Preview of Final Results
Tutorial Resources
- Modern Style Dancer – ShutterStock
- Water Background – knightfall-stock
- Tutorial Resources – Provided by author
Step 1
Create new document (File > New or Ctrl/Cmd+N)
Step 2 – Add Ground Layers
Add the ground layer (GROUND\IMG_6231). Scale the image using the Free Transform tool (Edit > Free Transform or Ctrl/Cmd+T). Now, I will change the shadows and light a bit. Because you never know how it will work with layers and which one will come later, you should convert your layer to a Smart Object. To do this, right-click on the layer and choose “Convert to Smart Object”. Now we are ready to use the Shadow/Highlights adjustment (Image > Adjustments > Shadows/Highlights). Note: Every layer name will have the same number as the ones in the tutorial resources.
Info: Cienie / Podświetlenie mean Shadow/Highlights (Sorry about that, I use the Polish version of Photoshop)
Step 3 – Add Clouds layers
Now I will add some clouds using the exact same technique we did with the ground layers. Remember, you will get better results if you decrease your brush opacity; I usually work between 30-50%. First, I will add a new Gradient Map adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Gradient Map). It will be the same gradient map as the previous layer so you can just duplicate the previous layer. To do this, select the layer then press Ctrl/Cmd+J to duplicate the layer. Move the layer to the top of your layer like shown in the image below.26 responses to “Create This Incredible Surreal Photo Manipulation of a Dancer in Photoshop”
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Thanks for tutorial, it is very useful for beginners like us.
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Where do we get the bricks, ground, clouds etc.?
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It’s in the “Tutorial Resources” zip file (BRICKS / MAIN_BRICK.psd)
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Nice! Although it lacks information :'(
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Really great fantastic work thanks for share it .
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These look fantastic! Thanks for bringing them together – what a great collection
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You lost me! :( I apply the color & gradient maps just like you said but no color comes through!
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Why would you use a shutterstock copyrighted image that has to purchased? We cant use this dancers image at a deent size/resolution without purchasing it. Makes this tutorial kind of a fail :(
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hmmm, Shutterstock hay? ……….no thanks! i’ll pass.
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NICE! Adrenaline is coursing through my veins right now. Can’t wait to try this out at home.
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All my eyes go to is that black shape on the right side of his right arm other then that this is a sweet tutorial thank you for sharing your mad skills
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awesome……. but have doubts… if you could provide a video tutorial it would be worth watching and learning……. :)
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Great editing
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Undoubtedly the tutorials you in handling fotografais are the best of the website would love to if I baber podeira copies some tutorials to put on my website sintando the source
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Panie Darku super robota. Jedyne ‘ale’ to latajace korzenie , cegly itp. Ogolnie bardzo fajnie i “czysto” wytlumaczone kroki. Jesli to mozliwe, w przyszlosci c hetnie skorzystam z Pana wiedzy. prosze o kontakt. pozdrawiam
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:D……Thank You!…….I love photoshop & design.
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The overall picture looks good and you obviously spent much effort on it, thank you :). But some highlights and shadows of dancer, parts of ground, roots, and flying bricks are wrong :).
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I always have a problem with it :) Thank you!
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This looks good but is so badly explained. You have steps that are lacking info and steps with unnecessary info. You don’t need to tell us to “change the blending mode to normal and opacity to 100%” because that’s done by default. Some instructions don’t even say anything… It just says what image and blending mode but goes into no detail what was done. Good picture but sorry the tut is bad
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Please tell me which part you do not understand, then I will fix it for you.
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I think you are being too picky. Obviously this is not intended for beginners.
But I agree with you on the excessive info. You don’t need to tell people to set opacity to 100% when it’s already 100% by default. It’s annoying to read.
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And kudos to the author for offering to fix steps. Most people would get angry but you stayed cool
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I’ll keep that in mind! :)
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Very nice job! Thanks.
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Fantastic work!!!
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Thank you!
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