Step 9

Add Adjustment Layer “Levels”

Step 10

Now open a Stars, go to File > Open and put it above Man layer. Change Blend mode to Lighting Color with opacity 100%. Create a layer mask and use Brush Tool (B) Soft Round with foreground color Black and start painting.

Step 11

Add Adjustment Layer “Hue/Saturation”

Step 12

In this step we add fire. First go to File > Place and open fire photo stock.. After that change blend mode to Screen and use Brush Tool(B) Soft Round forefround color black. Start painting the edges to look realistic, see example in pictures below.
Now hold Ctrl/Cmd +J to make a copy of image and useg Transform tool (Ctrl / Cmd + T). Hold Alt + Shift and resterize like image below. In Photoshop CC only hold Alt to resterize al sides together. Make 8 copies and hold Shift + select first and last layer and put in the group(Ctrl-Cmd + G).

Step 13

In this step we will change the color of the eyes in a very simple way. First create a new layer, click on icon create a new layer in layer panel.
Now use Brush Tool(B) Size 20px and Hardness 40% with foreground color #e91600 and start painting.
Blend mode change from Normal to Soft Light with Opacity 100%.

Step 14

Next, we repeat the same process in this step. Create a new layer and use Brush Tool(B) size 20px Hardness 40% and foreground color white. Start painting and change blend mode to Overlay with Opacity 50%.

Step 15

Next, go to File > Place and select Underwater 4. Place it and position the image with the transform tool (Ctrl / Cmd + T). Hold Alt + Shift and resterize like image below. In Photoshop CC only hold Alt to resterize al sides together. Blend mode change to Hue with Opacity 100%.

Step 16

Go to File > Place and open Underwater 5, place it and position the image with the transform tool (Ctrl / Cmd + T). Hold Alt + Shift and resterize like image below. In Photoshop CC only hold Alt to resterize al sides together. Blend mode change from Normal to Overlay with Opacity 100%.

Step 17

Next, Go to File > Place and open Underwater 2 stock photo. Place it and position the image with the transform tool (Ctrl / Cmd + T). Hold Alt + Shift and resterize like image below. Create layer mask and use Brush Tool(B) Soft Round with foreground color black and start painting left corner like as image below. Blend mode change to Hard Light.

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2 responses to “How to Create a Water & Fire Portrait Photo Manipulation in Photoshop”

  1. Linda A Perdue Avatar
    Linda A Perdue

    I personally love that this is step by step (and not a video). Going to try this idea and see how it all works out for me – looks interesting!

  2. Purplemusica Avatar
    Purplemusica

    Hello, please do you guys have a video?

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