How to Create a Fantasy Photo Manipulation with Fire

Step 40

Add new layer (Layer > New > Layer or Shift + Ctrl + N). Then, right-click on it and choose “Create clipping mask” (Alt+Ctrl+G or Layer > Create Clipping Mask). Choose soft round brush 6 px. Use white color. Draw liquid like thing on hand.

Step 41

Now you’ll make fire glow. Add new layer (Shift+Ctrl+N or shortcut). Pick soft round brush around 30px size. Use #ff970f color. Draw glow around model’s hand.

Change blending mode to Soft light.

Step 42

It’s time to make glow around fire drops. Add new layer (Shift+Ctrl+N or shortcut). Pick soft round brush aroun 15px. Use lighter color – #ffd514.

Change its blending mode to Soft light also.

Step 43

Now let’s add some light and glow to hand. Add new layer (Shift+Ctrl+N or shortcut). Pick soft round brush around 10px. Use #ff5d24 color. For better effect, I recommend dynamic opacity of brush.

Change its blending mode to Screen.

Step 44

Now it’s the last glow – the biggest. Add new layer (Shift+Ctrl+N or shortcut). Pick soft round brush around 300px. Use light-brown color – #8e1900 and draw dot in the center of fire stock image.

Change its blending mode and opacity to Screen, around 45%.

Step 45

Image is too bright. Let’s fix it. Add adjustment layer (Layer > New adjustment layer…) with Brightness/Contrast.

Step 46

Then, you should change colors (If you want). Add Color/Balance adjustment layer. (Layer > New adjustment layer…)

Step 47

Now you’ll make preparing for making lava on ground. Add new layer (Shift+Ctrl+N or shortcut). At first, use soft round, 400px brush and draw dot with smoked orange color (#ff7122).

Then, draw with smaller, light-yellow (#ffe65b) brush, second dot, on first.

Next, transform it perspectively – ctrl + T and adjust it to ground.

At the end, change blending mode of created layer to Hue.

Step 48

Add new layer (Shift+Ctrl+N or shortcut). At first, use soft round, 150px brush and draw splash with dark orange color (#ff3f08).

Change its blending mode to Color dodge, decrease opacity to around 10% (here:11%).

Step 49

Add more glow to your fire (yay!). Add new layer (Shift+Ctrl+N or shortcut). Use the same brush settings as before and draw glow around model’s hand, fire and drops of fire. You can decrease opacity of brush to even 50%, it depends of your desired effect.

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