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Retro Surreal Photo Manipulation Photoshop Tutorial
Resources
- 36 underwater stock – winkstock
- Sunny Field – frozenstocks
- Bubbles – hawksmont
- Bird Brushes II – lpdragonfly
- Scary Fish – xNickixstockx
- Model 36 – night fate stock
- Mouth Detail Front – Della-Stock
- Paper Texture 1 – wojtar-stock
- Old Paper 37 stock – ofruin-stock
Step 1: Create a New Photoshop Image File
Okay, to start, let’s create a new image file, go to the Menu bar and click File > New, and then input the following values on their respective fields:
- Width: 3000px
- Height: 3000px
- Resolution: 300pixels/inch
- Color Mode: RGB Color; 8 bit
- Background Contents: Transparent

STEP 2: Create the Sea
In this step, we will be creating the sea which is the foreground of our picture. To start, open the image “36 underwater stock” by winkstock. Once you have it open, simply activate the Move tool (V) and drag it to our canvas. See the images below:

Once done, rename this layer to “water”. To rename a layer, simply double-click on the words: “layer 1” (that is our sea image) to prompt a text box to appear. Once that appears, you may now rename the layer.
4 comments on “How to Create a Retro Surreal Photo Manipulation using Photoshop”
It would have been much more helpful as a beginner if I could see what the layers looked like on the right side of the screen. As it was, the lasso tool at the very beginning working with the water lost me. Please don't assume you're dealing with experts when directing these tutorials!
koji si ti bumbar?????? ke je slika ud une pičke???? mamu ti jebem!!!
The pic of the woman got deleted :(
I'm beginner , so I'm stuck on sky. When I put them on main picture (canvas) they are so small , and when I resize sky, resolution is changed and it looks really ugly. Any help ?