Terrifying Horror Photo Manipulation

Download the mist brushes (or another which are free) and install them into Photoshop. Add new layer on the top of your layers and name it MIST. Grab the Brush Tool (B), select one of the mist brushes, pick white or light grey color and paint the mist.

To get more realistic result you can play with opacity and different Blending Modes. I used opacity set on 80% and Normal Blending Mode.

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Step 22 – First Color Adjustment

Almost all parts of the manipulation are already placed. In this step we will start with color adjustment.

Add new Adjustment Layer Gradient Map on the top of your layers and set it as it´s shown bellow:

Lower Opacity of this layer on 50%. Don´t create clipping mask, you want to affect whole picture.

Add one more Gradient Map and set is as this:

Lower Opacity of this layer on 50% too.

Now add Adjustment Layer Levels and set the Input Levels on 14; 1,19; 226. Press OK.

Add Adjustment Layer Color Balance and set Midtones and Shadows as it´s shown bellow:

On the picture bellow you can see how each adjustment layer affects the picture:

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Step 23 – Adding Vignette

Vignette is nice way how to keep viewer´s eye inside the picture. To create it add new Ajustment Layer Levels on the top of your layers. Set Input Levels on 0; 0,48; 255 and press OK.

Grab the Gradient Tool (G) and fill the Thumbnail of the layer with solid black color.

Now grab the Brush Tool (B), pick white color and paint over the edges of the picture.

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Step 24 – Adding Big Feathers

Another way how to lead viewer´s eye is using of lines. We use this principle by adding big feathers. They also add impression of spatiality.

Drag the Brush Tool (B), select feather brush, pick dark blue color and paint feathers as you can see on the preview picture. Make feathers which are closer bigger and these in the distance smaller.

Now we will make the feathers out of focus. To do that you need to add blur effect. Go to Filters > Blur > Gaussian Blur and set Radius on about 1,8 px. Press OK.

After this step your picture should be similar as it´s shown bellow:

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Step 25 – Yellow Eyes

In this step we will make the tree woman little more magical by adding yellow eyes. Create new layer on the top of your layers and name it YELLOW EYES. Grab the Brush Tool (B). Select some small, soft round brush, pick yellow color and paint yellow dots over the eyes. Change the Blending Mode of the layer on Color.

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