Hill:

    Hi Luda, how did you go??? I have just revised the Tutorial to show some shortcuts.

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  • Rajdev73

    Rajdev73

    Nice lesson, thanks.

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  • Jarede Schmetterer

    Jarede Schmett...

    i am just loving this…..i have uploaded ortons to the left and ortons to the right…..it is so fun to see the effect happen and your shot look cooler! thank you thank you thank you!!

  • Peter Hill:

    my pleasure jarede!

  • Barbara Manis

    Barbara Manis

    Thank you so much. I did my first orton effect thanks to you!!!

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  • Kevin  Kroeker

    Kevin Kroeker

    Can’t wait to try this out. I’ve been looking for a easy version of this to follow. Thanks a bunch :o)

  • Peter Hill:

    No worries Kevin, thanks

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  • DottieDees

    DottieDees

    Thank you so much…I have wanted to know how to do this…love the look…

  • Peter Hill:

    thanks Dottie, good luck with it!

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  • kenspics

    kenspics

    Many thanks for the time you took to write this.. and THANK YOU for sharing!!!

  • Peter Hill:

    Not a problem, ken. I’m a writer by trade. :)

  • JanieK

    JanieK

    Thank you, I am off to try the layer thing because I keep putting it off. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge! x :o)

  • Peter Hill:

    No worries Jane. I hope it worked for you!

  • Di Jenkins

    Di Jenkins

    very kind of you to share your knowledge!! thank you!!

  • Peter Hill:

    Thanks Di. I’ve found that what you put into RB you get back in spades.

  • Memaa

    Memaa

    Peter, thank you so much for your time and information that you are sharing with us. I cannot tell you have much I appreciate it. I love the injected humor………and I am sure the quiet cursing is an integral part of the process. I wish I could share one back with you, but I am very new to Photoshop and am struggling with the basics. Thanks again.

  • Peter Hill:

    I am glad you derived benefit from it Memaa, and thanks for the feedback!

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  • Steven  Siow

    Steven Siow

    Peter, your step by step instruction really suite me coz I am a computer idiot. Thanks for the unselfish sharing. I find the effect really fun. Thanks again.

  • Peter Hill:

    cool! thanks for the feedback Steve!

  • Larry Llewellyn

    Larry Llewellyn

    Thanks so much.. funny I was unable to print this entry an error msg kept coming up!!?

  • Peter Hill:

    Hi Larry. If you are still having printing problems sent me a bmail with your email address and I’ll get you a separate version in a Word doc.

  • Philip Golan

    Philip Golan

    Thanks heaps Peter.

  • Peter Hill:

    no worries Philip!

  • DottieDees

    DottieDees

    Peter…you are super! Thank you so much for the easy to follow instructions..I was able to do it and dedicated my first one to you!! Thanks again!!

  • Peter Hill:

    thanks Dottie, and that was so kind of you too!

  • Memaa

    Memaa

    I have not gotten to try it yet, Phil. I am bogged down with Veterans Day Parade Photos for my grandsons. I will try soon. But, I am so happy you shared it with us. I do not know how to do much on Photoshop.

  • GailD

    GailD

    Thanks heaps. Will play.

  • Peter Hill:

    For a flash I thought you said “pay” !!

  • dlmorrow

    dlmorrow

    Thanks, Peter … this is very helpful!

  • Peter Hill:

    Glad to!

  • GailD

    GailD

    We’ll see how I go first. lol

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  • Ravenor

    Ravenor

    Many thanks for this!!

  • Peter Hill:

    my pleasure!

  • Duncan Waldron

    Duncan Waldron

    I tinkered with something like this about 30 years ago, using the double exposure facility on my camera, and taking 2 exposures, one with the focus changed. The result was a lovely soft-focus effect that I obviously should have written an article about, for the BJP (or at least, used more often)! Still, at least I know what it’s called … now ;-)

    I’ve also been playing around with similar effects in PSP in recent times, trying to recreate that old effect, but got nothing I’m really happy with yet. Soon! Thanks for this write-up.

  • Peter Hill:

    And thanks for the feedback Duncan. The original technique was pioneered by michael Orton, of Vancouver Isalnd, in the 50s. He used the technique with slide film, taking 2 exposures and phsyically taping the 2 slides together. See this excellent article.

