The document is a comprehensive tutorial manual for Photoshop, covering essential topics including keyboard shortcuts, basic tools, and techniques for tasks like skin retouching and color grading. It is structured to guide both beginners and experienced users through various aspects of the software, with a focus on practical applications and non-destructive editing methods. Additionally, specific tutorials offer quick solutions for common editing challenges, making it a valuable resource for enhancing photo editing skills.

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Contents
Quick Start 5
Mastering Photoshop Keyboard Shortcut 5
Windows Keyboard Shortcut 5
Apple Keyboard Shortcut 8
How to Customize Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts 11
Brief Understanding of Photoshop Tool 12
Understanding the Concept of Layers 14
Understanding the Concept of Layer Mask 14
Color Grading Tutorials 16
Color Grade in Just a Click! 16
Skin Retouching Tutorials 18
How to Smoothing Skin in Seconds! 18
Skin Blemishes Tutorials 20
Secrets to Remove Acne in Photoshop! 20
Resolution Tutorials 24
Convert Low Res Graphic to High Res Graphic 24
Dark Cycles Tutorials 26
Photoshop Easiest Way to Remove Dark Cycles 26
Damaged Eye Tutorials 28
Easy Tricks to Fix Damaged Eye 28
Selecting Transparent Object Tutorials 31
Two Ways to Select Transparent Object in Photoshop! 31
Color Correction Tutorials 34
Color Correction in Photoshop! 34
Signature Tutorials 36
Make Your Signature Digital 36
Color Tutorials 38
Right Way to Change Color in Photoshop 38
Graphics Tutorials 41
New Tricks to Add Graphic to Complex Perspective 41

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Glow Effect Tutorials 43
Create Glowing Effect in 15 Seconds 43
Number Plates Tutorials 47
Quickest Way to Remove Number Plates in Photoshop! 47
Tricks in Photoshop 48
Easy Tricks to Turn Night into Day 48

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In this manual, we will walk you through various aspects of using Photoshop. This is
the perfect place to start if you’ve never used Photoshop before. Even if you’re an
experienced Photoshop user, so we recommend reading through the tutorials again.
The best way to get started is to read all the tutorials in the Basics section in order.
Each of these tutorials builds on skills learned in the earlier ones, and one-by-one will
get you up to speed with Photoshop basic Quick Start. Once you’re comfortable
working in Photoshop, then you can move on to the other tutorial sections. You
don’t have to read them all (although that probably wouldn’t hurt), but choose the
ones that address the specific techniques you want to learn about.
Once you’ve finished the tutorials, you should be comfortable enough to continue on
your own.

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Quick Start
Mastering Photoshop Keyboard Shortcut
Photoshop Keyboard Shortcut
File
New Document - Ctrl+N
Open Document - Ctrl+O
Browse in Bridge - Shift+Ctrl+O
Open As - Alt+Shift+Ctrl+O
Close - Ctrl+W
Close All - Ctrl+Shift+W
Close and Go to Bridge - Shift+Ctrl+W
Save - Ctrl+S
Save As - Shift+Ctrl+S
Save As - Alt+Ctrl+S
Save for Web - Alt+Shift+Ctrl+S
Revert - F12
File Info - Alt+Shift+Ctrl+I
Print - Ctr+P
Print one Copy - Alt+Shift+Ctrl+P
Exit - Ctrl+Q
Edit
Undo/Redo - Ctrl+Z
Step Forward - Shift+Ctrl+Z
Step Backward - Alt+Ctrl+Z
Fade - Shift+Ctrl+F
Cut - Ctrl+X
Cut - F2
Copy - Ctrl+C
Copy Merged - Shift+Ctrl+C
Paste - Ctrl+V or F4
Paste in Place - Shift+Ctrl+V
Paste Into - Alt+Shift+Ctrl+V
Fill _ Shift+F5

