How to Create a Magical Christmas Snow Globe in Photoshop

Step 47

Using the same thin brush draw some lines on the upper margin of the hand.

Step 48

Increase the brush size to 10 pixels and create a new layer with the Overlay blending mode. Paint an outline around the hand.

Step 49

Create a new layer and change the blending mode to Linear Dodge. Using a white brush at 10% Opacity paint over the hand to make it look brighter and ethereal.

Step 50

Are you still with me? Congratulations for having patience to follow these steps. Now the things will get a bit easier so stay with me until the end. Let’s add a vignette to our scene. Create a new layer and fill it with white. Change the blending mode to Multiply and apply Filter > Lens Correction with the settings shown below.

Step 51

Add a Brightness/Contrast Adjustment Layer and increase the contrast to 50.

Step 52

Create a new layer and fill it with black. Create a flare by going to Filter > Render > Lens Flare and using the settings shown below.

Step 53

Now change the blending mode to Screen and lower the opacity to 36%. Move the flare as you see fit and if you see any hard edges simply hide them by adding a layer mask and painting with black over them.

Step 54

Create a new Gradient Map Adjustment Layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Gradient Map) and set the blending mode to Overlay. Lower the fill to 46% and use the settings shown below.

Step 55

Choose the “Small Dawn” brush from the brush presets and paint with white some glam/bokeh over the scene. Lower the opacity to 10%.

Step 56

Repeat the previous step but this time use a deep blue (#274e9d) and lower the opacity of the layer to 47%. Also you should set the blending mode to Color Dodge.

Step 57

Open the file “Snow Texture”. Select all, copy and paste it in our scene. Set the blending mode to screen and lower the opacity to 14%. You can also hide away this snow effect in the center by using a layer mask and painting with black over the bubble.

Step 58

Import the “Mist” brush and paint some white mist below the hand on a new layer.

Step 59

Import the “Trees” brush. Find the pines in the brush presets and on a new layer create some white pines below the hand. Add a glow effect.

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