How to Create a Fantasy Sea Woman Portrait Photo Manipulation with Adobe Photoshop

How to Create a Fantasy Sea Woman Portrait Photo Manipulation with Adobe Photoshop
How to Create a Fantasy Sea Woman Portrait Photo Manipulation with Adobe Photoshop

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to create a fantasy piece featuring a sea woman portrait. First, we'll add the model and do some retouch on her. Later, we'll add the fins, create a headpiece and add some fantasy make-up. After that, we'll import the jellyfish, adjust the color, light and contrast. We'll refine the model's face, paint the dots and bubbles to complete the final effect.

Preview of the Final Result

Tutorial Resources

Step 1

Create a new 2700x1664 px document in Photoshop and fill it with white. Open the model image (feel free to use your own) and drag it into the white canvas using the Move Tool (V)

Step 2

Make a new layer and set it as Clipping Mask. Hit S to activate the Clone Tool (S) and use this tool to remove the earrings. 

Step 3

Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation and set it as Clipping Mask. Bring the Saturation values down to -57:

Step 4

Add a Color Balance adjustment layer (set as Clipping Mask) and change the Midtones settings:

Make another Color Balance adjustment layer and alter the Midtones values. On this layer mask, activate the Brush Tool (B) and select a soft round one with black color. Use this brush to erase around the model's face, a part on the nose and the corners of the canvas.

Step 5

Create a new layer, change mode to Overlay 100% and fill with 50% gray. Select the Dodge and Burn Tool (O) with Midtones Range, Exposure about 15-20% to refine the light and shadow on the model. You can see how I did it with Normal mode and the result with Overlay mode.

Step 6

Make a Curves adjustment layer and reduce the lightness. On this layer mask, use a soft black brush to reduce the dark effect on the middle of the model's face and around the cheeks and ears.

Step 7

Create a new layer and use a soft brush with the color #36424b, the opacity about 50% to paint shadow of the face on the neck.

Step 8

Open the fish 1 image and use the Lasso Tool (L)  to select the body of the fish to add to the model's face. Use the Free Transform Tool  (Ctrl+T) with the Warp mode to rotate and tweak it to fit the right cheek of the model (from the viewer).

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2 comments on “How to Create a Fantasy Sea Woman Portrait Photo Manipulation with Adobe Photoshop”

  1. Muchas gracias por el tutorial y el Psd. ES un excelente y magnifico trabajo que has realizado y hermoso resultado, excelente. Felicidades, enhorabuena.

    Thank you very much for the tutorial and the Psd. It is an excellent and magnificent job that you have done and a beautiful result, excellent. Congratulations, congratulations.

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