Step 23

Next, place starry night Texture Go to File > Place and select starrynight. Then place it to our work canvas and position the image with the transform tool (Ctrl / Cmd + T). Hold Alt + Shift and rasterize like the image below. In Photoshop CC only hold Alt to rasterize all sides together.

Blend mode change to Soft Light with Opacity 20%.

Step 24

Add Adjustment Layer “Gradient Map” Blend mode change to Soft Light with Opacity to 80%.

Step 25

Add Adjustment Layer “Selective Color”

Step 26

When we finished all this, now merge all layers into one. Select the last layer and hold CTRL/CMD + SHIFT + ALT + E. Now we have a final layer, right-click on mouse and select Convert to Smart Object. Then go to Filter > Camera RAW Filter. At its most basic, the Photoshop Camera Raw filter allows you to use the functions of the ACR interface at any time within Photoshop.

Step 27

Now in Camera Raw Filter, set the Value: Basic

  • Exposure: -0.10
  • Contrast: +5
  • Shadows: +7
  • Texture: +10
  • Clarity: +15
  • Vibrance: +20
  • Saturation:-5

Color Mixer Hue

  • Reds: -15
  • Aquas: +15

Saturation

  • Reds: +10
  • Oranges: +10
  • Yellows: +5
  • Aquas: -8

Luminance

  • Reds: +1
  • Oranges: -1

Color Grading

  • Midtones : H37 S11
  • Highlights: H63 S9

Graduated Filter

  • Exposure: +0.30
  • Highlights: +5
  • Shadows: +10

Graduated Filter

  • Exposure: -0.20
  • Highlights: -2
  • Shadows: -15

And finally, everything should look like this.

Final Results

Download the PSD

Statue of Liberty Tutorial.zip

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6 responses to “Create a Symbolic Statue of Liberty Photo Manipulation in Photoshop”

  1. CJ Avatar
    CJ

    Where’s the crack texture image link? you never put it in.

    1. Photoshop Tutorials Staff Avatar
      Photoshop Tutorials Staff

      Thanks for letting us know! The links are fixed.

  2. CJ Avatar
    CJ

    The ray brush link takes you to lava texture. it ddoesnt take you to a ray brush

  3. CJ Avatar
    CJ

    This was a great tutorial! I love the intro you gave about what america is. I love the tutorial. Symbolic, fun, and great final result!

  4. Ella Avatar
    Ella

    It’s a nice tutorial.

  5. Su Hall Avatar
    Su Hall

    Really nice tut! Thank you!

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