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Step 1
First go to open background image Road. File > Open and select Road.
Step 2
Open Ocean photo stock and use Rectangular Marquee Tool(M). With the Rectangular Marquee tool, drag over the area you want to select. Hold down Shift as you drag to constrain the marquee to(release the mouse button before you release Shift to keep the selection shape constrained).

Step 3
Create a layer mask and use Brush Tool(B) Soft Round with foreground color black and start painting all off the road as you can see in the picture below. Blend mode change from Normal to Soft Light with Opacity 100%.
Step 4
Add Adjustment Layer " Hue/Saturation"
Step 5
Add Adjustment Layer "Curves"
Step 6
Add Adjustment Layer "Brightness/Contrast"
Step 7
Open Waves photo stock, go to File > Open and select Waves. Use Rectangular Marquee Tool(M). With the Rectangular Marquee tool, drag over the area you want to select.



Step 8
Now create a layer mask and use Brush Tool(B) Soft Round with foreground color black and start painting.


Step 9
Add Adjustment Layer "Levels"
Step 10
Add Adjustment Layer "Hue/Saturation"
Step 11
Next, Select Waves layer and duplicate it (Ctrl/Cmd +J) and use Transform Tool(Ctrl/Cmd + T) reduce the size slightly. Create layer mask and use Brush Tool(B) with foreground color black and start painting.

Step 12
Add Adjustment Layer "Levels"
Step 13
Add Adjustment Layer "Hue/Saturation"
Step 14
Create a new layer and use Brush Tool(B) Soft Round size 35px. Foreground color set to white and paint on the headlights. Opacity set to 70%

Step 15
Go to File > Place and select Lighting Strikes. Transform image (Ctrl/Cmd + T) and resterize it like image below.
4 comments on “How to Create a Flooded Road in Photoshop”
Thanks for sharing this tutorial. Step by step explanation is wonderful.
mano ya lo hiciste? me lo han dejado como trabajo pero no me sale
Um excelente trabalho, muito didático. Parabéns.
Fabulous , thanks for sharing !!!