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Content Aware Scale - Alt+Shift+Ctrl+C
Free Transform - Ctrl+T
Transform Again - Shift+Ctrl+T
Color Setting - Shift+Ctrl+K
Keyboard Shortcuts - Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K
Menus - Alt+Shift+Ctrl+M
Preferences >
General - Ctrl+K
Image
Adjustment >
Levels - Ctrl+L
Curves - Ctrl+M
Hue/Saturation - Ctrl+U
Color Balance - Ctrl+B
Black and White - Alt+Shift+Ctrl+B
Invert - Ctrl+I
Desaturatate - Shift+Ctrl+U
Auto Tone - Shift+Ctrl+L
Auto Contrast - Alt+Shift+Ctrl+L
Auto Color - Shift+Ctrl+B
Image Size - Alt+Ctrl+I
Canvas Size - Alt+Ctrl+C
Layer
New Layer - Shift+Ctrl+N
Background - F5
Layer Via Copy/Duplicate - Ctrl+J
Layer Via Cut - Shift+Ctrl+J
Create/Release Clipping Mask - Alt+Ctrl+G
Group Layers - Ctrl+G
Ungroup Layers - Shift+Ctrl+G
Arrange Layers >
Bring to Front - Shift+Ctrl+]
Bring Forward - Ctrl+]
Send Backward - Ctrl+[
Send to Back - Shift+Ctrl+[
Merge Layers - Ctrl+E

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Merge Visible - Shift+Ctrl+E
Select
Select All - Ctrl+A
Deselect - Ctrl+D
Reselect - Shift+Ctrl+D
Inverse - Shift+Ctrl+I or Shift+F7
Select All Layers - Alt+Ctrl+A
Find Layers - Alt+Shift+Ctrl+F
Refine Mask - Alt+Ctr;+R
Feather - Shift+F6
Filter
Apply Last Filter - Ctrl+F
Adaptive Wide Angle - Shift+Ctrl+A
Lens Correction - Shift+Ctrl+R
Liquify - Shift+Ctrl+X
Vanishing Point - Alt+Ctrl+V
View
Proof Colors - Ctrl+Y
Gamut Warning - Shift+Ctrl+Y
Zoom In - Ctrl++ or Ctrl+=
Zoom Out - Ctrl+-
Fit on Screen - Ctrl+0
Actual Pixels - Ctrl+I or Alt+Ctrl+O
Extras - Ctrl+H
Target Path - Shift+Ctrl+H
Grid - Ctrl+’
Guides - Ctrl+;
Rulers - Ctrl+R
Snap - Shift+Ctrl+;
Lock Guides - Alt+Ctrl+;
Windows
Actions - Alt+F9/F9
Brush - F5
Color - F6
Info - F8

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Layers - F7
Help - F1
Photoshop Keyboard Shortcut
File
New Document - Cmd+N
Open Document - Cmd+O
Browse in Bridge - Option+Cmd+O
Open As - Alt+Option+Cmd+O
Close - Cmd+W
Close All - Cmd+Option+W
Close and Go to Bridge - Option+Cmd+W
Save - Cmd+S
Save As - Option+Cmd+S
Save As - Alt+Cmd+S
Save for Web - Alt+Option+Cmd+S
Revert - F12
File Info - Alt+Option+Cmd+I
Print - Ctr+P
Print one Copy - Alt+Option+Cmd+P
Exit - Cmd+Q
Edit
Undo/Redo - Cmd+Z
Step Forward - Option+Cmd+Z
Step Backward - Alt+Cmd+Z
Fade - Option+Cmd+F
Cut - Cmd+X
Cut - F2
Copy - Cmd+C
Copy Merged - Option+Cmd+C
Paste - Cmd+V or F4
Paste in Place - Option+Cmd+V
Paste Into - Alt+Option+Cmd+V
Fill _ Option+F5
Content Aware Scale - Alt+Option+Cmd+C
Free Transform - Cmd+T

