In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create this amazing photo manipulation in Photoshop with plenty of magical details. Also, you will learn how to create a fiery leopard, interesting and useful effects that I created as well as working with the Photoshop tools in getting the desired scene and much more!

What you’ll be creating

First of all we will create background correct perspective and change the floor. Then we will work on the model and the basic details. Let’s create a fiery leopard and add it to the picture. Then start working on small details to harmonize the picture. The final step will be to create and add special effects. I have used Photoshop version CC 2014 to create this work but you can use any version from CS onwards will be fine as well.

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Tutorial Resources

Step 1

Before you start, I highly recommend you download all the resources in one easily accessible folder and not to close it, and drag the desired photo in Photoshop. Opening Photoshop and get started! Create a new document at 2000 pixels wide and 3000 pixels height, resolution 150 Pixels/Inch.

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Step 2

Now, we’re going to create the base of our artwork. Go to File > Place (Place Embedded) and add “Castle Beloeil” in working document image “places415_stock_by_pranile-d78qavk”. Use the Free Transform tool (Ctrl/Cmd+T or Edit > Free Transform) and proportionally resize image (Cmd/Ctrl + Shift). At this stage, it is important place image in the correct position. Try to position so that it looks symmetrical. Almost everything will deceive you but guided by rails. It’s almost the only element that will be visible in the picture.

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Step 3

Now a little fix perspective. This is an important step in creating this picture, because I used Perspective Warp tool (Edit > Perspective Warp) but this is available only in Photoshop CC but you can easily substitute it using “Perspective” and “Distort” tools (Edit > Transform > Perspective/ Distort) in transform mode. When aligning perspectives guided to the first flat rung from the bottom.

For Perspective Warp users

Go to Edit > Perspective Warp. In a transform mode, create a rectangle that be a little more than edge of document and image on it. Then switch to Warp mode (button on the property bar) and pull the upper left point slightly upward and to the left so that the left side of the image be a little closer to you. Move upper right point to position slightly to the left to lift the right side of the image. Move bottom right point a little higher and move it to the left that the lower right corner as it drifted away from you. Try to position railings and building blocks and stairs on both sides of image have been aligned.

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For “Perspective” and “Distort” tools users

Go to Edit > Free Transform or Ctrl/Cmd+ T. Right click on document and in list select “Perspective”. Move the upper left point slightly upwards so that the left side leveled to the right. Also, move the lower right point a little down that the lower right corner be a little bit closer. Do not move the point in sides. Otherwise, you will change other parts of the picture and it can spoil. If you need a more accurate correction of use Distort tool. Try to position railings and building blocks and stairs on both sides of image have been aligned.

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Step 4

Image seemed to me is slightly bulging and so I applied a filter “Lens Correction” to fix it. Go to Filter > Lens Correction. In Lens Correction go on tab “Custom” and in “Geometric Distortion” set “Remove Distortion”: +7. it pulls image a little into deeper and you get more aligned image.

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Step 5

Now I removed the uneven part of the stairs. Add a layer mask by clicking on the Add Layer Mask button in the layers panel or by going to Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal All. Use Brush Tool (B) with settings Size: 150px. Opacity: 100%, Hardness: 0%. Set foreground color to black (press on keyboard D then X) and paint on the layer mask.

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Step 6

Duplicate this layer (to do this, use Cmd/Ctrl + J or go to Layer > Duplicate Layer) and convert it to Smart Object (right click on a layer > Convert to Smart Object). Now we can apply a blur and make changes to it. Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. Set Radius: 5.0 px then click OK. It is necessary to create a depth of field, as the picture will look whiter realistic and nice if the background is smoother. You also need to take into consideration that the original model and leopard will be in focus and it would be wrong if there is no separation between the background and the main characters. Audience should be directed to the main object while the background used as a platform for unexpected solutions and harmony.

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Step 7

On effect layer mask remove blur from half of the stairs and railings with Brush Tool (B) (Size: 350px. Opacity: 100%, Hardness: 0%) Toward the middle of the stairs, change Opacity to 50%. Try not to remove the blur from the edges of the image to keep the depth of field.

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Step 8

Let’s start with floor. I believe that the checkerboard floor gives gothic and antiquities to the picture, so I chose “dingedcheckeredfloor_by_ocd1c_stock” texture. Add this image on working document (File > Place (Place Embedded)) And then the fun begins, is to combine the perspectives of both images (make texture floor). Use Free Transform tool (Ctrl/Cmd+ T) to make image bigger and rotate on 60 degrees.

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The use Distort tool (right click in transform mode) to lower the upper point to the level of the stairs, then lower side points and move to the bottom point to get the figure like in image below. It is very important that the floor did not look inclined; otherwise, the image will lose realism. I also want to note that floor will be more interesting if it be rhombuses, not a cell, but it is a matter of taste :)

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Duplicate smart filter “Gaussian Blur” from the top layer with a staircase (hold Opt/Alt and drag the filter icon to the desired layer), make double click on filter name and set Radius: 1.8px. All three layers I merged into one group “Interior” (Select all layers > Cmd/Ctrl + G).