  • Duncan Waldron

    Duncan Waldron

    Thanks for the extra info Peter. I’ve made the odd slide sandwich but not in this way. Meanwhile, I’m having fun with this technique :)

  • cherylc1

    cherylc1

    Thank you so much Peter!!

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  • tonymarsh

    tonymarsh

    Thanks Peter. I’ve been wanting to try the orton effect for awhile.

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  • Virginia N. Fred

    Virginia N. Fred

    Thanks for sharing this Peter

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  • amante

    amante

    Thanks for the input. Very helpful.

  • Béla Török

    Béla Török

    Thanks Peter!

  • resin8n

    resin8n

    Much appreciated, thanks Peter.

  • dogfish

    dogfish

    The Easy Guide to Creating the Orton Effect using Photoshop – UPDATED

    very easy, thank you!

  • mmills3080

    mmills3080

    great tutorial! I have Serif photo plus 12 – I have not tried it out yet. Hopefully the steps will be similar.

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  • Diane Schuster

    Diane Schuster

    Thanks Peter, I appreciate your excellant tutorial on this subject! Dee

  • Carol  Lewsley

    Carol Lewsley

    Hi Peter thanks for sharing i’ve always wanted to try the orton affect i will give it a try

  • Jennifer Vickers

    Jennifer Vickers

    I tried this out. What a cool effect. The picture was a bit dark and moody. I will have to try it on other images as well. Thanks for an easy and effiecent tutorial.

  • Karen  Helgesen

    Karen Helgesen

    Thank you for the tutorial! I have recently been experimenting with the Orton Effect…your instructions sound somewhat different than what I have been doing. I was wondering if there are different steps between Mac and Windows photoshops? Or else…I haven’t been doing correctly! (I have a Mac) Thanks!
    Karen

  • Karen  Helgesen

    Karen Helgesen

    Me again…Karen Helgesen! I use Mac’s Photoshop 7.

  • Peter Hill:

    Hi Karen. The tutorial has been updated and expanded to include thumbnails using Photoshop Elements 7 (on my iMac)

  • Victoria Jostes

    Victoria Jostes

    thanks so much, peter! your method is sooo much more effective than the one i found on the web! it worked beautifully on the first try – again, many thanks!!! :)

  • Ginny York

    Ginny York

    Thanks Peter! I love to read explaintions of how to change a phot. I have only tried a few things, but I will definately save this and try it sometime when I get a minute (lol) Ginny

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  • digitalillusion

    digitalillusion

    brilliant, taking this a bit further I’ve created a script that does all of the above automatically so you can point it to you folder of images and away it goes and doe the Orton to them all….

  • Peter Hill:

    Cool!

  • queensknightjbh

    queensknightjbh

    Will this work w/ photoshop version 7???

  • Peter Hill:

    Absolutely! I’ve updated and expanded the tutorial to base it on Elements 7, with thumbnails

  • queensknightjbh

    queensknightjbh

    I just found out by trying….YESSS it will….dayum this is cool!!!!

  • Peter Hill:

    Cool back at ya!

  • DJ LeMay

    DJ LeMay

    Thanks very much for these instructions, Peter! You sure put a lot of work into this! It’s sooo helpful and soooooo much fun!! :)

  • Peter Hill:

    Thanks DJ, I just hope it worked for you! :)

  • Richard Hamilton-Veal

    Richard Hamilt...

    Thank you for posting this Peter.

  • Peter Hill:

    My pleasure Richard

  • laminarwind

    laminarwind

    Cool, doesn’t look scary at all! Thanks for sharing!

  • Peter Hill:

    No worries Dragan, hope it helped

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  • Kate Harrison

    Kate Harrison

    i tried to create the effect myself without a tutorial, and i thought id done ok, but this is even better!! thanks

  • Peter Hill:

    Cool, thanks Kate!

  • Rosy Kueng

    Rosy Kueng

    Thank you Peter, I appreciated your excellent tutorial on this subject!

  • Peter Hill:

    No probs Rosy – hope it helped!

