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

Step 45

Create a new layer from all the visible layers again but this time apply a sharpen effect by going to Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp mask.
This is a required step for most photo manipulations as it brings a nice crispness to the overall look.

Step 46

Create a new layer and set the blending mode to Multiply. With a round soft brush at 10% Opacity paint repeatedly over the edges of the scene to create a vignette effect.

Step 47

As you can see the neck of the dragon and the cup have a dissonant yellow color. Create a new layer and set the blending mode to Color. Sample from around the scene and paint with a round soft brush at 50% Opacity over the areas indicated below.

Step 48

Now let’s dramatically shift the colors from blue to green. While I like the blue version I find that the green one is more appropriate to this particular scene – it brings to mind poison and danger while giving the scene an unusual strong look.

Create a Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer and use the settings shown below to achieve this effect.

Step 49

As you can see the previous step had the unfortunate effect of creating some unusual colors on some parts of the scene.
Let’s correct this by creating a new layer and setting the blending mode to Color. With a round soft brush( 60% Opacity) sample from a scene green area and paint over the indicated areas.

Final Results

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Tutorial by Adrian Scheff

I hope that you enjoyed this tutorial and learned some useful tips and tricks!
My name is Adrian Scheff and I am a designer/programmer who enjoys all things digital.

– Adrian Scheff

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