Creepy Lady on a Dark Mountain – Learn How to Create This Composite in Photoshop

Step 50

Now create a new layer and name this layer light of lamp. Pick soft round brush and set the opacity to 50% and choose the same color in previous step. Paint more lights on the ground and set the blend mode to linear dodge then reduce the opacity to 23%. Group all the lamp layers and name it lamp.

Step 51

Now, extract the model and place it as shown in the image. Then create a new layer below the model layer and paint the shadows with soft round black brush.

Step 52

I applied a layer style effect to model. Right click on model layer and choose blending options. Choose gradient overlay and set the setting as shown in the image.

Here is the result.

Step 54

I added Hue/Saturation and gradient map adjustment layer to blend the model to the scene. Clip both adjustment layer to model. On Gradient map adjustment layer choose color #000000 for shadows and #ff9600 for highlights and set the blend mode of gradient map to color dodge then reduce the opacity to 66%.

Result should be similar to this.

Step 55

I added two more adjustment layer Photo filter and Brightness/Contrast. Set the blend of photo filter to soft light. Clip both layer to the model.

Here is the result

Step 56

Create a new layer then go to edit>fill and fill the layer with 50% gray. Set the blend mode of this layer to overlay.

Step 57

Select dodge and burn tool by pressing (O) on keyboard. Set the range to midtones and exposure to 9%. Then start dodge and burning as shown in the image.

Step 58

Create a new layer and choose soft round brush with color #874b1d. Then paint light on model hair, face and hands or you can follow the arrows to create light. Now select all the model layer and group them. Name this group model.

Here, you can see the process how I arranged all the layers. That’s why we use group.

Step 59

Open raven and crow PSD and choose a raven. place it out main canvas.

Step 60

Add a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to raven and clip it then set the set the hue to 0, saturation to -18 and lightness to -56 as shown in the image.

Step 61

Create a new layer and load the birds brush then paint birds. Choose 2500 pixels brush or choose whatever you like.

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