  • clarkey

    clarkey

    Lol, it sounds like you found the same tutorial I originally did Peter. You’ve re-written it so it’s easy to understand. thank you for that. It’s a fun effect to use.

  • Peter Hill:

    Hi Jan, sorry to disappoint, but no, I didn’t find yours, or anyone else’s on RB when I wrote it. I was intrigued by people uploading images saying they used the Orton Effect. After googling it, I became quite frustrated by the on-line tutorials available, as they all assumed a high level of knowledge of Photoshop, which I stil do not have. I eventually figured it out using one such tutorial then realised how easy it was, then wrote my tutorial from scratch without reference to anyone else’s. It was after I uploaded it that I noticed some others had gone before me on RB. I certainly don’t claim dibs on the technique, and never have, but the content of the above is all mine. Right now I am working up another tutorial, on basic things you can do in Photoshop which again will be all my own words and without referecne to anyone elses. :)

  • Fineli

    Fineli

    A great tutorial. Thanks Peter.

  • Peter Hill:

    No worries!

  • clarkey

    clarkey

    Sorry, I didn’t make my self clear, Peter, I meant that I thought you found the same tutorial I found, I forget where, but, i probably Googled it, too. I know I have three here, and one of them sounds just like the one you’ve written, but, it isn’t quite the same. Yours is quite easy to follow.

    I’m looking forward to your tuts on Photoshop basics, there is so much I need to learn!

  • Peter Hill:

    Cool, thanks Jan!

  • Rick & Deb Larson

    Rick & Deb Larson

    Had to check out your tutorial, DJ had the link attached to one of her photos. This is great, can’t wait to give it a try. Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ :)

  • Peter Hill:

    Hope it helped create something!

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  • g8tway

    g8tway

    You have made my Day and week…. Thanks a bunch for this…. I have been wanting to do this effect for ever and you made it seem easy…..I really appreciate this more than you know…….
    Tim

  • Peter Hill:

    No worries Tim, hope it helped

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  • Alixzandra

    Alixzandra

    Well, Thankyou for putting your fingers to keyboard and writing this tutorial Peter! It is the most straight forward step-by-step guide I have come across for learning this effect. I have tried and succeeded with my first Orton effect, thanks to you! Most appreciated. Alix :)

  • Peter Hill:

    My pleasure Alix!

  • robpixaday

    robpixaday

    Gosh thank you!!!

    My mouse can’t right click but I managed to figure it all out anyway…VERY Cool!!!!!!!

  • Peter Hill:

    My pleasure Robin!

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  • robpixaday

    robpixaday

    I hope you don’t mind: I added this tutorial as a link in my entry for the All in, Editing Challenge…

    Robin

  • Peter Hill:

    Cool.

  • LjMaxx

    LjMaxx

    Peter this is great.. I also adored your writing-teaching style on this. Very enjoyable read.. Got me all excited! lol.. Thank you~ Lj

  • Peter Hill:

    Thanks LJ – I’m only too pleased to write and assist.

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  • Tama Blough

    Tama Blough

    Woo-hoo! A new toy!! I have an older version of PS but I managed to find all the things I needed. Thanks!

  • Peter Hill:

    My pleasure, Tama!

  • Peter Hill:

    Tutorial has been updated to base on Elements 7, with thumbnails

  • VVVenus

    VVVenus

    This is much easier than I thought!!1 I spent alot of time playing with filters and burn and dodge to get this effect! I did find that the images look even cooler if you start by sharpening the image first, either with smart sharpen or just just a little to make the small details pop a little more.

  • Peter Hill:

    Cool back at you V! Thanks

  • Orla Cahill

    Orla Cahill

    Must try that out. Thanks for sharing it Peter.

  • Peter Hill:

    My pleasure Orla, let me know how you go!

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  • MaeBelle

    MaeBelle

    Thanks,Peter. I’m gonna give it a shot! I’m not good at following written instructions,seems I have to mostly bumble through things!! :o)) God Bless,Mae

  • Peter Hill:

    Thanks Mae. I tried really hard to express myself in plain terms, so please let me know if I succeeded or not.

  • MaeBelle

    MaeBelle

    I’ve done 2 so far and they turned out OK, so I ’d say you did your job well!! Thanks!!:o))

  • Peter Hill:

    Cool! :))

  • maileilani

    maileilani

    Wow!!! This is excellent! Thank you for this tutorial! I really like the results I got when I gave it a go!

