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Working with color
In this tutorial, I'll create a magical picture and tell you how to create a popular and beautiful coloring to your pictures. I'll start the tutorial by creating a background, color correction, and adding details. Then I add the model and supplement the composition of the first elements of the plan and dragonflies. The next step is to create the golden bird and work on the color effects. In the final part, I will tell you how to create beautiful coloring and sharpening. Download all attachment links, a little logic, a good mood, and be sure to have Photoshop beginning with CS version.
Tutorial Resources
- Anett Frozen Ice Queen - anettfrozen
- Pond - Pixabay
- Forest - Pixabay
- Lilies - Freeimages
- Foliage 1 - Cgtextures
- Foliage 2 - Cgtextures
- Foliage 3 - Cgtextures
- Water plant - Cgtextures
- Water lily PNG - MariaSemelevich
- Bugs PNG - MariaSemelevich
Step 1
Create a new document via Cmd/Ctrl + N or File > New at 3000 pixels wide and 1875 pixels height, resolution 200 Pixels/Inch.
Step 2
The first step is to create a background. I found some suitable images, but in each something is not enough, so we take the most interesting parts and will mix them together. Go to File > Place.../Place Embedded and open "pond-438546" image. Resize it with holding Shift key for proportional transformation to the size of the working field, rotate it on -0.55 degrees, and flip it horizontally (right-click in transform mode > Flip Horizontal).
Step 3
Add a layer mask to image "pond-438546" by clicking on the "Add Layer Mask" button in the layers panel (Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal All). Select the Brush tool (B) then set the brush size to 300 pixels and hardness to 0%. Paint over the center of the image like shown in the image below.
- View: On White
- Checkmark "Smart Radius"
- Radius to around 2.3px
- Shift Edge to -20
Step 4
Move "warsaw-100294" layer below the pond layer. Use Cmd/Ctrl + Opt/Alt + Shift + E to create a merged copy of whole image and convert this to Smart Object (right-click on layer > Convert to Smart Object or Layer > Smart Objects > Convert to Smart Object). To correct the image I used the filter "Camera Raw" because this filter has excellent opportunities for correction of material without the use of a whole bunch of adjustment layers. Go to Filter > Camera Raw or use shortcut Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + A. First you need to change the white balance. Set Temperature to +7, Tint to +5. Next reduce Exposure to -0.55, add a bit to Contrast: +8, Highlights: -100, Shadows: +100, Whites: +23, Blacks: +43, Clarity: +23.
12 comments on “Create a Night Fairy Tale of a Mysterious Girl in Photoshop”
Great Tutorial Thank you!
Good photo editing skills.
Really nice best
Nice Tutorial (Y)
Great tutorial! I've done almost all manipulation tutorials online and this one is very nice. It used some different techniques I haven't explored. On step 23, what color do we use on the dress? Mine just says "#"
same here. i just used black and i think it worked out nicely :)
nice working ,, thank you
Thanks a lot for uploading the tutorial. Nice work!
how much percent dodg and burn brother
on the model brother
how much percent dodge and burn sory my bad english
Hi, use about 10 - 25% for Dodge and Burn tools. If needed increase this value.