Learn how to create this dark photo manipulation with a burning figure in a mirror. This Photoshop tutorial will show you how stage a scene with multiple photos, add smoke and fire to a witch, and coloring techniques that you can use in other photo manipulations.

Preview of Final Results

final result

Tutorial Resources

Step 1

First off create a new blank document (Ctrl+N) with size of 2000 pixels wide and 2424 pixels high.

step1a

Take gradient tool in the tool panel and choose linear gradient. We will fill the blank document with gradient color. Make sure to set the foreground color to #151723 and the background to #423e43. Fill the document by hold-clicking and dragging the tool from the top to bottom of the document.

step1b

Step 2

Next place the fenestra image in the document.

step2a

Activate the free transform tool (Ctrl+T) to scale the image up. Position it in such way that the window of it becomes the main part of the background.

step2b
step2c

Step 3

Proceed to alter the color of the wall. We will do this by just simply duplicating the original image four times. Set the original image to multiply blending at 100% opacity, the first duplicate to screen blending at 20% opacity and the other three duplicates to soft light blending at 100% opacity. Finally select all the layers and hit Ctrl+G to put them in a folder. I named this folder wall.

step3a

Here is what we will have:

step3b

Select the original layer within the folder and give it a layer mask. Take a very soft round brush to mask the upper part of this image as indicated by the red color in the screenshot.

step3c

Proceed to select the first duplicate layer and give it a layer mask as well. With soft round brush, mask area around the lower part of the window.

step3d

Here is the result should be:

step3e

Step 4

Open the raven image and extract it from its background.

step4a

Add the raven to the main document. Scale its size and place it on the chair.

step4b

With the raven layer still selected, go to layer > new adjustment layers > hue/saturation. Make sure to give this hue/saturation layer a clipping mask by checking ‘Use The Previous Layer To Create A Clipping Mask’ in the new layer option box.

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22 responses to “How to Create an Infernal Scene in Photoshop”

  1. Sherif Salama Avatar

    Thanks a lot for the great tutorials you are providing..but as suggestion..why you are not doing the tutorial in videos on youtube channel…it would be really great and more helpful for trainer and trainee
    Thanks agaim for the great effort

  2. jasmeen khan Avatar

    amazing tutorial can u share again psd link not working for learning

  3. Corey Moon Avatar
    Corey Moon

    I lik dis

  4. Corey Moon Avatar
    Corey Moon

    I am too retarded to complete dis

  5. Ayaan Avatar

    Please re uploaded PSD file because when i click on download showing 404 not found error, this is best work for me i want check how did you do this
    amazing outstanding fantastic best work master blaster

  6. john Avatar
    john

    Can you upload the files again

  7. Maidul Islam Avatar

    Elegant, modern, very different..

  8. Maidul Islam Avatar

    Beautiful, creative and acutely enjoy able!

  9. Jason B. Hernández Avatar
    Jason B. Hernández

    Thank you for the tutorial.
    Very good lesson but it lacks some details, it will be well to repeat the turoriel with more details

  10. Maryse Meyer Avatar
    Maryse Meyer

    Awesome.
    Thank you for sharing

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    Anonymous

    how do u create the smoke

  12. Max Avatar
    Max

    Where is the Raven image?

  13.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    how do you create the smoke layer

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      Anonymous

      simple usa un pincel de humo lo encuentras en la pagina de Devian art

  14. GavriilI Avatar
    GavriilI

    Amaing work you did there, you are great. I will give it a try

  15. jit Avatar
    jit

    really awesome ad heart touching tutorials,but where is the contact us? how to contact you?

  16. Hector Avatar
    Hector

    Very nice tutorial..

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    Anonymous

    good tut

  18. Nikash Avatar
    Nikash

    Very good tutorial!!

  19. mazen Avatar
    mazen

    mazen

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