  • Peter Hill:

    I’m only too pleased to have been of some help, Maile – thanks for the feedback!

  • Tatiana R

    Tatiana R

    Thank you Peter, easy to follow, works well! :-)

  • Peter Hill:

    Cool!

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  • HippyDi

    HippyDi

    What a wonderful tutorial, brilliant & easy to follow, I have been having such fun & have posted my first effort to the Orton group.

    Thanks! ;-)

  • Peter Hill:

    Thats excellent. I am very much pleased to be able to help!

  • L J Fraser

    L J Fraser

    What a great tutorial – easy to follow – and humor, to boot! Thanks for explaining the Orton Effect. I’ve given it go with this photo .

    -Linda

  • Peter Hill:

    Thanks Linda! It worked very well!

  • Calsidyrose

    Calsidyrose

    Thank you for posting this. I love the effects I can achieve with this. Your tutorial was easy to follow, as others have noted.

  • Peter Hill:

    No problem, thanks!

  • marcwellman2000

    marcwellman2000

    Xie Xie = thank you

  • Peter Hill:

    And thank you!

  • Iris Greenwell

    Iris Greenwell

    Thank you!

  • billfox256

    billfox256

    Thank you very much. Will try it with my CS3. Bill

  • Peter Hill:

    Cool! Hope it goes well!

  • horsegoggles

    horsegoggles

    Thank you very much, a very straight forward tutorial, and I liked the results of my first guided attempt very much.

  • Peter Hill:

    that’s great – only to pleased to help!

  • billfox256

    billfox256

    It work out excellently. Thanks again, Bill

  • NatureGreeting Cards ©ccwri

    NatureGreeting...

    Thank you Peter!! Very helpful!! Carolyn

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  • JamieGreen

    JamieGreen

    You just made my day. I just got photoshop and this is invaluable

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  • Colin J Williams Photography

    Colin J Willia...

    Cheers, this is the method I use, with brilliant results !

  • restlessd

    restlessd

    Excellent!! Quick & to the point… Thank you!

  • stumbelina

    stumbelina

    I just did this in gimp and it worked perfect! Thanks.

  • Monica M. Scanlan

    Monica M. Scanlan

    This is fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks so much!!!!

  • Marie Barcia

    Marie Barcia

    OMG, Peter! This effect is outrageous! I love it! I just tried it out & it really transformed my photo………THANK YOU! Ü

  • Kelvin Hughes

    Kelvin Hughes

    Good effect, great result thanks

  • Peter Hill:

    No probs, thumbnails added

  • Gary Paakkonen

    Gary Paakkonen

    Great stuff Peter, thanks for sharing :D

  • Peter Hill:

    No worries, thumbnails added!

  • eoconnor

    eoconnor

    Thanks for sharing i may try layer ..LIZ

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  • terezadelpilar

    terezadelpilar

    Thanks Peter, you are fantastic!

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  • jules572

    jules572

    Thank you Peter for your instructions, I’ve print a copy and will give it a try when I get some extra time. I’ll let you know how things work out for me…Jules

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  • Dana Roper

    Dana Roper

    Very helpful! Thanks so much!

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  • sidfletcher

    sidfletcher

    Knowledge is power…and it is something you can pass on and never lose!
    Thanks Peter
    Sid

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  • blueeyesjus

    blueeyesjus

    Fantastic clea and easy to follow tute…great work Peter and thanks for all your hard work

  • Peter Hill:

    Thanks mate, I had a lot of fun doing it – perfect antidote to office stress.

  • Rosemary Scott

    Rosemary Scott

    love the update!! Well done :))

  • Peter Hill:

    Thanks Rosemary, now thinking up the next one

  • micpowell

    micpowell

    Okay, you have now convinced me to save all of your instructional tips as I am absolutely certain one day your work is going to be published in a very extensive and expensive book, cheers and thanks.

  • Peter Hill:

    Now there’s an idea! And I work in publishing …..

  • md19

    md19

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS WITH US!! Now I understand what everyone is talking about. Take care.

