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What you'll be creating
On this tutorial we will create a sci-fi scene of a mysterious chamber with flares and an astonishing great entrance. We will use some essential techniques in doing photo manipulation. We will use masking, brush tool, some filter, color adjustments, and textures all through the steps in this tutorial. Use Adobe Photoshop CS3 or higher, don’t forget a glass of coffee and optionally a pack of cigarette for your companion. Ready..?
Tutorial Resources
- Texture - cgtexture
- Model - Pixabay
- Brick Floor 04 - camarogirl666
- Passage in Duinos Castle I - brunilde stock
Step 1
Let’s start by creating a new document (Ctrl+N) in photoshop with size shown in the screenshot below:


Step 2
Create a new layer (Shift+Ctrl+N) above the solid color layer. Take the pen tool (P). With this tool, create a square path as the one highlighted in orange color.



Step 3
On another new layer (Shift+Ctrl+N), create another color-filled square path. Take a look at the screenshot below for our reference. Name this new layer left.



Step 4
Now we will add a floor for the chamber. Open the brick floor image in the document. Make sure to place this floor layer between the four wall layers and the solid color layer in the layer panel. Take the move tool (V). Move the floor image to the position where needed.


Step 5
Next, we will give a brick texture to the four walls. We do this for the right wall first. Open the brick texture. Position this texture layer above the right layer in the layer panel. Activate the free transform tool (Ctrl+T). We will alter the position and perspective of this texture to fit the right wall. Right-click on the document to show transform option. Firstly, rotate the image 90 CCW, then flip it vertically.




Step 6
Do the same ways to add textures to the other walls.

14 comments on “Create a Sci-Fi Chamber Photo Manipulation in Photoshop”
Excelente tutorial ....gracias
Little lost on step 18 - what layer is the masking suppose to be done on?
I believe on the brightness/contrast layer. You can double-check this in the PSD file at the end of the tutorial
Thanks for providing the new link. I don't see any information on how to create the shadow for the person and I know this is something that I need to learn. Do you have any info on that?
Try using the Brush tool and manually painting the shadow on a new layer.
The link for the 'texture' doesn't appear to be valid anymore.
Thanks for letting us know! The link has been fixed. Here's the new link: https://www.textures.com/download/brickmedievalblocks0059/7301
Very good tuto even for a beginner like me, many thanks.
Thanks so much for this - great tutorial - shame about not explaining the girls shadow BUT I managed to do it. It looks like you just drew one in, but what I did was copy the girl to a new layer and manipulate it and set it to overlay and got a good shadow from this.
I always love anything like this
Absolutely love everything like this
This is cool!
Nice one
Very nice composite but forgot to show how to make a shadow for the little girl. Just a thought.