TUTORIAL ARTICLEBeginner1 min

Make a Double Exposure Effect

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1. Download thepractice images . Open "Bison.jpg" in Photoshop and rename the layer's default name "Background" to "european bison".

2. Now drag and drop the second practice image "Snow.jpg" on the Photoshop canvas and press Enter.

Tip: When you drag a new image on the Photoshop canvas a blue outline with handles will appear. You can click and drag on the handles to change size of the image. When you click on it and drag, you can change the position of the image. Press Enter to leave Transform mode.

3. With the "Snow" layer selected, chose Screen from the Blend Modes drop down on the Layers panel.

4. Lower the Opacity of the layer to about 76%.

Adding a layer mask

5. Make sure that the "Snow" layer is still selected, click Add vector mask at the bottom of the Layers panel. The outline around the white mask thumbnail indicates, that the mask – not the image – is now selected for editing.

6. From the toolbar on the left select the Brush Tool.

7. Set the brush size to 440 px and hardness to 0%.

8. At the bottom of the toolbar click on the double arrow to set the foreground color to black.

Tip: When a layer mask is selected for editing you can chose between black and white color only. Paint with black on the layer mask to reveal more detail on the bison layer, or paint with white to hide detail.

Adding an adjustment layer

9. Click "Add a new fill or adjustment layer" icon at bottom of Layers palette, then choose Gradient.

10. On the Gradient Fill dialog set the Angle to 130° and chose one of the color combinations from the Gradient dropdown.

11. With the Gradient Fill layer selected chose Overlay from the Blend Modes drop down and adjust Opacity to your likings.

That's it! Now it's your turn create a double exposure effect in Photoshop. Download the assets or use your own and share your image on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using #MadewithPhotoshop to get feedback and connect with other creative minds.

Download my practice assets