Create a Cyborg Scene in Photoshop

In a sense, a cyborg has no origin story in the Western sense – a ‘final’ irony since the cyborg is also the awful apocalyptic telos of the ‘West's escalating dominations of abstract individuation, an ultimate self untied at last from all dependency, a man in space. In this photoshop tutorial, we will learn how to create a neon cyborg scene. First, we placed a city background, then add a robot and blended and add glows. Next added textures, rays brushes, and rain effect. For the final effect use the Camera Raw filter.

Preview of Final Image

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Step 1

Now, let’s start by creating a new image file, go to the Menu bar and click File > New, and then input the following values on their respective fields

Preset: Custom
Width: 3080px
Height: 3850px
Resolution: 300px
Color Mode: RGB Color 8 bit
Background Contents: Transparent

Step 2

Now letˇs start, place City Go to File > Place and select City, then place it to our work canvas and position the image with the transform tool (Ctrl / Cmd + T). Hold Alt + Shift and rasterize like the image below. In Photoshop CC only hold Alt to rasterize all sides together.

Press right-click and select Convert to Smart Object and go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and set the radius to 8.0 px

Step 3

Add Adjustment Layer "Curves" and press Ctrl/Cmd + I to invert. Then use Brush Tool(B) Soft Round with foreground color white and paint the highlight parts.

Step 4

Add Adjustment Layer "Curves" and press Ctrl/Cmd + I to invert. Then use Brush Tool(B) Soft Round with foreground color white and paint the dark parts.

Step 5

Add Adjustment Layer "Brightness/Contrast"

Step 6

Now, create a new layer and change the blend mode to Linear Dodge(Add) with foreground color blue #2367c1 and paint on light rays.

Step 7

Next, we will open Butterfly. After you open the image, use Lasso Tool(L) and start selecting butterfly. After the selection area has been created, simply copy (Ctrl / Cmd + C) and Paste (Ctrl / Cmd + V) it to our work canvas. Then position the image with the transform tool (Ctrl / Cmd + T). Hold Alt + Shift and resterize like the image below. In Photoshop CC only hold Alt to resterize all sides together.

Step 8

Add Adjustment Layer "Brightness/Contrast"

Step 9

Next, place Texture Go to File > Place and select Texture. Then place it to our work canvas and position the image with the transform tool (Ctrl / Cmd + T). Hold Alt + Shift and rasterize like the image below. In Photoshop CC only hold Alt to rasterize all sides together and change the blend mode to Color Dodge.

Step 10

Add Adjustment Layer "Levels"

Step 11

Next, create three layers. On all three layers, we will add mist/smoke. On the first layer use Brush Tool(B) Soft Round with foreground color blue #246296 and paint with big brush size. The flow of brush set to 10% and opacity of layer set to 90%.

Next, on second layer use the same technique and create light on upper lamp. Opacity set to 30%.

On the last layer add more blue smoke.

Step 12

Next, we will open Cyborg. After you open the image, use the Quick Selection Tool(W) and start selecting. After the selection area has been created, simply copy (Ctrl / Cmd + C) and Paste (Ctrl / Cmd + V) it to our work canvas. Then position the image with the transform tool (Ctrl / Cmd + T). Hold Alt + Shift and resterize like the image below. In Photoshop CC only hold Alt to resterize all sides together.