Create an Awesome Underwater Scene Depicting a Dragon and a Treasure Hunter

Step 24

Make a new layer and fill it with a blue color (#174451). Clip this layer to the coffer and change the blending mode to Color.

Step 25

Darken the coffer by painting on a new layer (clipped to the coffer layer) with black. Avoid painting too heavily on the top section because that’s where the light will hit. You can also use a Level Adjustment Layer to darken the coffer.

Step 26

Use the technique described at step 15 to blend the coffer with its environment.

Step 27

Open the file “Coins”. Copy and paste the coins next to the coffer. Paint a subtle shadow on a new layer below the coins and group both layers. Lower the group opacity to 18%.

Step 28

Open the file “Cup”. Copy and paste the cup next to the coins and lower the opacity to 88%. Paint some shadows below the cup (on a new layer obviously) and blend the cup with the environment as explained at step 15.

Step 29

Open the file “Skulls”. Copy/paste the skulls next to the coffer and on a new layer below the skulls paint some shadows.

Step 30

Create a new Levels Adjustment Layer with the settings shown below and clip it to the skulls layer to darken it.

Step 31

Create a new Hue/Saturation Adjustment layer with the settings indicated below and clip it to the skulls layer to make the colors match the overall scene.

Step 32

Open the file “Seahorse”. Copy and paste it next to the dragon as shown below and lower the opacity to 15%. This could represent the dragon’s offspring or another marine creature.

Step 33

Let’s add some bubbles. Open the file “Bubble Brushes” and import the brushes by double clicking on the .abr file. Use these brushes (on one or more new layers) to add bubbles to the scene – near the dragon, the diver and the coffer.

Step 34

Time for adding the final touches.

Open the file “Light Brush” and import the brushes. Use a light brush to create some rays coming from above and use a layer mask to hide the hard edges and harsh whites.

Create another new layer and set it to Overlay blending mode. With the round soft brush at 10% opacity paint over the section where you painted the light brush to increase luminosity.

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