How to Create a Photo Manipulation of a Medieval Woman Riding Horse in a Night Scene

Step 34

Create a group for the tree layers and add a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to change the color of the trees.

Step 35

Make a Curves adjustment layer and decrease the lightness. on this layer mask, use a soft black brush to reveal the light on top of the trees.

Step 36

Create a Gradient Map adjustment layer on top of the layers and pick the colors #1b180b and #b30b0b. Lower the opacity of this layer to 20%.

Step 37

Make a Color Balance adjustment layer and change the Midtones and Highlights settings:

Step 38

Add a Selective Color adjustment layer and alter the Cyans and Magentas values:

Step 39

Create a Curves adjustment layer to bring more light to the top middle of the scene. On this layer mask, paint on the rest to keep its lightness.

Make another Curves adjustment layer to increase the shadow for the corners of the canvas. Paint on the middle of the scene to reveal the light and make a nice contrast for the whole scene.