Discover how to create stunning photo manipulations in Photoshop. In this course, you'll learn everything from photographing models to creating dark conceptual artworks. If you enjoy our photo manipulation tutorials, you will absolutely love this course.
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Step 1
Create a new 1400x1333 px document and fill it with white. Go to Layer > New Fill Layer > Solid Color and pick the color #70dce3.
Step 2
Open the sky image and use the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) to take the sky only to drag it into the main canvas using the Move Tool (V).

Step 3
Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance and set it as Clipping Mask. Change the Midtones, Shadows and Highlights settings:


Step 4
Make a Curves adjustment layer (set as Clipping Mask) and increase the lightness. On this layer mask, use a soft black brush with the opacity about 10-15% to reduce the light on the parts which are bright already.


Step 5
Open the hill image and isolate the hill using the Magic Wand Tool (W). Drag it into our working document and place it in the bottom of the canvas and convert this layer to a Smart Object.
Step 6
Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and set the radius to 4 px.
Step 7
Move the hill from the original image and place it in the foreground and convert this layer to a Smart Object.

Step 8
Select the hill layers and hit Ctrl+G to make a group for them. Change the group's mode to Normal 100% and make a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer within this group. Change the Hue values to -5:

Step 9
Cut out the giraffe and place him onto the middle of the hill. Add a mask to this layer and use a hard black brush to remove the lower part of his body.

Step 10
Make a Curves adjustment layer (set as Clipping Mask) to brighten the giraffe.
Step 11
Create a Levels adjustment layer with the same purpose.
Step 12
Make a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer and change the Cyans and Blues settings to remove the blue cast on the neck of the giraffe.

Step 13
Add a new layer, change the mode to Overlay 100% and fill with 50% gray.


Step 14
Isolate the fish and add him to the body of the giraffe. Use the Free Transform Tool (Ctrl+T) with the Warp mode to bend the fish following the form of the giraffe.
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