Final - Result
Step 1: Creating the Bubbles
a) New PSD: 1024×768 @ 72dpi.b) Press D to make sure colours are default.c) Filter -> Render -> Fibers @ default options.d) ⌘I to Inverte) ⌘L to Level the image.
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f) ⌘J to Duplicate layer, Screen Blending Mode, Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur.
j) On the Bubbles layer, Filter -> Distort -> Ocean Ripples
k) ⌘B to Color Balance.
l) On the Ripples layer, Filter -> Distort -> Ripple. Then repeat step k) for it. After this, you’re done, Save the PSD as Bubbles.psd and keep it open.
Step 2: Compositiona) New PSD: 600×1136 @ 72dpi.b) Copy & Paste in the Aquarium image, transform it to a nice scale and position.c) ↑⌘U to Desaturate.
d) ⌘L to Level.
f) ⌘L to Level.
g) ⌘U to Hue/Saturation and turn the Saturation down 50.
h) ⌘T to Transform, hold down ⌘ to Skew and drag the bottom right corner slightly up and to the left as shown.
i) If there’s anything that the girl is overlapping such as fishes, or corals, you can create a layer mask on the girl and brush out anything overlapping to create depth and blend it better.
Step 3: Bubbles and Wavesa) Drag in the “Bubbles” layer from Bubbles.psd and turn the Blending Mode to Screen.
b) ⌘T to Transform and try to do something like this by skewing.
d) Select back the layer not the mask. Filter -> Distort -> Wave
e) ⌘J to Duplicate. Move and scale it smaller to a position on her hands like so.
f) Feel free to repeat c) until you feel it’s nice.
i) Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Gradient Map @ Multiply, 70% Opacity.
Step 4: Lighting
a) New Layer, select the Rectangular Marquee Tool and drag a box as shown.
f) Change the Layer Blending Mode to Overlay. If the lighting is still too much, delete some parts.
k) ⌘U and play with the Hue slider until you get a yellowish or bluish colour on the top, according to taste.
Step 5: Finishing Touchesa) ⌘A to Select all, ↑⌘C to Copy Merged, ⌘V to paste on top of all the layers.
b) Filter -> Blur -> Lens Blur
f) As with most of my artwork, I like to sharpen it when complete. ⌘A to Select all, ↑⌘C to Copy Merged, ⌘V to paste on top of all the layers. Filter -> Other -> High Pass @ 3px, change Blending Mode to Soft Light and play with opacity.
Congratulations!So what do you think? Not bad for a couple of steps?Thanks for reading and I hope you have learnt something from this tutorial. Please Comment & Rate & Subscribe and I might make a video tutorial for this if I get enough feedback.
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