  • Peter Hill:

    Thanks Dan. I hear you on that!

  • terezadelpilar

    terezadelpilar

    soo good!!! thanks a lot Peter, you are a great Teacher:)

  • Peter Hill:

    My pleasure Tereza!

  • Jessie111

    Jessie111

    Thanks so much Peter, the first time that I have worked with layers!! I really appreciate the time that you have taken to share your knowledge – I now have a snazzy sunflower and the inspiration to trial more techniques (-:

  • Peter Hill:

    Hi Jessie, sorry for the late reply!

    I have fun writing and creating my tutorials and it makes me happy if only one person uses one effectively. It means I can communicate and that is a good thing!

  • Iris Greenwell

    Iris Greenwell

    Thank you! Excellent tutorial.

  • Melissa Gurdus

    Melissa Gurdus

    Well done and so easy to follow, Peter.!!

  • Bryan Freeman

    Bryan Freeman

    I’ll have to give that a burl! Thanks Peter.

  • Kathy Reid

    Kathy Reid

    Thanks Peter, Excellent tutorial!

  • Marc Russell

    Marc Russell

    awesome Peter AWESOME thanks very much

  • Jay Gross

    Jay Gross

    Great step-by-step, and it works great, but this is not the way I do it (by hand) in Photoshop. I assembled a Photoshop “action” from having done the Orton effect in an actual darkroom as a way to salvage overexposed originals a couple decades ago (when darkrooms were the only way!).

    In the darkroom, two one-stop-over transparencies are sandwiched, from which to make a final print or internegative. With Photoshop or whatever, both the sharp and the fuzzy layers (as with the colorlab version) begin at 50% of their normal density by some means. When the top one is set to “multiply” density returns to normal – or thereabouts .

    My Pshop action uses “curves” to brighten the image. I like your use of a “screen” layer for that purpose very much, but the effect is different, and therefore the effect at the end is also different – better in some ways, depending on the original. I think the “curves” version may be truer to the original darkroom process, but big deal. For images that begin bright, maybe my method would yield better results. Something to try! -J:

  • Peter Hill:

    That’s great information Jay, thanks very much. I’ve been wanting to do an update of this Tutorial so I’m going to try first your curves suggestion and then see if I can incoorporate it. I try to keep things very simple in my tutorials as they are not intended for experts, but if the many readers of this one are now comfortable with the method described they may be ready for a variation. Thanks again !!

  • Michelle Cocking

    Michelle Cocking

    Thank you for the very easy to follow instructions for an awesome technique! Love it!!

  • JennyMac

    JennyMac

    Another great tip… thanks Peter! : )

  • mnkreations

    mnkreations

    OHHHH thank yo so much! I just tried it with a recent photo. I really don’t know anything about photoshop and your directions were superb! I love the effect and always wondered how to make it work. I really appreciate you sharing! Bless you!

  • Peter Hill:

    I’m glad to know my step by step approach is understandable! thanks for the feedback!

  • JennyMac

    JennyMac

    Thanks Peter… just tried it out! Yeah it works! Tried out high pass sharpening too… excellent… a few new tools… unreal!! : ))

  • Peter Hill:

    Awesome! I’m so glad I helped you learn these Jenny!

  • Mieke Boynton

    Mieke Boynton

    Peter ~ you’re a legend and I am so grateful that there are unselfish, helpful people like you around to help us “newbies”! I just had a go and it looks exactly like I wanted it to! YAY! Thank you!!!

  • Peter Hill:

    That makes very happy! thanks Mieke!!

  • GinaE

    GinaE

    Perfect for beginers!! Nice and easy to follow… Love it!! Thank you so much!! :))

  • Peter Hill:

    My pleasure Gina! Thanks :)

  • Kymjay

    Kymjay

    This is very informative and easy to follow already tried this technique with great results thanks again for being so willing to share this knowledge Peter

  • whisperjo

    whisperjo

    Thank you so much for your Tutorial! I went through you steps and found it easy to follow. Now I can finally enhance my images to that great effect. Do you have steps for changing a back ground or can you refer to that? You should get paid for that!! Wonderful work and thank you!!!

