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author: Xtro
introduction:
Ever wanted to play God? Good, because that's exactly what we're going to do. This has to be the simplest way of changing a landscape from summer to a frosty winter. It's so simple if you entered it into a simpleton contest to find the simplest simpleton, it'd win 3 years in a row.
requirements:
Adobe Photoshop 6 or higher
target result:

step 1
Here's the source photo, taken in the hills of Cantabria, Spain!


step 2
Click the Channels tab and copy the green channel. We are using the green because almost everything in the photo is well, green.


step 3
CRTL+L to open up the Levels screen. Move the Midtones to the right, making it darker.


step 4
Press 'D' to reset the colors to black and white, and carry on painting with the brush tool until you have this:


step 5
Crtl+Click the 'Green copy' channel to make the selection, then click the RGB channel at the top.


step 6
Back in the Layers panel, CRTL+J to paste the selection to a new layer. Call it 'sky' if you want.


step 7
Back in the Channels panel again. Delete the Green Copy channel, then copy a new green channel.


step 8
Using Levels again. Only this time, move the midtones and the Highlights to the left.


step 9
CRTL+Click the 'Green Copy' Channel just like last time, click RGB, and go to the Layers panel. Make a copy of the Background


step 10
Now for the fun part. Go Filters->Sketch->Note Paper. Experiment with the settings.


step 11
And there you go, simple!




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