Once you're done, open "Dragon Stock T1P1". This stock image is a PNG file so when it opens you'd see four dragons on a transparent background, which means you, can just select a dragon and move it to our canvas. Now, to begin, activate the Polygonal Lasso Tool (L). See image below:

Now, to select the dragon, use the Polygonal Lasso Tool (L) to create a selection area around the dragon shown on the image below:

Once you've done that, activate the Move tool (V) and move the dragon to our canvas. After moving, rename it to "Dragon 1". Now, activate the Transform tool (Ctrl/Cmd + T) to resize the dragon as shown on the image below:

After that, rotate the dragon using the Transform tool (Ctrl + T). See image below:

For the dragon to blend in with the rest of the images, we will now edit its Brightness/Contrast. Go to Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast while the "Dragon 1" layer is active. Input the following:

• Brightness: -30
• Contrast: -50

The result should be like this:

Step 8: Create the Dragon's Fiery-breath

With the dragons done, let us now create the flames from the mouth of "Dragon 1". To start, first create a new layer (Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + N) on top of the dragon layer and name it "fire 1". After that, activate the Brush tool (B) and load the SS-flames brush set (Flames Fire Photoshop Brushes). Once you have the brushes loaded, activate the Brush tool (B) again and choose the following brush:

Now, that your cursor has now changed to that brush, you may now input the following:

• Brush size: 400px
• Hardness: 0%
• Opacity: 100%
• Flow: 100%
• #: deec5e

Apply the brush on the position shown on the image below:

When you're done, activate the Transform tool (Ctrl + T) and rotate "fire 1" as shown on the image below:

The result:

Now, we're going to edit its Blending Style to give this fire a glow. To start, right click on the "fire 1" layer to open the contextual menu; once open, click on "Blending Options".

Once the Blending Options menu opens, input the following:

Blending Styles:

• Styles: Outer Gow
• Blend Mode: Lighten
• Opacity: 50%
• Noise: 0%
• #: ff6000

Elements:

• Technique: Softer
• Spread: 0%
• Size: 70px
• Quality: DEFAULT

See image below:

Now to amplify the light of the fire, create a new layer and name it: "Fire Light". Activate the Brush tool (B), right click on the canvas, click the drop-side button and click on Reset Brushes. Once you've reset it, input the following: