Preview of the
Final Image
The Fallen Angel
Step 1
Open a new photoshop file size 600/600 pixels. Now open this beautiful photo of
an old room
Nature's Room by *FaceTaiheiyo.
Because it is
so beautiful I will not change it to much. Place the image on the right side of
the screen. Duplicate this image and Flip it Horizontally, than place it on the
left side as shown in the image.
I have also
deleted some parts from the left side image but it is not so obvious so I will put
an image with the left side colored to have an idea:
Another thing
that I have to do is to fill the empty area from the bottom of the image. For that
use the Clone Stamp Tool. Use ALT and click to select the starting point. Make sure
that the option Sample All Layers is selected. I am lucky with this image because
I can use the Clone Stamp Tool very easy. But even with this image you have to be
careful and give the floor a realistic look.
Step 2
Add the Wallpaper. Add this
beautiful floral
pattern.
Resize the image
to 50%. Change the blending mode of this layer to Multiply 20%. Place the wallpaper
on the back wall and erase the unnecessary areas like in the image. Also use the
Eraser Tool , lower opacity 50%, to erase parts from the pattern to give the impression
of old wall.
Another thing that I have to do is to add a wall texture
Pressed Leaves Texture 2 by ^FantasyStock
Change the blending
mode of this layer to Overlay 100%. Also go to Filter – Blur – Gaussian
Blur :
Step 3
Add the Girl. Copy this beautiful stock image
Snow4 by *faestock into your file. Remove
the background and resize the image to 72%.
Go to Image
– Adjustments – Brightness/Contrast and change the balance to obtain
a similar look:
Step 4
In this step
I want to add a little dramatic aspect to the angel. For that I will add sea foam
on the bottom of the dress as if the angel caught into earthy elements.
I have found
this really nice sea foam photo
shipwreck random by *faestock
Scale this image
to 80% than flip it horizontally and place it like in the image :
Change the blending
mode of this foam layer to Hard Light 100% . Use the Dodge Tool to blend better
the foam with the dress.
Create a new
layer similar to the Foam Layer above but this time scale it to 50% . The blending
mode is also Hard Light 100%.
This is the
image we have so far
Step 5
Add Wings. In this step I will add wings to my new angel!
So I have found this really nice swan photo
Swan wings
by
hegarty_david
on flickr.
Scale the big
size image to 52% and erase the background.
Select the left
side wing and resize it as shown in the image:
Step 6
Add Cross. Place
this beautiful
Marble Cross. by ~this-and-that-stock near the girl.
Change the Color
Balance :
Adjust also
the Brightness/Contrast Balance by increasing the Contrast and lower the Brightness.
With the Eraser
Tool erase part of the cross to blend with the rest of the image:
Use also the
Burn Tool to add shadow on the cross and give the illusion that it is under a rock.
Use also the Dodge Tool to add light accents.
Step 7
Add Black Birds.
Now I will add this beautiful photo
Black Wings by ~DarkCrissus
. Change the
blending mode of this layer to Linear Burn 100%. Keep only the black birds . Duplicate
the image and flip it horizontally to have birds on the both sides of the room.
Step 7
Add Texture.
Create a new layer above all the other and copy this beautiful texture
Old Paper Texture
by
Sarai♥Beloved Fotography
Change the Color
Balance of this texture and change the Blending Mode of the layer to Overlay 100%.
Ok I notice
now that the wings are not very good looking. So return to the wings layer and increase
the exposure:
The last thing
that I did was a light painting with the Burn/Dodge Tool. Use these tools for the
Texture Layer and also for the Old Room Layer. The Idea is to give contrast , to
add light and shadow ( for example use burn tool for the wings shadow on the floor)
.
I have tried
to darken the background and put the accent on the angel and cross.
This step and
the final image is at your choice ... you can also change the tone color , desaturate
etc.
Final Image - The Fallen Angel Photoshop Tutorial
