Create a Fantastic Photo Manipulation of a Dark Monk

Step 9

Place “Solidified lava 2” stock to your file. Mask it. Click on white canvas next to layer thumbnail and use hard round, small size brush.

Step 10

Let’s make some adjustments. Add adjustment layer with Brightness/Contrast. Go to top menu and choose Layer > New Adjustment layer > Brightness/Contrast or use marked shortcut. Then make it a clipping mask (Alt+Ctrl+G, Layer > Create Clipping Mask).

Repeat this step.

Again repeat step 10.

Step 11

Add new layer. Then make it a clipping mask (Alt+Ctrl+G, Layer > Create Clipping Mask). Use soft round brush for make lights on rocks. Pick #f0e8ae color. Draw more lights, where moonlight goes. Use pressure opacity brush.

If it’s needed, decrease opacity of this layer to 70%.

Step 12

Add Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer. Layer > New Adjustment layer > Brightness/Contrast or use marked shortcut. Then make it a clipping mask (Alt+Ctrl+G, Layer > Create Clipping Mask).

Now click on mask (white canvas next to layer thumbnail). Use big soft round brush (700-800px) and erase place where moon is. Then erase with smaller brush (200-300px) line of the horizon.

Decrease opacity of this layer to around 50%.

Step 13

We will create three plans on our background. Place “Solidified lava 2” stock to your file. Mask it. Click on white canvas next to layer thumbnail and use hard round, small size brush. It will be second plan.

Step 14

Add Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer. Layer > New Adjustment layer > Brightness/Contrast or use marked shortcut. Then make it a clipping mask (Alt+Ctrl+G, Layer > Create Clipping Mask).

Step 15

Add new layer. Then make it a clipping mask (Alt+Ctrl+G, Layer > Create Clipping Mask). Use soft round brush for make lights on rocks. Pick #f0e8ae color. Draw more lights, where moonlight goes. Use pressure opacity brush.

Step 16

Add new layer. In your color picker set black and white. Go to Filter > Render > Clouds.

Step 17

Click on mask shortcut for adding layer mask. Click on white canvas next to layer thumbnail. Choose big (around 800px) soft round brush and erase top half of the layer.

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