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Transform Again - Option+Cmd+T
Color Setting - Option+Cmd+K
Keyboard Shortcuts - Alt+Option+Cmd+K
Menus - Alt+Option+Cmd+M
Preferences >
General - Cmd+K
Image
Adjustment >
Levels - Cmd+L
Curves - Cmd+M
Hue/Saturation - Cmd+U
Color Balance - Cmd+B
Black and White - Alt+Option+Cmd+B
Invert - Cmd+I
Desaturatate - Option+Cmd+U
Auto Tone - Option+Cmd+L
Auto Contrast - Alt+Option+Cmd+L
Auto Color - Option+Cmd+B
Image Size - Alt+Cmd+I
Canvas Size - Alt+Cmd+C
Layer
New Layer - Option+Cmd+N
Background - F5
Layer Via Copy/Duplicate - Cmd+J
Layer Via Cut - Option+Cmd+J
Create/Release Clipping Mask - Alt+Cmd+G
Group Layers - Cmd+G
Ungroup Layers - Option+Cmd+G
Arrange Layers >
Bring to Front - Option+Cmd+]
Bring Forward - Cmd+]
Send Backward - Cmd+[
Send to Back - Option+Cmd+[
Merge Layers - Cmd+E
Merge Visible - Option+Cmd+E
Select

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Select All - Cmd+A
Deselect - Cmd+D
Reselect - Option+Cmd+D
Inverse - Option+Cmd+I or Option+F7
Select All Layers - Alt+Cmd+A
Find Layers - Alt+Option+Cmd+F
Refine Mask - Alt+Ctr;+R
Feather - Option+F6
Filter
Apply Last Filter - Cmd+F
Adaptive Wide Angle - Option+Cmd+A
Lens Correction - Option+Cmd+R
Liquify - Option+Cmd+X
Vanishing Point - Alt+Cmd+V
View
Proof Colors - Cmd+Y
Gamut Warning - Option+Cmd+Y
Zoom In - Cmd++ or Cmd+=
Zoom Out - Cmd+-
Fit on Screen - Cmd+0
Actual Pixels - Cmd+I or Alt+Cmd+O
Extras - Cmd+H
Target Path - Option+Cmd+H
Grid - Cmd+’
Guides - Cmd+;
Rulers - Cmd+R
Snap - Option+Cmd+;
Lock Guides - Alt+Cmd+;
Windows
Actions - Alt+F9/F9
Brush - F5
Color - F6
Info - F8
Layers - F7
Help - F1

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How to Customize Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts
Go to Edit > click on Keyboard Shortcuts
Select any of the option you want to edit
And you’re done!

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Brief Understanding of Photoshop Tool
Move Tool (V) use to move selections or layers
Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) Use to select an area in your image in a
rectangular box. Hold the Shift key to make the selection a square
Elliptical Marquee Tool (M) Selects an area in your image in an elliptical shape.
Hold the Shift to make the selection a circle
Lassa Tool (L) Selects an area in your image in a free-form shape.
Magnetic Lassa Tool (L) Selects part of an image by selecting the high-contrast
edges around a shape
Polygonal Lassa Tool (L) Draws Straight-edged segments of a selection border.
Quick Selection Tool (A) Makes a selection based on color and texture
similarity when you click or click-drag the area you want to select.
Magic Wand Tool (A) Selects the pixels with similar colors in a single click.
Refine Selection Brush Tool (A) Adds or removes areas to and from a selection
by automatically detecting the edges.
Spot Healing Brush Tool (J) Removes spots from your photos
Healing Brush Tool (J) Removes spots from your photo by selecting a part of
your photo as the reference point.
Clone Stamp Tool (S) Paints with an image sample, which you can use to
duplicate objects, remove image imperfections, or paint over objects in your
photo. You can also clone part of an image to another image.
Pattern Stamp Tool (S) Paints with a pattern defined from your image, another
image, or a preset pattern
Blur Tool (R) Softens hard edges or areas in an image by reducing details.
Sharpen Tool (R) Sharpens a photo by focusing soft edges in the photo to
increase clarity or focus.
Smudge Tool (R) Simulates the actions to dragging a finger through wet paint.

