Create an Abstract Sci-Fi Scene with Photoshop

Step 39

Drag the nebula 4 image onto the white circles, change the mode to Screen 100%. Use the Warp Tool to tweak the effect a little:

Use a layer mask to erase the effect as shown below:

Duplicate this layer and place it onto the model body:

Step 40

Open the wireframe pack. I choose a triangle one and put it inside the white circles:

To invert its color, go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Invert:

Step 41

Duplicate the planet 1 and place it inside the wire triangle. Place this layer above the planets group and change the mode to Normal 100%:

I used Curves to reduce the planet contrast:

Step 42

I used Color Balance to change its color:

Step 43

Open the light effect pack. I chose the number 40 and duplicated the background layer. Go to Filter > Liquify and tweak it as done with the nebula 3 in the step 18:

Place it onto the model body and change the mode to Screen 100%. Use the Warp Tool to bend it a little to fit the model body:

Duplicate it five times and arrange them around the model body to make the light effect more visible, use a layer mask if needed to remove the unnecessary parts:

Step 44

Duplicate the first layer twice and make them bigger using Cmd/Ctrl+T. Place them inside the white circles:

Use a layer mask to erase some unwanted details and make the effect more subtle:

Step 45

Make a group for the light layers in the two previous steps and change the group mode to Screen 100%. Use Color Balance to add more warm tone to them:

Step 46

It's time for coloring the scene. Create a Gradient Map adjustment layer on the top:

Change this layer mode to Soft Light 100%:

Step 47

I used Color Balance to add some cyan/blue to the image:

Step 48

I used Selective Color to adjust the cyan settings:

Step 49

I used Curves to increase the contrast of the scene:

On this layer mask use a soft black brush to erase the area around the model and circles to keep its lightness:

Step 50

I used Vibrance to enhance the final effect:

On this layer mask use a soft black brush with the opacity about 40% to reduce the effect on the light around the circles:

Final Results

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Tutorial by Jenny Le

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14 comments on “Create an Abstract Sci-Fi Scene with Photoshop”

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April 29, 2021 at 3:58 pm

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NancyBrown says:

August 1, 2019 at 3:20 am

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April 2, 2019 at 12:01 am

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December 6, 2018 at 8:43 am

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Mada says:

January 12, 2017 at 2:55 pm

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gerda says:

September 18, 2015 at 11:50 am

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Anonymous says:

March 13, 2015 at 1:23 pm

Thank you very much for this tutorial! It was really good. I kinda nailed it, even tho' I am a beginner. xD

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Anonymous says:

March 4, 2015 at 5:15 am

I am a student working on Photoshop and i was wondering about how you can get the smart filter?

1. Anonymous says:
  
  March 8, 2015 at 8:57 pm
  
  Hi there, go to the drop down menu that is above with the rest of the filters, and search there. If you are on mac you can always go to the help tool, and type in what you are looking for, and the system will pop up what you have typed in, showing you in the menu. Hope this helps!