Create a Spooky Scarecrow Wallpaper Using Photoshop

1) With the Farm layer selected go to Image>Adjustment>Hue/Saturation and set the Saturation Level=-62 and Lightness=-9.

2) Now by using the Curves (MAC:command+M , Windows:Ctrl+M) color correct the farm as shown.

3) Now make the background dark using the Brightness/Contrast. Set the Brightness=-42 and Contrast=25.

Step 8

As we can still see that the farm is filled with light, hence we are going to make the farm much darker in this step.

Using the Soft Round Brush(B) paint black color at the bottom of the scene as shown and lower its Opacity to 61% to get the following effect.

Step 9

Follow the step7 to color correct the scarecrow to match the night scene that we are creating.

Step 10

Select the Burn Tool(O) and choose the grunge brush from the Brushes pallet. Then add burn to the scarecrow to make it look warn out.

Step 11

Now add shadow to the bottom of the scarecrow as shown.

Step 12

Using the Eraser Tool(E) erase the sky of the corn field then import the image of the Dark Sky onto the working canvas and place it in the background as shown beneath all the layers.

Step 13

In this step we will be working with the Adjustment Layer to color correct the whole scene evenly.

1) Now select the Curves Adjustment layer from the bottom of the Layers Pallet and set the curves as shown to get an equally balanced color correction.

2) Similarly create Adjustment layers of Hue/Saturation and Exposure to achieve a perfect night shot.
– Set the Saturation level in Hue/Saturation to -32 and set the Gamma Correction to 1.04 in Exposure.

Step 14

In this step we will be creating a farm house in the background.

1) Select a mask around the Farm House using the Pen Tool (P) and separate the selection into a new layer and import it onto the working canvas and place it as shown.