SnowGirl
Create a cool manipulation of an picture to give this icey look.

author:
  Blake
title:
  SnowGirl
date:
  Tue 15 March 2005
category:
  Photo Manipulation
credits:
 
SnowGirl


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Open up the picture and the duplicate the layer, add a filter>blur>gausian blur>3.5, and then set the layer mode to overlay.





Adjust the Color Settings

Now, with your original layer selected, press ctrl+u and then use the following settings:



Press ctrl+l and use the following settings:



and click on your duplicate layer, and then press ctrl+shift+u

should have something like this:





Adding Filter Noise

Now, Duplicate the bottom layer, and add some filter>noise, and choose a layer mode like overlay...



Adding Filter Distort

Duplicate the bottom layer again, and this time add a filter>distort>shear.



Play With Some Edges

Now if you do it right, and play with some edges, without much effort you should have something like this:



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