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Step 9

The next steps I turned day into night. All the subsequent layers must be above group “Interior”. In this technique, I combine adjustment layers and fill. Let’s get start! Begin to darken from dark areas of the image. Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color… Use image below to set the settings for Yellows and Blue colors.

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Now add some blue tones to the light. Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Curves… On Green channel set Input: 126, Output: 130 and on Blue channel be 3 points: Input: 59, Output: 63; Input: 124, Output: 132; Input: 182, Output: 197. You should see that the bright areas of the image acquired a blue tint. Through this we can make a smooth night scene over the entire image.

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Next add a new layer filled with color #495cbf. Go to Layer > New Fill Layer > Solid Color. Set Mode “Soft Light” and Opacity: 30%. Specify color #495cbf and press OK. This layer, I added a bit of color to even out the color scheme. These layers are preparing colors and image for the correct application of the night effect

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Step 10

Now we have to highlight the center of our image with color spot. Create a new layer with gradient fill (Layer > New Fill Layer > Gradient…), Set Mode “Soft Light” and Opacity: 50%. In window that appears click on gradient and make as in image below from color #ffffff to #0e1406 (to duplicate gradient slider hold Opt/Alt and move it). After you are done with a gradient, click Ok and in window “Gradient Fill” set Style: Radial, Angle: 55, 3 degrees, Scale: 150% and click OK.

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At night, anything not be blue. Just a hint of color, therefore, for the balance, I added a new adjustment layer “Curves”, but this time I worked on a Red channel (one point: Input: 134, Output: 123;) to add a little green color and on blue channel (3 points: Input: 56, Output: 45; Input: 136, Output: 120; Input: 205, Output: 196) make yellow tint on image.

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Go to Layer > New Fill Layer > Solid Color. Set Mode “Overlay” and Opacity: 30%. Set color #28337a and press OK.

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Step 11

Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Brightness/Contrast… Set Brightness: 3, Contrast: 1. I added a bit of a glow, and the following layers will help me to darken the image and add basic tone.

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Create a new layer with gradient fill (Layer > New Fill Layer > Gradient…) Set Mode “Soft Light” and Opacity: 50%. In Gradient Editor, make gradient #b0d7ff – #183099 – #0a1026. In “Gradient Fill” set Style: Radial, Angle: 67, 62 degrees, Scale: 150% and click OK.

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Add an adjustment layer “Curves”. On RGB channel, I use two points Input: 146, Output: 113 in center and move upper right point to Input: 255, Output: 224.

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Last adjustment layer be again “Curves”. Move upper right point to Input: 146, Output: 113. That is, we darkened the picture and you can proceed to selective correction. On the adjustment layer mask, using Brush Tool (B) (Size: 400px, Opacity: 50%, Hardness: 0%) remove effect from the central part of the image, as shown in the image below.

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Step 12

Create a new layer by using Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + N or go to Layer > New > Layer. In the dialog box, specify the following settings for the layer: Mode: Overlay, set checkbox on “Fill with Overlay-neutral color (50% gray)”. Use the Burn Tool (O) for create shadow and Dodge Tool (O) to create a light and shadow. Set the settings to each tool like shown in the image below. On this layer draw shadow along the edges of the image and on the back wall and light on stairs.

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At this stage, everything is done and you can move on. That’s about is you should get. All layers with adjustment layers, I will integrate into one group “night FX”.

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Step 13

And now we get down to the image of our magician. I had to use a few photos of a girl to create a correct posture. Start by adding the first model photo (File > Place (Place Embedded)) “stock___vampiria_by_mahafsoun-d7faxvr” (Model 1). Resize the image I did not, but there is one very important point and I do not advise you to use it often. To model seemed a little bit higher than I did reduce the width of the photo, and increased in height (if you use this only in very extreme cases, and so that all parts of the body remained normal).

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Step 14

Use Pen Tool (P) to create a contour of model. Be sure to leave a little background in the field of hair. Make selection from path (Feather Radius: 0px) and use Refine Edge (Cmd/Ctrl + Opt/Alt + R or Select > Refine Edge) to remove the remnants of the background and make selection more smooth. In Refine Edge Set View “On Black”, checkbox on “Smart Radius”, Radius: 4.0px, Shift Edge: -12%. Use brush in this window to remove pieces of background from hair and remove gray shadow from dress. Click Ok when you finish it.

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Add a layer mask to remove background (Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal Selection to use button on Layer Panel). On the layer mask, I remove her hand to replace it with another photo. Use Hard Round brush to not to damage a model.

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