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How to Create a Miniature Model Effect Only in Photoshop CS6

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Photoshop CS6 new features help to create many nice effects. One of them is creating a miniature object effect using the brand new Tilt-Shift blur.

Find a picture that you’d wish to transform into a miniature. The best effect will be with a picture or an object that is shown a bit from above as the train picture below.

Now go to Filter > Blur > Tilt-Shift. There rotate the lines according to the object on your picture.

Also move the lines if necessary.

You can adjust the strength of the blur from the Tilt-Shift toolbar. There also add some distortion the the blur. Press Ok.

As miniatures are often very colorful then it would be wise also to add some color brightness of our own. For that go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation and raise the Saturation a bit. Press Ok.

Now go to Filter > Sharpen > Smart Sharpen and add some sharpness to your picture.

And your miniature picture is ready to be displayed.

How to Use the New Tilt-Shift Blur in Photoshop CS6

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The third new Photoshop CS6 blur is the Tilt-Shift. With that you can add a linear shaped blur to any image at the same time having control over every single detail what is blurred or what is not.

Open a picture to add a blur on:

Go to Filter > Blur > Tilt-Shift. A new preview will open with 4 lines and a circle. From the circle you can move the blur around and adjust the strength of it. The lines you can drag up or down to adjust the blur distances and location.

From the small white dots you can rotate the blur according to your wishes and picture.

You can also add some distortion from the Tilt-Shift menu that makes the blurred area look more blurry ans smudgy. Press Ok to accept the changes.

And now you know how to successfully use the Tilt-Shift blur in Photoshop CS6.