How to Create a Surreal Underwater Scene with Adobe Photoshop

Step 28

Make a new layer and increase the brush’s size. Use this brush to paint some bigger bubbles around the fish.

Step 29

Convert this layer to a Smart Object and go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and set the radius to 7 px:

Add a mask to this layer and use a soft black brush to reduce the bubbles’ visibility.

Step 30

Open the window image and use the Polygonal Lasso Tool to select the window only. Place this window onto the middle of the leaves and use Ctrl+T to refine the form of the window a bit.

Add a mask to this layer and change the brushes to the leaves ones. On this layer mask, select one from the brush set (I’ve chosen Mulberry 1) and hit F5 to change the settings of this brush.

Use this brush to hide the window edges into the leaves.

Step 31

Make a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to change the color of the window a bit.

Create a Curves adjustment layer to brighten the middle of the window. On this layer mask, paint on the edges to keep its shadow and contrast.

Make another Curves adjustment layer to increase the contrast and shadow for the window’s edges. Paint on the middle to reveal the lightness.

Step 32

Open the chimney image and use the Polygonal Lasso Tool to select the chimney only to add to the right of the leaves. Use Ctrl+T to make it thinner.

Add a mask to this layer and use a hard black brush to hide the bottom of the chimney into the leaves.

Step 33

Create a Color Balance adjustment layer and alter the Midtones values:

Add a Curves adjustment layer to brighten the middle of the chimney. On this layer mask, paint on the rest to keep its shadow.

Step 34

Open the smoke image and use the Lasso Tool to select the smoke part to add to the top of the chimney. Change this layer mode to Screen 100% .