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HOW TO CREATE A NIGHT FROM DAY SCENE
The first picture is an example from what we can often see in beginners’ works. This ugly effect is due to 2 mains mistakes: the lack of settings BEFORE the change of light and the use of a single folder (here a blue folder on a multiply mode) to do the change from day to night. This tutorial will show you how to give a natural aspect to this change.
1. ADJUST THE COLORS OF ALL THE ELEMENTS TOGETHER, BEFORE CHANGING DAY TO NIGHT

It is a current mistake to imagine that the change from day to night will be enough to blend the layers together and that it is not necessary to do this work. This is wrong: if you do not do this work, the lack of blending will still be visible after your changes. But you do not need at this stage to get a blue night effect, just to blend all the elements together. This is an example of what I did here (of co

Version for the GIMP here: Night From Day Tutorial For Gimp

I CERTIFY THAT ALL THE RESOURCES USED IN THIS PICTURE ARE VALID AND ALLOWED FOR BEING USED INTO A PHOTOMANIPULATION

Stock used:

bush
Barbwire/Chain/Fence Stock 30
Birds Flying Photoshop and GIMP Brushes

Thanks to everybody.

Description
HOW TO CREATE A NIGHT FROM DAY SCENE
The first picture is an example from what we can often see in beginners’ works. This ugly effect is due to 2 mains mistakes: the lack of settings BEFORE the change of light and the use of a single folder (here a blue folder on a multiply mode) to do the change from day to night. This tutorial will show you how to give a natural aspect to this change.
1. ADJUST THE COLORS OF ALL THE ELEMENTS TOGETHER, BEFORE CHANGING DAY TO NIGHT

It is a current mistake to imagine that the change from day to night will be enough to blend the layers together and that it is not necessary to do this work. This is wrong: if you do not do this work, the lack of blending will still be visible after your changes. But you do not need at this stage to get a blue night effect, just to blend all the elements together. This is an example of what I did here (of co

Version for the GIMP here: Night From Day Tutorial For Gimp

I CERTIFY THAT ALL THE RESOURCES USED IN THIS PICTURE ARE VALID AND ALLOWED FOR BEING USED INTO A PHOTOMANIPULATION

Stock used:

bush
Barbwire/Chain/Fence Stock 30
Birds Flying Photoshop and GIMP Brushes

Thanks to everybody.