ps-photo-effects

name	ps-photo-effects
description	Photoshop background and photo effect recipes: bokeh background, gradient mesh, light leak/flare, cyberpunk/synthwave grading, retro/vintage grading with faded blacks, duotone, double exposure, vignette, color pop, HDR effect, miniature/tilt-shift, skin retouching/frequency separation, day to night. Plus color grading recipes: teal & orange cinematic, Japanese anime style, moody blue, warm vintage.
license	MIT
compatibility	opencode
metadata	{"audience":"designers","workflow":"photoshop-mcp"}

§6 BACKGROUND & PHOTO EFFECTS — 13 Recipes

6.1 BOKEH BACKGROUND

Soft brush dabs (800-1200px, opacity 15-30%, hardness 0) → apply_gaussian_blur(radius=8-15) → duplicate at 70% scale for depth

6.2 GRADIENT MESH BACKGROUND

3-5 pixel layers, each with single soft brush dab of different color → apply_gaussian_blur(radius=200-350) each → stack at 70-90% opacity

6.3 LIGHT LEAK / FLARE

Soft brush warm colors → apply_gaussian_blur(radius=80-120) → SCREEN 50-70%

6.4 CYBERPUNK / SYNTHWAVE GRADING

• Color balance: shadows → blue [0,0,50], highlights → pink [30,-10,-20]
• Levels: output_shadow=15
• Vibrance +30

6.5 RETRO / VINTAGE GRADING (faded blacks)

1. Curves composite: [{0,30},{255,240}] — raised blacks + capped whites
2. Curves red: [{0,12},{255,255}]
3. Curves blue: [{0,35},{255,220}]
4. Hue/Sat: saturation -25
5. Photo filter: warm (236,138,0) density 22
6. apply_noise(amount=4, monochromatic=true) → OVERLAY 35%

6.6 DUOTONE

add_gradient_map_adjustment_layer with 2 stops Combos: Midnight Blue→Gold, Deep Purple→Pink, Dark Teal→Orange, Black→Cyan

6.7 DOUBLE EXPOSURE

Portrait + landscape → SCREEN 70-85% → mask to reveal face details

6.8 VIGNETTE

Method 1: lens_correction(vignette=-80, vignette_midpoint=40) Method 2: ellipse select → invert → fill black → reduce opacity 40-60%

6.9 COLOR POP

Hue/sat -100 on top → paint black on mask over colored object

6.10 HDR EFFECT

S-curve + apply_high_pass OVERLAY 50% + vibrance +30 + shadows_highlights(shadow_amount=50, highlight_amount=30)

6.11 MINIATURE / TILT-SHIFT

Use apply_tilt_shift_blur tool directly, or: duplicate → apply_gaussian_blur(radius=15-25) → reflected gradient mask

6.12 SKIN RETOUCHING (frequency separation)

Low freq: Duplicate → apply_gaussian_blur(radius=6-10) High freq: Duplicate original → apply_high_pass(radius=6-10) → LINEAR_LIGHT Or use apply_image_composite tool for precise separation

6.13 DAY TO NIGHT

Curves pull highlights down → blue color balance → desat -30 → paint warm lights on SCREEN layer

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§7 COLOR GRADING RECIPES

7.1 TEAL & ORANGE (cinematic)

Red channel curves: input 60→output 45, input 190→output 210 Green channel curves: input 75→output 70, input 180→output 185 Blue channel curves: input 50→output 75, input 200→output 175

7.2 JAPANESE ANIME STYLE

1. S-curve on composite for contrast
2. Blue shadows: +10 via color balance
3. Selective Color → Reds: saturation +15, lightness +5
4. Selective Color → Cyans: saturation +20
5. Vibrance +20, saturation +5

7.3 MOODY BLUE

Blue shadows +40, desaturate -20, lower highlights via curves

7.4 WARM VINTAGE

Raise black point to 20, warm photo filter, desat -15

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