  • Kymie

    Kymie

    OMG awesome instructions to follow and fabulous outcome – thank you so much :-))))))

  • Kymie

    Kymie

    Peter, thank you – this is what it did for me in this photo The Claw

  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma

    This sounds so complicated to me (I’m a complete novice with software and have never used Photoshop).
    I simply take 2 shots, one in focus, one not in focus/blurred and merge the two together using Picasa, just as you would with negs in a darkroom.

    Here’s the results:

    Simple :D

  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma

    Oh! and Peter, sorry, meant to add that I can’t see any of the samples either???

  • Peter Hill:

    Please read this

  • Peter Hill:

    All fixed, with new samples

  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma

    Hi Peter, that link didn’t work??

  • Ian English

    Ian English

    This is excellent Peter, thanks!

  • Peter Hill:

    Thanks Ian!

  • AnnieSnel

    AnnieSnel

    Thank you Peter it is very informative!

  • Peter Hill:

    thank you Annie!

  • Charuhas  Images

    Charuhas Images

    Thank you so much Peter. It is very interesting. I must try it.

  • Peter Hill:

    My pleasure, thanks. Hope it turned out ok.

  • Lois  Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    Peter thank you again for kindly sharing your wisdom!!!!! I’ve favorited this beauty and will sit down with a fresh coffee shortly and compare it with the slap-dash way I’ve been doing Ortons!!!!! As always, I know I’ll learn so much!!!!!

  • Peter Hill:

    Thanks Lois!

  • John  De Bord Photography

    John De Bord ...

    This is an excellent resource, thanks!

  • Peter Hill:

    thanks John!

  • RickGeorge

    RickGeorge

    If I am ever in town the beer is on me Peter…A big pat on the back for your unselfish time and energy on behalf of the community. Thank you man!
    Rick

  • Peter Hill:

    Thanks Rick, I’m rather partial to a Fat Yak of late.

  • Kofoed

    Kofoed

    Thanks so much, Peter. A most comprehensive work, most useful.
    You have certainly deserved the beers…

  • Peter Hill:

    My pleasure, thanks!

  • Jan Timmons

    Jan Timmons

    Thanks, Peter. Looks as though you begun the arduous task of adding the photos back to your excellent tutorials. I’ve added this as a link with a link to your site, as well, in this Tutorials Library forum. That way tutprowls are alphabetized and link clearly back to you.

    I will add the same to Photoshop Elements. If and when you have the time and wish to post links yourself, feel free to do so, also. Thank you!

  • Peter Hill:

    Thanks Jan, I’ll figure it out

  • Jan Timmons

    Jan Timmons

    I do wish I’d edited that—my iPhone clearly has a mind of its own. The interesting word “tutprowls” should read tutorials, “begun” was “you’ve begun”, etc.

  • Paul Manning

    Paul Manning

    sweet – thanks – I’ll have a go! cheers Paul

  • Peter Hill:

    Thanks Paul.

  • Jake  Calella

    Jake Calella

    Thanks so much very helpful!
    Great Work.

  • Peter Hill:

    no worries Jake

  • clancy214

    clancy214

    really helpful! thanks! :)

  • Peter Hill:

    my pleasure, Clancy, thanks

  • Priska Wettstein

    Priska Wettstein

    Thanks a lot, simple and very, very effective!

  • Cindirelli

    Cindirelli

    Thank you so much for sharing this, Peter! ~:)

  • ashley sipl

    ashley sipl

    you are so nice to take the time to share your knowledge with the group…
    i have an old version of photo shop and i use corel…i am waiting for my brother to come see me, he bought me the whole shebang for Christmas.

  • Sarah D

    Sarah D

    Thank you for the tutorial, they look nice and clear to follow and the examples show what could be achieved…I am going to give this one a go tonight.

  • Kerensa Davies

    Kerensa Davies

    This is such a good tutorial, would you please consider adding it into the photoshop section of the tutorial groups forum please……this could help so many more people and I would hate to see it get lost within the pages. Thanks

  • SandraRos

    SandraRos

    Thank you so much this is a great tutorial !

  • Pauline Wherrell

    Pauline Wherrell

    Thank you so much! This is a perfect easy to follow for me[a beginner] tutorial!

