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Step 15 - More lights
In this step I will add a lot of lights layers. I like to work on multiple layers because it's easier to make changes in the future. After every layer I will show Before & After, so you will see process of changing. As always paint with soft brush with an opacity around 20-50%. For the first layer, set the blending mode to Soft Light and opacity to 100%. The brush color is #d8cbb8.
Step 16 - More lights
In this step, I will continue adding lights. Set your layers blending mode to Color Dodge and opacity to 100%. The brush color I used is #92877f.
Step 17 - More lights
In this step I will continue adding lights. Set the layer blending mode to Pin Light and opacity to 60%. The brush color I used is #d8cbb8.
Step 18 - More roots and rocks
In this step, I just made copies from the roots which I already had. Then, I built a few new ones (Folder ROOTS_FINAL). I also added a few floating stones (Folder: ROCK_SMALL). I used the Lasso tool (L) to make a cutout of them (ROCKS / ROCKS_01.psd).
Step 19 - Adding shadows and highlights on dancer
In this step, I will add some highlights to the dancer and shadows to the roots. Add new layer (Layer > New > Layer or Shift+Ctrl+N). Set the layers blending mode to Color Burn and opacity to 45%. Use a soft brush and paint it with the color #39362f. You'll have to apply a shadow layer to the Dancer layer. To do this, press and hold Ctrl/Cmd and point your cursor above the red line. You will see an icon - click on it. Do this operation with all the layers shown in this step.
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26 comments on “Create This Incredible Surreal Photo Manipulation of a Dancer in Photoshop”
Thanks for tutorial, it is very useful for beginners like us.
Where do we get the bricks, ground, clouds etc.?
It's in the "Tutorial Resources" zip file (BRICKS / MAIN_BRICK.psd)
Nice! Although it lacks information :'(
Really great fantastic work thanks for share it .
These look fantastic! Thanks for bringing them together – what a great collection
You lost me! :( I apply the color & gradient maps just like you said but no color comes through!
Why would you use a shutterstock copyrighted image that has to purchased? We cant use this dancers image at a deent size/resolution without purchasing it. Makes this tutorial kind of a fail :(
hmmm, Shutterstock hay? ..........no thanks! i'll pass.
NICE! Adrenaline is coursing through my veins right now. Can't wait to try this out at home.
All my eyes go to is that black shape on the right side of his right arm other then that this is a sweet tutorial thank you for sharing your mad skills
awesome....... but have doubts... if you could provide a video tutorial it would be worth watching and learning....... :)
Great editing
I like this post
Undoubtedly the tutorials you in handling fotografais are the best of the website would love to if I baber podeira copies some tutorials to put on my website sintando the source
Panie Darku super robota. Jedyne 'ale' to latajace korzenie , cegly itp. Ogolnie bardzo fajnie i "czysto" wytlumaczone kroki. Jesli to mozliwe, w przyszlosci c hetnie skorzystam z Pana wiedzy. prosze o kontakt. pozdrawiam
:D......Thank You!.......I love photoshop & design.
The overall picture looks good and you obviously spent much effort on it, thank you :). But some highlights and shadows of dancer, parts of ground, roots, and flying bricks are wrong :).
I always have a problem with it :) Thank you!
This looks good but is so badly explained. You have steps that are lacking info and steps with unnecessary info. You don't need to tell us to "change the blending mode to normal and opacity to 100%" because that's done by default. Some instructions don't even say anything... It just says what image and blending mode but goes into no detail what was done. Good picture but sorry the tut is bad
Please tell me which part you do not understand, then I will fix it for you.
I think you are being too picky. Obviously this is not intended for beginners.
But I agree with you on the excessive info. You don't need to tell people to set opacity to 100% when it's already 100% by default. It's annoying to read.
And kudos to the author for offering to fix steps. Most people would get angry but you stayed cool
I'll keep that in mind! :)
Very nice job! Thanks.
Fantastic work!!!
Thank you!