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What you'll be creating
In this tutorial we will create an emotional scene of a girl in an emotional underwater dreamscape. We will use some essential techniques for 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 CC to fully follow this tutorial. Some filters used in this tutorial will not be available in Photoshop CS. Don’t forget a glass of coffee and optionally a pack of cigarettes for your companion. Ready..?
Tutorial Resources
Step 1
Let’s start by creating a document by opening the underwater image in photoshop (Ctrl+O). This image will be the background layer in the document on which we will create the scene.
Step 2
Add the cathedral image into the document by hold-clicking and dragging the image from the folder in our PC where we have saved it to the open document in photoshop.
Step 3
Now we will alter the color of the underwater by giving it a bit blue tone. Create a new layer above the cathedral layer (Shift+Ctrl+N). Name this new layer, say, gradient. Set the foreground layer to #abd9f1 and background color to #3d87cb. Activate gradient tool (G) and choose foreground to background linear gradient. On this new layer, hold-click and drag the tool from the middle top point downwards to the bottom to create a gradient.
Step 4
Next we will add water texture to the scene. Create a new layer above the gradient layer. Name this layer, say, texture. Set the foreground color to blue #155ea5 and background color to #a0d2ec. Go to filter > render > cloud to fill this layer with a cloud pattern.
16 comments on “Create an Underwater Dreamscape in Photoshop”
really good one. i've learnt a lot from this tutorial-
you are the best. thanks a lot
Can not see the tutorial. how do I see it?
The detail with the hair is something I would not have even messed with. Thank you for the tips on that!
The first time I ever heard of Photoshop actions I never thought I would use them. Now, I cannot get through a project without using at least one.
The best tutorial I've found! You didn't leave out any steps. Everything was thorough both in explanation and in photos. If only I could get the hair paths to look more natural... :X
Nice tutorial, but a lot of unnecessary steps. The pic from the original girl that we cropped to the girl we added 20 different steps to enhance her has very little difference.
This would be a really cool album cover or the cover of a fantasy styled book. Great tutorial!
super awesome!!
I love your work, I'm new at this, your tutorial is very clear, I followed your guide and I made it,I hope you can make more tutorial like this, thank you very much.
I feel the same way. It is amazing how easy these tutorials are to follow.
Wow. This is stunning! Great job here. And thanks for sharing the steps on how you achieved this, will give it a shot when I have some spare time.
Great :)
Enjoy
Cineamtic
Awesome..