# I can't achieve this effect in Ps! Help! :OO **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [July 5, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-achieve-this-effect-in-ps-help-oo/265195 "2008-07-05T19:07:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dudelet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Dudelet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dudelet)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-achieve-this-effect-in-ps-help-oo/265195/1 "2008-07-05T19:07:59Z")
Hi everyone! I’ve been using photoshop for a while but I see now that I’m still kind of a newbie and I can’t figure out the technique used in this picture! (Sweet Mena Suvari! [[COLOR=#810081]http://img55.imageshack.us/my.php?image=menacolours2kb2.jpg[/COLOR]](http://img55.imageshack.us/my.php?image=menacolours2kb2.jpg) ) Well, I tried colorizing the bottom layer of a similar girl in a white background with blue and converting a duplicated layer to B/W and applying a gradient map, then playing with tons of blending modes… ■■■■ I even copied each RGB channel and pasted it in different windows and more blending modes but I simply can’t figure out the secret!! Pleeeease help!!! :crying: Thanks for your time, and your help!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![REEF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@REEF](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/REEF)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-achieve-this-effect-in-ps-help-oo/265195/2 "2008-07-05T20:26:15Z")
You’re thinking is making the process more complicated than it really is. Simplify the effect and try again. Before I give you the answer, see if this helps: ![](http://forum.kirupa.com/uploads/kirupa/7027/d5450a9c557626ef.gif) ---
**Author:** ![saxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@saxx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/saxx)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-achieve-this-effect-in-ps-help-oo/265195/3 "2008-07-06T00:29:38Z")
It kind of just looks like hes separating the color channels, like in those old xray glasses this isn’t exactly the effect, i spent like 3 minutes on it. Hopefully this helps ![](http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/2903/mezg0.png) You should try figuring the rest out on your own, if you really get stuck i can post directions for you ---
**Author:** ![Dudelet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Dudelet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dudelet)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-achieve-this-effect-in-ps-help-oo/265195/4 "2008-07-06T08:25:12Z")
Wow thanks! I’ll try splitting the channels and look the results right away! Thanks for your help, I’ll be practicing and post the result soon =D ---
**Author:** ![Dudelet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Dudelet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dudelet)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-achieve-this-effect-in-ps-help-oo/265195/5 "2008-07-06T08:49:17Z")
Wow guys! You were right, I was makin’ a lot of innecesary things hahaha! I simply entered to the channels palette and dragged one of the layers (green) and… Done! Woow, I feel kinda shamed… but happy XD (I still have to make that yellow area but now it should be ready in a breeze) =D Thanks for your fast response my friends, I hope someday I can help you too!