Blending Basics Tutorial

Ok, in this tutorial you will learn to blend, heres what I ended up with after blending.
http://img63.exs.cx/img63/5516/18xj.jpg
Ok, after you have your background find a render you want. I used this.
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/4688/post1011033273733hi.png

Now add it to your image. (I added mine under the color balance and brightness/contrast layer that I used for the background.) Heres what I have now.
http://img91.exs.cx/img91/8519/24fp.jpg
Now select your polygonal lasso tool and set its feather to 15 pixel.
http://img88.exs.cx/img88/4610/37jt.jpg
And make a loose outline around your render. (Make sure your render layer is selected)
Here is what it looks like before I completely connect the line.
http://img71.exs.cx/img71/8131/49ia.jpg
When I fully connect the line heres what it looks like.
http://img29.exs.cx/img29/5741/56ha.jpg
Now right click and select inverse and press backspace a couple of times till it looks blended well. Heres what mine looks like now.
http://img29.exs.cx/img29/823/60et.jpg
Now set the blending mode of the render to Luminosity.
You should have ended up with something like this.
http://img63.exs.cx/img63/5516/18xj.jpg
Thats it! Your done. Heres an example of that way of blending in a banner.
http://img76.exs.cx/img76/308/73xg.jpg

Wow, that really does help a lot, it makes blending a lot easier. I really like how you made the dragon blue, to go along with the rest of the page - it looks great.

Press Ctrl-U to open Hue/Saturation controls. Then to get it a specific color check the box that says "colorize".

Hue - Changes Color.
Saturation - Ammount of Color.
Lightness - Lightness...

That's how to make the image a certain color.

Very nice :) Ill try do one, doubt i'll make it :P

You should try man! I'm sure you will do just fine!

Cool , i needed help with my blending it's not been looking too good lately :P

Thanks a lot..been looking for a good blending technique like this

Awesome tutorial, thanks!!

great tut man, thanks alot :D keep 'em coming

great tut needed it thx man :D