  • Jhonny Bakken

    Jhonny Bakken

    Thank you for the tutorial, since I didn’t have photoshop I use GIMP, and the menu are almost the same.
    I did get an orton effect, but maybe not like your example, so I’m a little unsure if the picture are good enough, but I will try.
    Thanks for sharing your knowledge with the group…

  • Sandra Cockayne

    Sandra Cockayne

    Thank you so much for sharing your tutorial – you’ve made it sound so simple, instead of the “tax form jargon” !! I can’t wait to get started! I use Gimp but the lingo is roughly the same as photoshop. I’m having problems printing this up, so if it is at all possible could you email the tutorial for Word if I give you my email addy please? If you are agreeable (your time is greatly appreciated), my addy is sandrasuzie@hotmail.co.uk Very many thanks, and Regards, Sandra :)

  • buttonpresser

    buttonpresser

    Thanks Pter,

    Great tutorial!

    Dave

  • Sandra Moore

    Sandra Moore

    Wow this is great, thanks for the info! I will be trying this. :)

  • Noeline R

    Noeline R

    Thanks Peter.. I followed this and was easy. I have been thinking of buying a book as a tutorial and now I am sure I will go down that path. There is so much in Photo shop to do and I haven’t even touched the surface. Hope all directions are as easy as this.

  • kkphoto1

    kkphoto1

    Thanks so much Peter, I just done my first flower. It was great fun, want to do more now!!!

  • doug hunwick

    doug hunwick

    this makes me realise just how many people are like me & floundering around in the dark with these technics,thank goodness for your unselfish attitude Peter,we must commend you;;;
  • Brenda Boisvert

    Brenda Boisvert

    I came to find out how to do the ‘Orton Effect’ & what do you know …. I’ve been doing it all along and didn’t know!!! …LOL Thank you so much for sharing your tutorial:-)

  • typicallyme10

    typicallyme10

    Thanks for the tutorial, iv’e learnt something new!!

  • EmmaLeigh

    EmmaLeigh

    Your tutorial was written with us in mind! Very simple language with great examples. We are just beginning in our photography journey and this concept was straight-forward and simple to understand. Now we need to try it! Many, many thanks!

  • Peter Hill:

    It was indeed written so! thanks for the feedback, I’m glad I was able to help out. I’m also working on an “Easy Guide” textures tutorial specifically because every single tutorial I’ve read on it loses me at Step 1 or Step 2 because of assumed knoweldge.

  • EmmaLeigh

    EmmaLeigh

    Outstanding! We have you favorited, so please put the word out when you do it – you have followers my friend! Thanks again!

  • Gail Bridger

    Gail Bridger

    You are awesome…going to try it out!! Thank you Peter..

  • BrightThing

    BrightThing

    a very (very) generous and kind inspirational instruction… you clearly love this (:)

  • Elaine Bawden

    Elaine Bawden

    Thank you very much ~ Elaine

  • Partyof5ive

    Partyof5ive

    Thanks, Peter. I really like the results!

  • Meeli Sonn

    Meeli Sonn

    Thanks really great tutorial

  • Judi FitzPatrick

    Judi FitzPatrick

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge, very generous of you. Peace, Judi

  • Zoraida Pesante

    Zoraida Pesante

    Peter your teaching has touch me! Thank you for your precious time in teaching us! I’ve been a photographer for many years and I never took the time to read a book on photography. Today I read two of your tutorial now I am hook. I want to read more. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!!

  • Andrea Stuart-Bishop

    Andrea Stuart-...

    Thank you sooo much!! This is the first time I have ever used photoshop CS3 with success!!!

  • Karina1

    Karina1

    Thankyou so much, I can’t wait to try this out :o)

  • Mariaan Maritz Krog Fine Art Portfolio

    Mariaan Maritz...

    Wonderful! Thanks for sharing Peter.

    • And the plant is a Clivia, native to South Africa. We have 10 in our garden of which two plants are of yellow colour, very scarce & quite expensive.
  • Narayan Pillai

    Narayan Pillai

    Thank you so much! your tutorials are so easy to understand :)

  • Linda Makiej Photography

    Linda Makiej P...

    I just tries this and amazed that I could actually create something!! Thanks!

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