Step32
Place flowers around and try to follow or continue the body lines or the water. Feel free to mask any harsh intersections that will create strong spots.
Step33
For each flower, click the "fx" button in the Layers palette and set Color Overlay to white (#ffffff).
Step34
Open the "bonsai" picture and extract it like we did with the woman.
Hint: Since the dominant color is green, try exploiting the "Green" Channel.
Step35
Place the "bonsai" layer behind the "Layer 0 copy 2? layer - the one with the girl.
Step36
Create a new layer above the "girl" layer and ALT+click between the layers. Set the layer's Blending mode to Overlay, with 70% Opacity.
Step37
Grab the Brush Tool (B), select a round, soft brush, lower Opacity a bit, pick a light color from the girl's body (ALT+click) and paint over the girl's body lights.
Step38
Create a new layer group and name it "text". Then grab the Type Tool (T), make a large type box and type a text of your choice.
I wrote "INFINITE" with Franklin Gothic font.
Step39
From the "splashes" pictures, pick a detailed area of splashes, copy it and paste it in our drawing. Make it fit like below.
Step40
Go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation (CTRL+U) and set Saturation to minimum and lower Lightness.
Step41
Go to Image > Adjustments > Curves. Create a curve similar to mine. The "S" shaped curve creates a higher contrast between shadows and highlights.
Step42
Select the layer with the text from the Layers palette (F7). Then go to Layer > Layer mask > Reveal all.
Step43
Press D key to return to the default color setting, select the layer mask, grab the Brush Tool (B) and paint over the extra areas of the text.
Step44
Repeat STEPS 42-43 for the other letters. Don't modify too many, else the text will be unreadable. Place all the splashes in the layer group.
Step45
Open the "desert earth" picture, select a piece, rotate it and copy it (CTRL+C).
In our document, create a new layer above the "background" layer group. Go to Filter > Vanishing Point (CTRL+ALT+V).
Create the plane like below.
Step46
Paste the texture in the new window and click-drag it onto the plane. Hit OK.
Step47
Go to Image > Adjustments > Desaturate (CTRL+SHIFT+U). Then create a new layer above it and ALT+click between the layers.
Grab the Paint Bucket Tool (G) and fill this layer with a light brown color. