How to Create a Beautiful Underwater Surreal Scene in Photoshop

• Brush size: Soft round 70px
• Hardness: 0%
• Opacity: 83%
• Flow: 100%
• #: ffe400

The result should be similar to this:

Step 31

Next, we will make lights direction. To start, create a new layer (Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + N) and activate Pen Tool (P).

After you done with the Pen Tool (P), don’t forget to make a selection to get the dotted line area. Then, activate the Paint Bucket Tool (G) and set the color #ffe400.

And set the layer opacity in 38%, you will get like this.

Now, activate the layer mask and activate the “Brush tool” (B) and set the following:

• Brush size: Soft round 500-600px
• Hardness: 0%
• Opacity: 30%
• Flow: 100%
• #: 000000

Note: Mask the full area first (red line area), then mask again in the below (green line area). The result should be similar with this.

Step 32

Next, we wiil make the second light. Create a new layer (Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + N) and activate Pen Tool (P).

After you done with the Pen Tool (P), don’t forget to make a selection to get the dotted line area. Then, activate the Paint Bucket Tool (G) and set the color #ffe400.

The second shape is hit the fish image. We will make the light look appear behind of the fish. Now, go to the layer “Fish” image, activate the Magic Wand Tool (W) and make a selection like this:

Now, go back to the layer you create the second light shape then activate the layer mask. The result should be similar to this:

And set the layer opacity in 38%, you will get like this.

Now, activate the layer mask and activate the “Brush tool” (B) and set the following:

• Brush size: Soft round 500-600px
• Hardness: 0%
• Opacity: 30%
• Flow: 100%
• #: 000000

Note : this step is same with the step you mask the first light. The result should be like this.

Step 33

In this step, we will blend the sea with a texture. To start, open the image “Texture 2” by kuschelirmel-stock.

Now, activate the layer mask and activate the “Brush tool” (B) and set the following:

• Brush size: Soft round 600px
• Hardness: 0%
• Opacity: 100%
• Flow: 100%
• #: 000000

The result should be similar to this:

Step 34

In this step, we will be adding a boat silhouette. Let’s open the ” Boat” image by Chibiangel-stock. Make a selection with Polygonal Lasso Tool (L) or Pen Tool (P).

Copy (Ctrl/Cmd + C) and paste (Ctrl/Cmd + V) it into our work canvas. Then activate the Transform Tool (Ctrl/Cmd + T) and position the boat like the image below.

Next, create a new adjustment layer “Levels” then activate the clipping mask to the boat layer. Set the following like this:

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