Daydream effect

In this tutorial you will learn how to apply a daydream effect to a mundane image. You will need to use various photo filters and blur filters for this tutorial. I have used a free stock image which is available from: www.sxc.hu


Daydream effect

Step 1

Open an image in Photoshop.
Reset the palette by pressing the ‘D’ key.




Step 2

Select Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and select a 1 pixel radius and click ok. You should get the following blurry image below:




Step 3

Select Filter > Distort > Diffuse glow and add the following settings:

• Graininess = 1
• Glow amount = 7
• Clear amount = 18

Step 4

Duplicate the layer by pressing Ctrl + J then change the blend mode to screen.



You should now have a daydream effect.