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Final Results
Step 1 - Place the background
The first step it’s to place the sky, our background, into the image. As you can see, we have changed the color of it. We’re going to create a half of the image with a warm tone and another with a cool tone using the color balance tool. To do this, select the sky and then choose Image > Adjustments > Color Balance. Adjust the input sliders to add red and yellow. Select “highlights” and “shadows” then try adding more of these colors until you like the tones in your image.
Step 2 - Coloring the sky
Duplicate the layer with the sky. Now we are going to repeat the previous step with the color balance tool (Image > Adjustments > Color Balance) but this time adding blue and cyan tones. Remember to add some color to highlights and shadows as well.
Step 3 – Add the model
Now let’s open picture of the model. Use the magic wand tool to create a selection of the model then click on the add layer mask button in the layers palette to create a mask of the model. Refine the mask by painting in the layer mask using a brush with a harder edge. When you’re done, position the woman in the centre of the image.
Step 4 - Coloring the model
As you can see the lighting of the model isn’t blending in well with the background. We’re going to fix this with the levels tool. Choose Image > Adjustments > levels and move the input sliders to add contrast that matches the contrast of the background
32 comments on “Combine Photo Elements to Create a Surreal Photo Manipulation”
Hi. Where are the stock photos? There are broken images too
HI. are there any assets to go with this tutorial please, i don't see them anywhere. I love doing your tutorials they turnout so good. David Holmes
Unfortunately the author didn't provide any assets to this tutorial but you can typically find photos of the trees/roots/skies easily. For the model you can find lots over at DeviantART: http://www.deviantart.com/browse/all/resources/stockart/model/
Rally good, Amazing
That was an aweosome job! Congratulations!
Francesca Lelli
Muy bueno !
Pls i need the link of those pictures i'm practising digital arts
no point doing this tutorial without the sources
niccccccccccc
good
yeay so good
great tutorial
Wow so amazing,napakagaling po talaga,fantastic what a tutorial!!it helps me a lot i was so amazed!!
People should put nicer coments on this because I do not think they would like their work called crap or sloppy.
This looks AWSOME! It might be a little hard but I think I can do it.
Agreed.. the tutorial is quite crappy, not enough info for beginners, and more advanced users will know all that already.
Also extremely sloppy work on the picture, I wouldnt dare to view it in higher resolution.
Badly explained or for advanced people only (which wouldn't need it). Also extremely sloppy work at the bottom (grass).
I guess this picture looks extremely crappy in a decent resolution.
hahahahahahaha dats impressive work kip it up.
where are the photos that you used
yes!, there are not photos ! :/
Find your own pictures (;
不错，如果能提供素材看更好啦。
Pretty shitty explained... When I use the magic wand tool it always only selects little parts of the model, and I also don´t absolutely don`t know where to save this, or what happened to the layers I worked on before... And where the hell is the add layer mask button??
You should probably get acquainted with basic Photoshop tools first...
The tutorial is very well done, thank you.
waoooooo very nice
mind blowingggggggg.........
bravo. beautiful end result
Can you please give the source for the model and sky picture?
great tutorial
excelente :P