Photoshop Tutorials

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Step 3: Create the Sky

Now, it’s time we added the sky. Open Sunny Field by frozenstocks and once open, activate the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M).

To use this tool and select the sky, simply point and drag the mouse from one point to another. Now create a selection area over the sky on the “Sunny field” image. See image below:

Once you’ve created the selection tool, activate your Move tool (V) and drag the sky below the “water” layer. Now, after moving the sky, rename it to “sky”. Next, activate the Transform tool (Ctrl/Cmd + T) and resize it as shown below:

Next, let’s adjust the Brightness and Contrast of the sky. First, make sure that the “sky” layer is selected and then go to Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast and then input the following once it opens:

• Brightness: 15
• Contrast: 0

The result should be similar to this:

STEP 4: Create the Horizon Now that the sky and sea are in place, let’s now add the elements of our background. First, let’s enhance the horizon. Let’s make our horizon brighter. First, create a new layer by pressing Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + N. After doing this, a box would open – input “horizon” in the name box. Put this layer above the “sky” layer and below the “water” layer. Next, activate the Brush tool (B) and once it is open, input the following settings:

• Brush size: 900px
• Hardness: 0%
• Opacity: 30%
• Flow: 100%
• #: ffffff

Note: for the Brush color, follow the instructions below:

Now, we’re all set – paint on the area shown below:

The result should be similar to this:

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Step 5: Add the Bubbles

After the horizon, let’s now add the bubbles under water. To start, make sure you’ve downloaded the brushes (Bubbles by hawksmont) and placed them on the Photoshop Brushes folder (Photoshop > Presets > Brushes). To open these brushes, simply activate the Brush tool (B) and right click on the canvas. Once you’ve done that, a contextual menu would appear.

Once you’ve done that another menu would open; click on “Load Brushes”.

Now that it is open, click on the brush set: Bubbles by hawksmont and click Open. Now you’ll see that this brush set is loaded on your brush contextual menu when you right click on the canvas. Okay, now let’s create a new layer (Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + N) and then name it “Bubbles 1”. Put this above the “water” layer. Choose the following brush from the Bubbles by hawksmont set:

After that, input the following for the Brush tool (B):

• Brush size: 40px
• Hardness: Default
• Opacity: 100%
• Flow: 100%
• #: ffffff

Then let’s start painting:

Next, create another layer and name it “Bubbles 2”. Use the same brush from the Bubbles by hawksmont set. Activate the Brush tool (B) and input the following:

• Brush size: 20px
• Hardness: Default
• Opacity: 100%
• Flow: 100%
• #: ffffff