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Place the pigeon above the picture frame and make sure that its layer is above all the others.

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Now we’re going to add the shadow of the pigeon on the picture frame.

Create a new layer by clicking in the ‘Create a new layer’ button (you can also press Ctrl/Command+Alt/Option+Shift+N to create a new layer). Then, rename it to ‘Shadow’ and place it behind the pigeon layer.

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Now paint the shadow of the pigeon using the images below as reference:

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Now your image should look something like this:

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Step 9: Add the smoke coming out of the picture

Let’s add the smoke to our project now. Open the smoke stock in Photoshop and before we copy and paste it, we’re going to desaturate it. Press Ctrl/Command+Shift+U to desaturate it and then copy all the images into our project.

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Now resize the smoke using the Free Transform Tool (Ctrl/Command+T) and place it near our picture (see image below for reference).

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Now change the blend mode of this layer to Screen and you’re done! Remember that we’re trying to make it look like the smoke is coming out of the man’s mouth, so if yours doesn’t look like it, you can move it around (even resize it if you want) until you’re satisfied with the result.

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With the smoke added, your image should look like this now:

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Now we’re going to group all those things we just added into a new group. Select all of the layers we just created, press Ctrl/Command+G and rename the group to Picture.

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Step 10: Add the “balloons girl”

Open the Girl 1 stock and select her using the Quick Selection Tool (W) or, if you prefer, the Pen Tool (P).

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Now copy and paste the girl into our project and resize her using the Free Transform Tool (Ctrl/Command+T). After that, mirror the girl by going to Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal and place her on the top of the turtle’s head.

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Now let’s add her shadow in the turtle’s head. Create a new layer by clicking on ‘Create a new layer’ or by pressing Ctrl/Command+Alt/Option+Shift+N.

Rename the new layer to Shadow and place it behind the girl’s layer.

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Now use a hard brush to paint the shadow of the girl, use the image below as reference:

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32 responses to “How to Create a Surreal Scene Full of Life in Photoshop”

  1. lucy Avatar
    lucy

    oh,I know it.

  2. lucy Avatar
    lucy

    I like it very much.But how can i entire to see it.

  3.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    thank! so much for that creation

  4.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    Such a beautiful artwork!!

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    Anonymous

    great tutorial thank you

  6. sunny khan Avatar
    sunny khan

    this tutorial was awesome thanks

  7. Thrilled Avatar
    Thrilled

    Really great tutorial. Very well explained step by step.

  8. Maidul Islam Avatar
    Maidul Islam

    You’ve made a very nice and comprehensive collection of WordPress Themes. I appreciate it. Really great art work with typography. Thanks for sharing this nice post.

  9. Maidul Islam Avatar
    Maidul Islam

    You’ve made a very nice and comprehensive collection of WordPress Themes. I appreciate it.

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    Anonymous

    Outstanding tutorial!Clear instructions and awesome picture instructions. Very nice, thank you a bunch.

  11. Guest Avatar
    Guest

    Beautiful image. Congratulations to the technical and thanks for the tutorial:)

  12. Noels Avatar
    Noels

    Loved it!! Thankyou, I learnt such a lot :)

  13. bephot Avatar
    bephot

    thanks! learn a lot of useful shortcut and tips here

  14. katrina enright Avatar
    katrina enright

    I cant get my roots and elephants feet to lok right i need help

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    Anonymous

    this looks awesome and easy

  16. josts1234 Avatar
    josts1234

    when I go to the exposure everything turns black. What do I do?

    1. kenzmobile Avatar
      kenzmobile

      its -0.25 not -25. i did the same thing

  17. Ali Guest Avatar
    Ali Guest

    I can not thank you enough, the amount of things I’ve learnt in two hours is incredible, would usually take me a week of watching and reading tutorials, but nope, you’ve used many techniques that made my life easier! Thank you is not enough!

  18. HoHe Avatar
    HoHe

    Great tutorial!But the mountain photo is missing :/Some extra help…

    1. SalahKabbani Avatar
      SalahKabbani

      just do what i did , 
      download the attached PSD from up there and take the mountain photo from there :D

    2. HoHe Avatar
      HoHe

      @SalahKabbani Thank you for your response :)But how can I take it from the mountain layer

    3. HoHe Avatar
      HoHe

      @SalahKabbani OK! Got it!I decided to replace the mountain photo with a desert one ^_^Thanks anyway :)

  19. landon912 Avatar
    landon912

    awsome tut

  20. SalahKabbani Avatar
    SalahKabbani

    Thank you so much for this tutorial really great photo and great explanation love it. 
    but i have a problem with the mountain photo , the link of this photo doesn’t work , can you please upload it again or give me another photo that could be good for the tutorial ?
    thanks

    1. SalahKabbani Avatar
      SalahKabbani

      Never mind i took it from the downloadable project :)

  21. Ayaron Avatar
    Ayaron

    I like it. 
    Thank you for your awesome tutorial.

  22. MahmoudAbdulkarim Avatar
    MahmoudAbdulkarim

    Very nice Job!
    Thanks a lot dear ^^.

  23. JohnnySteel1 Avatar
    JohnnySteel1

    Hi Guilherme, From the start of your tutorial you say to go to lens correction and distort the image to + 25,00, it distorts the image considerably !, is that right, ?, by the way it is a great tutorial,
    regards and respect johnny

    1. JohnnySteel1 Avatar
      JohnnySteel1

      Its ok, all i did was after the lens correction was used the free transform tool and adjusted the image to cover my canvas again lol, My bad..

  24. Taha Avatar
    Taha

    Can I use CS3 for this creative tutorail.

  25. Taha Avatar
    Taha

    Can I use CS3 for this creative tutorail.

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