Step 35
I painted some orange tones on the flares to give some vividness. Create two new layers. One front flare layers with light color # f2ecc6 (layer Opacity: 27%) with dark color # f2d9b1 (layer Opacity: 15%) behind the flares (Soft Round Brush, Size: 500px, Opacity: 100%). Try make that brush center and flare match, then the form will be better.
Step 36
Create a new layer. Take Polygonal Lasso Tool (L) and draw a shape similar to a wrong crystal or just a way of movement of the sun rays (Sun – roof of left tower – right towers – sun). Fill this figure with color #ffedba, deselect it (Cmd/Ctrl + D). Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur… Set Radius: 200px. Done! Set Opacity for this layer 40%.
Step 37
We make the rays of the sun by using Photoshop filters. Fill black color a new layer. Go to Filter > Render > Fibers. In dialog box set Variance: 20, Strength: 20 and click OK.
Rotate this layer on 39 degrees (Cmd/Ctrl + T or Edit > Transform > Rotate). Set Blending Mode “Screen” and Opacity: 15%. Add a layer mask and with soft brush remove all except the space in the center of the image, where we did the incident light. A little more to add to the mountains and the sky (just do not overdo it).
All layers of the sun safely hidden in the yellow group with same name :). It remains to improve the clarity of small details and do a little color correction.
Step 38
Please make the correction of noise and sharpness. You have two options for how to do it. You can merge all the layers now (Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + E) (without the possibility of returning to the layers. In this case you will have to make a duplicate of this layer) into one or duplicate them (Cmd/Ctrl + J), and then will merge it (Cmd/Ctrl + E). In any case (I chose the second option) convert layer for Smart Filters and add Filter “Reduce noise”.
And add a second filter – “Sharpen” (Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen…). Nothing happens, but in Layer panel, on this layer appears “Sharpen”. Make double-click on settings icon on the right-side; in window, that appears, set Opacity: 55%.
31 responses to “How to Create a Mysterious Matte Painting Landscape in Photoshop”
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AAAA Amazing
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also me
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This looks so cool. You know what would make it even better?? ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE. But that can be a personal job for readers. Nice work
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this is good thanks
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kms
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this actually sucks
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this sucks
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bro I be watching dr duke all day keep up the amazing vids man
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good job!
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Great!!
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That’s the most hideous photo that I have ever seen.
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perfect
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“an amazing” NOT “a amazing” !
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takes to long
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Great tutorial! I’ve learned a lot. Here is my outcome: http://oi66.tinypic.com/2a5gqbr.jpg
Thanks
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Possibly the best tutorial I have done. Absolutly awesome image, and I love the way you explain how you see it & why. It is like a noval.
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Thanks you! Maria
I had finished this tutorial.
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Thanks for sharing…. :-)
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Nice
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Amazing tutorial, now I have to go back and do the rest of your stuff. :D
A tip for Step 38: just select your top layer, go to Edit -> Select all (ctrl/cmd + A)
then Edit -> Copy merged (shift + ctrl/cmd + C)This will copy all the visible layer (inside your selection), now you just have to paste it,
Edit -> Paste (ctrl/cmd + V) or Paste special -> Paste in place (shift + ctrl/cmd + V).
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wow, what a wonderful great tutorial.
Very well explained so even a “beginner” to work with.
Thank you also for the material and links to the trouble to write it all. Once again, simply grandiose.
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Easy to follow. But I have some problems with making it exactly the same you have showed. I would have to search in http://google.com for photoshop basic tools documentation.
However, thanks!
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awesome
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Absolutely georgeous.
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Nice
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TAKES SO LONG, but the outcome is amazing!
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one of the finest…what a refreshing work to see..
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Near to natural !
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wooow!!!
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great work, i like it :)
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this is great i love and need turt specially on building back grounds and Invirements
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