How to Create a Beautiful Underwater Surreal Scene in Photoshop

How to Create a Beautiful Underwater Surreal Scene in Photoshop
How to Create a Beautiful Underwater Surreal Scene in Photoshop
Step 34b

After you change the level, your image should be like this:

Step 34c

The boat is not totally black. We will be adding a black with a Brush Tool (B). To start, create a new layer (Ctrl/Cmd +Shift + N) and activate the clipping mask to the boat layer, then activate the "Brush tool" (B) and set the following:

  • Brush size: Soft round 300px
  • Hardness: 0%
  • Opacity: 100%
  • Flow: 100%
  • #: 000000
Step 34d

Step 35

Now, we will be adding the fisherman silhouette. Open the "Fisherman" image by joelshine-stock. Make a selection with Polygonal Lasso Tool (L) or Pen Tool (P).

Step 35

Copy (Ctrl/Cmd + C) and paste (Ctrl/Cmd + V) it into our work canvas.

Step 35a

After you flip the "Fisherman", hold shift and resize your image with the Transform Tool (Ctrl/Cmd + T) and position the fisherman like the image below.

Step 35b

Next, create a new adjustment layer "Levels" then activate the clipping mask to the fisherman layer. Set the following like this:

Step 35c

The result should be similar to this

Step 35d

Step 36

In this step, we will make the bait line. To start, create a new layer (Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + N) and activate the "Line Tool" (U).

Step 36

Activate the "Line Tool" (U) and make the line like the image below. Set the color #000000.

Step 36a
Step 36b

Note: the warp effect is a little bit tricky, don't be afraid to trying move every grid points to see the transformation. Change the line into like a "S" shape like the image below.

Step 36c

Step 37

Now, change the bait line layer opacity into 42%. Your image should be like this:

Step 37

Now, activate the layer mask on the bait line layer and activate the "Brush tool" (B) and set the following:

  • Brush size: Soft round 200px
  • Hardness: 0%
  • Opacity: 100%
  • Flow: 100%
  • #: 000000
Step 37a

The result should be similar to this:

Step 37b

Step 38

In this step, we will be adding the boat and the fisherman shadow. To start, make a new group name it "Fisherman", then select the boat and the fisherman silhouette layers drag into the group. Now, duplicate the group and name it "Fisherman's Shadow" (Check again in Step 22; how to make a group and duplicate it).

Step 38
Step 38a

Activate the Transform Tool (Ctrl/Cmd +T) and position the shadow like the image below.

Step 38b
Step 38c
Step 38d

The result should be like this:

Step 38e

Step 39

Now, change the opacity of "Fisherman's Shadow" group layer in 62%. Your image should be like this:

Step 39

Now, go to the boat and fisherman shadow layer and activate the layer mask. Activate the "Brush tool" (B) and set the following:

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17 comments on “How to Create a Beautiful Underwater Surreal Scene in Photoshop”

  1. Thanks a lot, this is my first try at surreal and your specifications were very exact.wish to attach my output here.

    Thanks a lot, learned a lot, done a lot with simpler tricks.

    1. In step 27, I'm using brush. It's okay if you use the stamp tool, the result is totally same. I already remind a note in this step about making silhouette with the levels adjustment effect is not always make the image change into totally black, it depends with the quality of the image. Thank you.

  2. I can download other files, but the zip files just interrupt randomly and cannot be opened even if the download is full. Please check all links before posting a tutorial.

    1. Hello Iulian, I'm sorry for the late reply. The zip files is totally fine, I already check it. Thank you.

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