Step 57

Open the file “Palm”. Select all and copy/paste in our scene. Place the palm on the island and paint some shadow on an underneath layer. Clip a Curves Adjustment Layer to the palm in order to make it look greener.

Step 58

Create a new layer and paint some rope connecting the boat to the palm with the standard black chalk brush.

Step 59

Press Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E to make  a new layer from all the visible layers and apply a 20px Gaussian Blur (Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur). Change the blending mode of the layer to Soft Light and lower the Opacity to 39%. This will slightly increase the contrast and give our scene a dreamy look.

Step 60

Open the file “Nebula”. Select all and copy paste in our scene. Change the blending mode of the nebula to Soft Light and lower the Opacity to 39%. Add a layer mask and hide some of the middle nebula effect.

Final Results

Download the PSD

Water Cube.zip

Tutorial by Johan Sandu

Thank you for following this tutorial! I hope you learned some useful Photoshop tips and tricks and had fun. You can find me on deviantart here.

- Johan Sandu