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Step 49

Select the Brush and choose one of the Camel brushes. Choose black as a foreground color and create a new layer .Click once on it to draw the camels. Resize and position the camels as shown below.

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Step 50

Open the Palm file again and copy/paste the palm into our document. Convert it to Smart Object. Add a layer mask and with a black brush paint a little at the bottom of the palm trunk so that it will blend nicely with the terrain. Make 2 extra duplicates by pressing Ctrl + J twice. Resize and position each pals above the oasis lake (as shown below).

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Step 51

Open the Palm file again and copy/paste the palm into our document. Convert it to Smart Object. Add a layer mask and with a black brush paint a little at the bottom of the palm trunk so that it will blend nicely with the terrain. Make 2 extra duplicates by pressing Ctrl + J twice. Resize and position each pals above the oasis lake (as shown below).

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Step 52

Let’s add some shadow to our palms. Create a new layer and place it inside the Palms group. Change the blending mode to Multiply and with a black chalk brush at 60% Opacity draw some shadows for the palms. Remember that the light is coming from the left up so the shadows should be directed towards right and down.

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Step 53

Ok, so now we are done with the composition of our scene. Time to add some color effects. Let’s start by setting a night mood to our scene. Create a Gradient Map Adjustment layer and choose the indicated preset. Change the blending mode to Soft Light and lower the fill to 66%.

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Step 54

Let’s boost up the contrast. Add a Brightness/Contrast Adjustment layer and drag the Contrast slider to the right until we reach a value of 45.

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Step 55

Light areas in a painting draw the eye and establish the interest points. Create a new Curves Adjustment layer and drag the curves up to lighten. Click on the layer mask, press D to set default colors and press Alt + Backspace to fill the mask with black. Now choose a soft white brush at 30% opacity and paint over the horizon, the moon, the oasis and the city.

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Step 56

Sampling a color from a scene, filling a layer with that color and setting the layer blending mode to Color Dodge will give a nice punch to the colors. Let’s do this in our scene. Sample a dark blue from the sky (#1c71ae), create a new layer and fill it with the sampled color. Change the blending mode to Color Dodge.

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19 responses to “How to Create Vivid Arabian Night Composite in Photoshop”

  1. lantai marmer Avatar
    lantai marmer

    File please..

  2. Rajesh Avatar
  3. Ihsan Avatar
    Ihsan

    link to the download ?

  4. JM Avatar
    JM

    This is some half-assed work indeed. The stars can been seen straight through all over the moon. The clouds are overblown to white and badly blended. This looks like the work of a troll to me. I mean come on.

  5. Chris Avatar
    Chris

    There’s no link to the download file!!!

    1. Chris Avatar
      Chris

      The PSD file …

  6. mr.Rasel Avatar
    mr.Rasel

    its so informative tutorial.

  7. Gail lenio Avatar
    Gail lenio

    its really helpful tut i learn many things from this.

  8. John Avatar
    John

    wtf is this shit? looks like something a kid in elementary school would draw = /

  9. Nico Avatar
    Nico

    There’s no link to the Clouds image… : ((

  10. Maidul Islam Avatar
    Maidul Islam

    This is a really inspiring collection for all, I like it, thanks for shearing!

  11. Maidul Islam Avatar
    Maidul Islam

    Thank you for the great tutorial! It has been very helpful to see a few techniques in action.

  12. Arafin Sardar Avatar
    Arafin Sardar

    Really amazing photo manipulation tutorial.

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    Anonymous

    Nice tut!

    1.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      what a hard im just a highschool

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