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The tool picks up color where the stroke begins and pushes it.
Sponge Tool (O) Changes the color saturation of an area.
Dodge Tool (O) Lightens areas of an image. You can use the tool to bring out
details in shadows.
Burn Tool (O) Darkens areas of the image you can use the tool to bring out
details in highlights.
Brush Tool (B) Creates soft or hard strokes of color. You can use it to simulate
airbrush techniques.
Color Replacement Tool (B) Simplifies replacing specific colors in your image.
Eraser Tool (E) Erases the pixels in the image as you drag through them.
Background Eraser Tool (E) Turns color pixels to transparent pixels so that you
can easily remove an object from its background.
Magic Eraser Tool (E) Changes all similar pixels when you drag within a photo.
Paint Bucket Tool (K) Fills an area that is similar in color value to the pixels you
click
Gradient Tool (G) Fills in an area of image by a gradient.
Color Picker Tool (I) Copies or samples the color of an area in your photo to
set a new foreground or background color.
Custom Shape Tool (U) Provides different shape options for you to draw.
When you select the Custom Shape Tool, you can access theses shapes in the
Tool Option Bar.
The other shape-related tools available in the tool options bar are:
Rectangle
Rounded rectangle
Ellipse
Polygon
Star
Line
Type Tool (T) Creates and edits text on your Image
Pencil Tool (N) Creates hard-edged freehand lines.

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Crop Tool (C) Trims the part of an image according to the selection.
Cookie Cutter Tool (C) Crops a photo into a shape that you choose
Perspective Crop Tool (C) Transforms the Perspective of a picture while
cropping it.
Content Aware Move Tool (Q) Selects an object in your photo and moves the
selection to a different location, or extends it.
Understanding the Concept of Layers
Layers are like a separate sheet of paper arranged in a sequence to create an
exceptional images.
They allow you to work non-destructively by stacking images on top of other images
without interacting and mixing the pixels of images. “Layer” is the only thing that
makes Photoshop an amazing photo editing and compositing tool.
Understanding the Concept of Layer Mask
Layer Masking is a nondestructive way to hide(transparent) parts of an image or layer
without erasing them.
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Painting the mask white reveals any object on that layer.
Masking are great for making image composites, modifying background colors,
removing or cutting out objects and targeting your edits, so they affect only certain
areas, rather than the entire layer
Layer Mask
Layer Mask

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Color Grading Tutorials
Color Grade in Just a Click!
Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/MVx1yyK5oV4?feature=share
Click on the adjustment layer icon and select curve adjustment
Click on the curve option bar and select auto option…

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Select Enhance Per Channel Contrast
And you’re done.

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Skin Retouching Tutorials
How to Smoothing Skin in Seconds!
Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/hQ5AO7w7pLc?feature=share
Make a duplicate of the layer and go to filter, blur – click on Gaussian blur, blur to
the point where the skin appear smooth.
Click on the layer mask icon to add layer mask and invert the mask
Layer Mask Icon

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Select the brush tool, set brush hardness to 0%, brush opacity to 20%, brush all over
the skin to make it smooth and add Curve adjustment.
And you’re done.

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Skin Blemishes Tutorials
Secrets to Remove Acne in Photoshop!
Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/Ukx_tvQHupo?feature=share
Make a duplicate of the layer and go to Filter – Others – select High Pass Filter
Set radius below 2pixels hit ok and changes it blending mode to overlay

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Create a new layer below the high pass layer and select the brush tool; set opacity
below 20% and brush all over the skin this removes the redness cause by acne.
Next step
Merge all layers
Make a duplicate of the merged layer and go to filter – Other – select High Pass Filter

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Keep radius below 1pixels > hit ok and change it blending mode to > Overlay
Make a duplicate of the background layer and go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur >
Blur to the point where you cannot see the acne > hit ok
Add layer mask and invert it
Select the brush tool set opacity below 20% and brush all over the skin

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And you’re done.

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Resolution Tutorials
Convert Low Resolution Graphic to High Resolution
Graphic!
Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/yC5FUB34xf0?feature=share
Increase the size of image to 2000pixels,
Go to filter – Blur – select Gaussian Blur, blur to the point where you cannot see the
pixilation

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Go to image > Adjustment > Curves
and the right slider to the left, so that the light gray areas become absolutely white
and take the left slider to the right so that the light black areas become absolutely
black making the edges dark sharp
And you’re done.

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Dark Cycles Tutorials
Photoshop Easiest Way to Remove Dark Cycles!
Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/J8_t5eY5wy8?feature=share
Make a duplicate of the background layer and go to Filter – Others – select High Pass
Filter and set radius below 1.0pixels
Change it blending mode to overlay

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Create a new layer below the high pass filter layer, select the brush tool, set opacity
below 15% and take a sample of the skin tone and brush all over the dark areas
around the eyes
and you’re done.

