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Tutorial Resources
- Stolpen 11 - almudena-stock
- Stairs stock - titusboy25
- Autumn 7 - mirish
- Fire HQ - gd08
- dead tree png - gd08
- Tree Sidebar PNG - evelivesey
- Grunge maps Weird 0001 2 (L) - cgtextures
Step 1
Let's start. Create new file. Go to File > New... and pick 1200x1800px size.
Step 2
Place and transform "Stairs stock". Drag it from your folder and drop to created file.
Step 3
Then, place "Grunge map". Transform it (ctrl+T) perspectively, by holding ctrl when you drag points of transform.
Step 4
Add mask to this layer. Click on marked shortcut. Then, choose white canvas next to layer thumbnail. Pick soft round brush and mask edge of texture.
Step 5
Let's place "Stolpen 11" stock. Transform it(ctrl+T) perspectively, by holding ctrl when you drag points of transform.
Step 6
Click on marked shortcut. Then, choose white canvas next to layer thumbnail. Pick soft round brush and mask everything except circle of clock.
Step 7
Add some lights and shadows to clock. Add Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer. Right-click on adjustment layer and choose "Create clipping mask" (Alt+Ctrl+G or Layer > Create Clipping Mask). Set it as is shown.
Step 8
You can mask adjustment layer, just like normal layers or Smart Objects. Click white canvas next to layer thumbnail. Pick soft round brush and mask top of the image.
Step 9
Adjust whole stock image to texture on the ground. At first you should decrease saturation. Add Hue/Saturation adjustment layer. Right-click on adjustment layer and choose "Create clipping mask" (Alt+Ctrl+G or Layer > Create Clipping Mask).
Step 10
Decrease contrast - stock with clock is too contrasted in comparison to ground texture. Add Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer. Right-click on adjustment layer and choose "Create clipping mask" (Alt+Ctrl+G or Layer > Create Clipping Mask).
Step 11
At the end, add again Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer. Right-click on adjustment layer and choose "Create clipping mask" (Alt+Ctrl+G or Layer > Create Clipping Mask).
Step 12
Adjust whole background. Add Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer.




8 comments on “How to Create a Fantasy Photo Manipulation with Fire”
thanks for an awesome tutorial. wish i could post what i made of it on here :(
The end result is nice, but waaaay too many layers!
So sick of making layers... Need to find better methods.
Thanks.
why u dont use Photoshop cs6 for this tutorial? It's hardly to understand while Im using CS6
Link of ''Grunge map'' had died. I dont understand step 4, how to do it ??
Diego Armando
link to Grunge maps Weird 0001 2 (L) cgitextures is broken. Tree sidebar PNG is a pay file. Love your tutorial. Thank you
amazing
Nice