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Step 39

Create a new layer and change the blending mode to Overlay. Paint with white and black in the areas shown below to emphasize certain elements of the scene.

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Step 40

Create a new layer from all the existing layers (Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E). Use the Unsharp Mask filter (Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask) with the settings shown below not to sharpen the layer but to increase the contrast.

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Step 41

The effect is a bit to strong for certain portions of our scene. Add a layer mask to the sharpened layer we just created and hide in the layer mask most of the house.

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Step 42

Open file Nebula. Select all and copy/paste into our scene. Place the nebula as shown below.

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Step 43

Change the blending mode of the nebula to Color Dodge. Add a layer mask and hide the very bright spots.

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Step 44

Open file Lens Flare. Select with the rectangular marquee tool the sun situated in the top left. Copy/paste into our scene. Position the sun over the lamp.

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Step 45

Change the blending mode of the sun layer to Screen. Add a layer mask and hide all the straight edges.

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Step 46

Add a Gradient Map adjustment layer with the settings show below. Change the blending mode to Soft Light and lower the opacity to 36%.

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Step 47

Add a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer and drag the saturation slider to -40.

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Step 48

Create a new layer. Change the blending mode to Overlay. With a round soft brush at 20% Opacity paint with green (#68a200) over most of our scene but especially over the lower parts where the smoke is.

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Final Results

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Tutorial by Johan Sandu

profileThanks for following this tutorial. I had great pleasure creating this scene and I hope you also had fun following the instructions and creating this scene.
– Johan Sandu

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20 responses to “Create This Eerie Haunted House Scene for Halloween”

  1. Lesley S. Blevins Avatar
    Lesley S. Blevins

    Where do I find the Rock Image you used? The link to it isn’t in your List.

    1.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      I’d like to know the same thing..

  2. budie Avatar
    budie

    why i cant reach the last step?

  3. DNand Avatar
    DNand

    I must say you suck. I’m sorry but after downloading all the files you start with: “Create a new document 2000×1565. Open the file sky and copy all by pressing Ctrl + A. Copy with Ctrl + C, go back to our document and paste with Ctrl + V. Place the sky as shown below” Wtf does that even mean? I was ready to follow and try it but yeah… There is one file and you talk about copy all. Copy all with control A, Copy all with Control C? lol..

    1. Evan Flores Avatar
      Evan Flores

      Go off

  4. Irina Avatar
    Irina

    a wonderful lesson. I really liked the work of the clouds. And for me it was interesting “to do” tree on the left. Step 47 I would have done finalnym- I like the color scheme Thank you for an interesting lesson It’s my pic http://j-p-g.net/if/2015/09/17/0735896001442496453.jpg

  5. D6woSQJPLX70ngt Avatar
    D6woSQJPLX70ngt

    OH, THANKS

  6. AKRK Avatar
    AKRK

    Seriously I m just fan of yours. Thank you for for being part of us.

  7. leon Avatar
    leon

    hey what happen with the images from step 6 to 11 ??

  8. Gelson Yanila Avatar
    Gelson Yanila

    awesome photo manipulation.

  9. Arsalan Ali Avatar
    Arsalan Ali

    ????

  10. Jeremy francis Avatar
    Jeremy francis

    i like the hountd house photo

  11. Arga Avatar
    Arga

    What the hell man, That all was an effect and reposition ?
    And it all starts from nothing ? man i think you’re a genius ! fcking like it ! but, it’s still hard to me, any other ways easier than this but the same results ?

  12. Courtney Meshenberg Avatar
    Courtney Meshenberg

    I would not use that house stock photo, nor any image from moonglowlily as she notoriously takes images from Google and calls them stock. She does not have permission to post those photos and by using them you are committing copyright infringement.

  13. Steve Jobz Avatar
    Steve Jobz

    How much time I am supposed to spend in Photoshop in order to do a such miracle?

  14. nam Avatar
    nam

    where is smoke brush ?

  15. No Rocks Avatar
    No Rocks

    Where is the rocks image dowload?

    1. Phu Tran Avatar
      Phu Tran

      i cant find the rocks image too, but here is my alternative rocks image. try it out
      http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/310/7/8/rock_png_by_camelfobia-d5k5kea.png

  16. Victor Manuel Parra Avatar
    Victor Manuel Parra

    Tiene muchas capas y crea un verdero Arte Subrealista

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