Splash of Goodness

[philsphoto]

Metatrox,

You are a Photoshop guru, so what time are you going to have us over for a class and a glass of Coke?

 

[metatrox]

Here is a simple walk through of the basic steps I took to creating the image.

Step 1 - Original Shot
- Here is the original image i shot myself.

Step 2 - Basic Adjustments
- Next was to add the vignette and some contrast/color/brightness/saturation adjustments.
- This also included some cloning out some imperfections i didn't like
- Sharpened the image also

Step 3 - Add Some Coke
- I knew i wanted to create some actual fluid into the image. So I created a layer with some brown.
- Most of it is a solid brown and then used some stock image splashes of some orange juice.
- This was to create the geyser effect coming out of the bottles.

Step 4 - Blending the Coke
- Basically just applied an "Overlay" blend to the layer. Also adjusted the Opacity some.

Step 5 - Water Drops
- Took some stock images of rain drop on a window and masked them out in the shape of the bottles.

Step 6 - Blending Drops
- Just another "Overlay" and Opacity adjustment.

Step 7 - Splash Time
- Used several stock images of splashes of water.
- Had to do a bit of blending and color correcting.
- I know it doesnt look like real Coke but i wanted a Vibrate touch. If i made it dark it just didnt look good

Step 7 - Sparkles
- I wanted to add the typical "Coke Magic" touch.
- Basically using the paint brush with a soft circle and a star brush.
- Under brush setting i just set a stagger and color effect.