How to Create a Beautiful Moonlight Angel Photo Composite

If you need, blur this layer.

Change blending mode of this layer to Color Dodge. Decrease opacity to 40%.

Step 20

This stock photo is very bright. Add adjustment layer with Exposure. Then make it clippy by RMB > Create clipping mask.

Step 21

Add Adjustment layer with Color Balance.

Step 22

Add New layer and make it clippy. Choose dark blue color and draw with soft brush strokes on legs and skirt. You will emphasize light source.

Decrease opacity to 40% and change blending mode to Color Dodge.

Step 23

Again add clipping (RMB > Create clipping mask) adjustment layer with Hue/Saturation. You will make the magic! :)

Now change opacity to 41 % and set blending mode to Multiply.

Step 24

Add adjustment layer with Color Balance. Also make it clippy. Decrease opacity to 57%.

Step 25

It's the last clipping mask on model, good job! Add clippy adjustment layer with Color/Balance.

Earse parts on the legs, torso, hands and face.

Then change blending mode to Multiply and decrease opacity to 45%. You did an amazing skirt! :)

Step 26

Add new layer. Pick 1px soft brush and use light blue color. Draw outline on the model.

Step 27

Change blending mode to Linear Dodge (Add).

Step 28

Back below model layer (above rendered clouds). On a new layer, with big, soft brush draw shadows below models legs. Use #3b3e4e color.

Then change blending mode to Multiply and decrease opacity to 36%.

Step 29

It's time to wings. Everybody use feathers or leather for making wings. You will use thorns! :) Place stock under layer with model. Mask it!

Step 30

As you can see thorns have really big contrast. Fix it. Create adjustment layer with Brightness/Contrast. Make it clippy (RMB > Create Clipping Mask).

Step 31

Add Color/balance layer and make it clippy.

Step 32

With control holding select layer with thorn wings and clipping layers above. Duplicate it (Ctrl + J / Apple + J). Then, from menu Edit pick Transform > Flip horizontal.

Step 33

Add new folder and add new layer. With small brush strokes make outline on wings.

I made wings on one side, then duplicated it and flipped horizontal.

Change opacity of created layers to color dodge.

Step 34

Go above all layers. Did you remember light source? It's in the middle of background. Add new layer and with soft brush (with decreased opacity) draw as is shown.

Change blending mode to Multiply, decrease opacity to 75%.

Step 35

Add new layer. With the same - but smaller - brush settings draw shadows on legs. Draw strokes below skirt and on the feets.

Set blending mode to Color burn, opacity to 50%

Step 36

In my opinion whole image is too bright. Add Hue/Saturation.

Step 37

You will make angels aura. Add new layer. Use big, soft brush with #d3ba6c color. Then draw long stroke above her head.

Step 38

Change blending option to Soft light.

Step 39

Duplicate created layer (Ctrl + J / Apple + J). Transform it (ctrl +T) - make it longer.

Step 40

Again duplicate layer. Then set blending option to Overlay and Opacity to 48%.

Step 41

Add new layer. With light-yellow color draw rough circle above her head. With darker yellow add shadows on aura.

Step 42

Click on this layer with RMB. Choose "blending mode" from menu. Then go to "Outer glow". Set it as is shown:

5 comments on “How to Create a Beautiful Moonlight Angel Photo Composite”

Lillian Johnson says:

March 10, 2017 at 1:52 am

amazing

Maidul Islam says:

October 17, 2014 at 4:29 am

Wow, these are really creative! They remind me of those Chip Fosse drawings from Overhauling’. Great work!

Nayan Chowdhury says:

August 26, 2014 at 11:02 am

Really great tutorial about photo manipulation.

Charles says:

July 20, 2014 at 8:53 pm

Can't open battle skies pic!!

1. Hayley says:
  
  August 6, 2014 at 12:30 pm
  
  opens no problem, they are in a zip file