At a certain stage in his evolution, the man himself had been able to lay hold upon a higher order of things, which raised him above the level of the beasts that perish, and enabled him to see, at least in the distance, the shining towers of the City of God. In this Photoshop Tutorial, we will learn how to create a beautiful scene of city. First, we placed a City and adjust the glow/light effect, then added the man and blended it with Adjustment layers. Next place moon, birds, and textures, then Finally, we use Camera Raw Filter.
Preview of Final Image
Tutorial Resources
Step 1
Now, let’s start by creating a new image file, go to the Menu bar and click , and then input the following values on their respective fields
- Preset: Custom
- Width: 2000px
- Height: 1333px
- Resolution: 300px
- Color Mode: RGB Color 8 bit
- Background Contents: Transparent
Step 2
Now, place City Go to and select City, then place it to our work canvas and position the image with the transform tool (Ctrl / Cmd + T). Hold Alt + Shift and rasterize like the image below. In Photoshop CC only hold Alt to rasterize all sides together.
Step 3
In step 3 Duplicate City layer Ctrl/Cmd + J and go to
Color : Blue
Check Localized Color Clusters
Fuzziness : 45
Saturation : -100
Lightness : +100
Step 4
Add Adjustment Layer “Curves”
Step 5
Add Adjustment Layer “Curves” and press Ctrl/Cmd + I to invert. Then use Brush Tool(B) Soft Round with foreground color white and paint Highlight parts.
Step 6
Add Adjustment Layer “Curves”
Step 7
Next, place glow effect Go to and select Glow City. Then place it to our work canvas and position the image with the transform tool (Ctrl / Cmd + T). Hold Alt + Shift and rasterize like the image below. In Photoshop CC only hold Alt to rasterize all sides together.
Now create a layer mask and use Soft Round brush tool with foreground color black and delete parts from sky and clouds. Blend mode change to Color Dodge.
Use Shortcut Ctrl/Cmd + J to make two more layers.
Step 8
Now, go to and select Man. Then use a Pen Tool(P) and start selecting. When we finish the selection press right-click on mouse and “Make Selection” then create layer mask. The simplest path you can draw with the standard Pen tool is a straight line, made by clicking the Pen tool to create two anchor points. By continuing to click, you create a path made of straight line segments connected by corner points.
