step17d

Step 18

With the same techniques, set color adjustment to the right rock.

step18a

Mask the brightness/contrast layer on areas pointed by red arrows.

step18b

Finally, give the color balance layer with the same values used in the left rock. Here is the result:

step18c

Do the same ways to set color adjustments to the caves or tunnels. After that, create a new layer with a clipping mask. On this layer, paint some white lines around the tunnel and some dark blue color inside it.

step18d
step18e

Step 19

In the next following steps, we still set color adjustments to the other objects in the scene. What we do here is just repeating techniques we did in previous steps. We just apply three adjustment layers to the other objects as we have done to the previous objects. Play around at hue/saturation, brightness/contrast, and color balance to find the desired result of each object. Here is what I did for the rock in front of the left rock.

step19a

Do the same ways to the waterfalls.

step19b

And finally here is the result after setting color adjustments to the bridge and castle. Just play around at the three adjustment layers mentioned before. Make sure to give a clipping mask for each.

step19c

Step 20

Now we will set overall color and mode for the entire scene. To do this purpose, make sure the adjustment layers we are going to create are placed in the topmost position in the document. Go to layer > adjustment layer > selective colors. Set the values as given in the screenshot. Set this layer to normal at about 15-20% opacity.

step20a

Give another adjustment layer: gradient map. Set this layer to normal at 100% opacity.

step20b

Here is the result so far.

step20c

As we can see, the gradient map layer has made the scene a bit darker. We should hide the effect of this layer a bit to certain areas around the moon and sky, top of the left rock, waterfall and right rock, and anywhere else where needed.

step20d

Here is the result after doing masking on the gradient map.

step20e

Give the scene another adjustment layer: color balance set in normal blending at 100% opacity.

step20f
step20g

More adjustment layer: brightness/contrast

step20h

Mask the brightness/contrast layer to hide its effect to areas indicated by red color.

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18 responses to “How to Create a Dark Mysterious Hideout from a Rough Sketch”

  1.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    Does’t work to just copy and paste images to new document. Can’t transform. Needs another way to be able to move the cut out images into the new document and still be able to transform.

  2. Ajay Yashpaul Avatar
    Ajay Yashpaul

    Hey! Dek Wid,
    My bad ;) I missed the link to next page. Beautiful work. I really love the way you combined different Images. Looking forward to see more from your side.
    Cheers

  3. Ajay Yashpaul Avatar
    Ajay Yashpaul

    You have not shown the complete tutorial. Want to see rest of the steps after step 14 till that blue mysterious atmosphere… ;)

    Ajay Yashpaul

  4. Duy Cua Avatar
    Duy Cua

    Thank you very very much…I had finished 98% this tutorial:) .Just some step last example nebula, girl … is difficult

  5. eifion69 Avatar
    eifion69

    Brilliant Tutorial. I will add it to my next years calendar.
    More please Dek.

  6. Frans Avatar
    Frans

    Marvellous creativity. I love it!

  7. Grace Kim Avatar
    Grace Kim

    amazing tutorial so far! Two thumbs up!

  8. Kate Avatar
    Kate

    There’s something wrong with the perspective of the castle I suppose

  9. java Avatar
    java

    good work and continue we are waiting for more

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    Anonymous

    good work and continue we are waiting for more

  11. Joseph Avatar
    Joseph

    Nice work buddy.. you are real artist..!!

  12. dongxiao Avatar
    dongxiao

    xiexie

  13. dongxiao Avatar
    dongxiao

    厉害!谢谢分享

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      Anonymous

      (⊙o⊙)?

  14.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    Dek your tutorials are the best on this website

  15. Lyna Avatar
    Lyna

    This is a great tutorial, this is what we want, a tutorial with quality.
    Thanks Photoshop Tutorials and Dek Wid for this powerful tutorial.

  16. Bayor Ogunshola Avatar
    Bayor Ogunshola

    plis can u kindly teach us…we want to know more plis…post it!

  17. Sharafat Zafar Avatar
    Sharafat Zafar

    i love this job

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