Stage 1 : I'm sure that you must have lots of photos in your collection that need brightening up, right?! All those pics taken on dark cloudy days, that turn out drab and lifeless. So lets give them a splash of color by overlaying some texures in your favourite photo-editing package. Start by opening a photo.

Stage 2 : Now choose a suitable texture from the Abstraction or Mutation CD. Try to use something that doesn't have too much detail in. It's best to use an image with smoother blends. I have used number 0303 from Abstraction.

Stage 3 : Paste the image over your photo and set the layer options to "Color" mode. Then add a layer transparency mask and use a linear gradient to blend the image into the sky area.

Stage 4 : You could pick a different texture for the next part if you wanted, but I've chosen to stick with the same one and invert it then rotate 180 degrees.

Stage 5 : Paste this on a new layer and set the mode to "Saturation" in order to give the strange green glow to the water! You can experiment with different layering modes to find out what tint is most suitable. Finally, tweak the brightness and contrast levels until you reach the best result.