Step 20

Now we need trees to close the space above the temple. Without it we can not move on vertical perspective, and move into horizontal. Exactly trees will make transition function in my landscape. I did not become a long and tedious search for a specific resource, and returned to the layer with the main temple. Used Lasso Tool (L) and select a small portion of the trees with regard to their form. Duplicate this fragment (Cmd/Ctrl + J), hold Opt/Alt and move a layer mask of temple to fragment layer (just do not move the fragment layer).

Step 21

Do the same for the yellow trees, but only with the layer on which you have the biggest "Miyajima Temple". When the pieces are ready, move both front layer and fill the space above the temple, duplicating and changing the size (the quickest and easiest way to duplicate its hold Opt/Alt when you use Move Tool (V)). Try to diversify their types using different parts of the fragments. It's okay if the edge is not very smooth or are poorly cleared the trees, then we will eliminate all.

Step 22

I adjust color and Saturation on created trees with two adjustment layers "Hue/Saturation" (Layer > New Adjustment layer > Hue/Saturation... or use icon on a Layer panel). For first layer: Hue: -17, Lightness: +2, clip to previous layer. For second layer: Hue: +40, Saturation: -19, Lightness: -15, clip to previous layer.

This is my result. All layers with towers and trees combined in one group "Towers". If you want to make trees more varied use the more fragments. I had enough of these two. Do not make the trees too large because the background is already at a greater distance than the tower and temple.

Step 23

Let's actually start to build mountain scene. This is an interesting part in which we start work to effects. But at first make landscape. Place mountains "huangshan_1_3_by_meihua_stock" (Huangshan) in our document (File > Place (Place Embedded)). Not needed resize this layer, just place mountains that spire of biggest of small three towers protrudes slightly from the forest, ate are connected with trees and there was no place to exude background. Duplicate this layer (Cmd/Ctrl + J).