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Damaged Eye Tutorials
Easy Tricks to Fix Damaged Eye!
Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/1igJ6A9UM5M?feature=share
Double click on the right side of the background layer to unlock the layer and Make
a selection of the undamaged eye and duplicate.
Transform and place it perfectly on the damaged eye

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Hold Ctrl/Cmd and click on the thumbnail to make selection. Go to select >Modify
and contract by 3pixels and delete from the bottom layer
Select both layers and go to Edit>Auto-Blend Layers
Select Panorama Blend Method and hit ok

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You’re done!

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Selecting Transparent Object Tutorials
Secrets to Select Transparent Object In Photoshop
Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/3nvA_Nfnp5s?feature=share
Make selection of the object and duplicate
Add another background below the duplicated layer and make selection of the wine
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Duplicate. click on the adjustment layer icon and select Hue/Saturation
Clip it to the layer below by clicking on the clipping icon and take the saturation
slider all the way down.
Add layer mask to the duplicated object layer,

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select brush tool, set brush opacity to 26% and brush all over the glass cup set the
wine opacity to 90%
And you’re done.

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Color Correction Tutorials
Color Correction in Photoshop!
Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/UKdls_oIGUI?feature=share
Click on the adjustment layer icon and select Color Balance
(In this case there is lot of green in this image) Reduce the amount of green
Click on the adjustment layer icon and select Brightness/Contrast

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Increase the contrast of the image
And you’re done!

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Signature Tutorials
Make Your Signature Digital!
Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/D6tze5tq1II?feature=share
Go to layer channel and select the red channel
Hold Ctrl/Cmd + M Take the right slider to the left and the right slider to the left

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Hold Ctrl/Cmd and click on the red channel thumbnail to make selection
Press Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+I to invert the selection,
Hide the original layer and create a solid color fill
And you’re done!

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Color Tutorials
Right Way to Change Color in Photoshop!
Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/4qFADoDCC7c?feature=share
Make selection of the object and duplicate thrice
Click on the first duplicated layer and go to adjustment layer icon, solid color

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clip to the layer below
Click on the second duplicated layer and change it blending mode to Linear Dodge
the third duplicated layer to Linear Burn
Click on the layer Linear Dodge layer and hold Ctrl/Cmd + l and the take the right
slider under the output levels to the left

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and you’re done.

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Graphics Tutorials
New Tricks to Add Graphics to Complex Perspective!
Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/cvuYZtuCgAg?feature=share
Make selection of the subjects and duplicate
Bring the graphic below the subject layer and change it blending mode to softlight

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Double click on the right hand side of the layer and take the left slider of the
underlying layer to the right
And you’re done.

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Glow Effect Tutorials
Create Glowing Effect in 15 Seconds!
Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/XfL9DtErVJY?feature=share
Make a selection of the area you want to apply the glow effects and duplicate
Click on the adjustment layer icon and select Color Lookup > Moonlight.3DL
Click on the adjustment layer icon again and select Curves adjustment

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Double click on the duplicated layer(shortcut to reveal layer blending options), click
on Drop Shadow >Change blend mode to screen, distance to 0px and increase size
to 250px
Repeat same step for Outer Glow, Inner Glow and Inner Shadow.

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Now make a duplicate of the background layer and drag it up above the level layer,
add layer mask and invert mask
Select your brush tool, set brush opacity below 20%, foreground color to white
Brushing concept: Brush hard on the area close to the light and brush less on the
area far from the light.
Now, create a solid color fill and clip it to the layer below

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and change it blending mode to color
reduce layer opacity to 82%.
You’re done!

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Number Plates Tutorials
Quickest Way to Remove Number Plates in Photoshop!
Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/ryrfPrZ1_B0?feature=share
Select the Spot Healing Brush Tool
and brush all over the numbers and you’re done

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Easy Tricks to Turn Night into Day
Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/zHWV7LKkdCM?feature=share
Make a duplicate of the background layer and change it blending mode to screen,
This makes the darkness bright a little, duplicate more to brighten even more.
And you’re done!

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