Photoshop Tutorial - Mysterious Lighting

[GURI Ludhianvi]

The picture before and after editing (Click to enlarge the picture):

http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q_building_small.jpg (http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q_building_big.jpg) http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q_water_green_small.jpg (http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q_water_green_big.jpg)

http://www.alfoart.com/images/cursor_2.jpg

http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q_water_small.jpg (http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q_water_big.jpg)


Open up sky image in Photoshop.
Right click on Background layer, choose Layer From Background.
Go to Image > Canvas Size.
Increasing the canvas size adds space below an existing image.



http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q1.jpg


Transform sky.
Edit > Transform > Perspective.



http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q2.jpg


Choose Filter > Distort > Spherize .



http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q3.jpg


Select sky layer in the Layers palette.
Drag the layer or group to the New Layer button http://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/Photoshop/10.0/images/P_New_Wi_N.png.
Go to Edit > Transform > Flip Vertical.



http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q4.jpg


Open new document with water image.
Select > Select all
Edit > Copy
Return to Sky. Paste water image into a new layer.
Adjust colors for water layer. Choose Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation


http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q5.jpg

Go to Image > Adjustments > Photo Filter

http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q6.jpg


Repeat these actions for building and rocks.

Open originals images, select building or rocks using Quick Mask just like in the example (http://www.alfoart.com/video_funny_art_4.html).
Copy and paste them into new layers. Merge them (right click on layers, choose Merge Layers). Name layer "building".


Adjust colors for this Layer.
Do of the following:

Erase underwater part of rocks using a translucent Eraser Tool.
Fill a part of a building with rocks texture using Clone Stamp.
Add Vector mask. To create a mask that reveals the entire layer, click the New Layer Mask http://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/Photoshop/10.0/images/P_LayerMask_Sm_N.png button in the Layers palette, or choose Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal All. Fill the top part of Mask with linear gradient (black/transparent).




http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q7.jpg


Brighten some areas of the building and darken other, using Dodge Tool and Burn Tool.


http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q8.jpg






Create new layers below and under building layer.
Draw branches.


http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q9.jpg


Create a new layer.
Paste image of moon. Choose Overlay Blending Mode for this layer.


http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q10.jpg


Duplicate this layer.
Choose Screen Blending Mode for this layer.
Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur (12-15).


http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q10_1.jpg


Draw a fog using soft translucent brush.
Correct the form of foggy clouds using Liquify Filter.


http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q11.jpg






Add new layer. Choose Multiply Blending Mode for this layer.
Fill it with Linear Gradient (black/transparent), Opacity 67%.
Add Vector Mask.
Erase some parts in Mask using translucent brush.


http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q12.jpg

http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q13.jpg


Draw lightning, using white brush (6px, 4px and 2px).


http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q14.jpg


Right click on layer, choose Blending Options.
Adjust Outer Glow.


http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q15.jpg


Duplicate layer.
Blanding mode Lightning
G to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur (15-20).


http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q16.jpg

http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q_water_small.jpg (http://www.alfoart.com/flash/q_water_big.jpg)






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Source : www.alfoart.com (http://www.alfoart.com)

[rajan singh patialvi]

:) :goodjob: Keep sharing

reallly nice tutrial guri bai

[GURI Ludhianvi]

Thanx Rajan veer..

[* Eя. Gυяѕιмяαη Sιηgн *]

very nyc bro...awsm work....:clap: :clap: :clap:

[sweetbite007]

Badha moshkil ha :(

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very nice yaar gud job

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[bhinder02]

thnx veer

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[Harpreet Patialavi]

nice guri 22

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guri yr...eh hai ni hunda yr..........tu kiven kr gya?..........help kr.........:(

[desiboy]

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good job bro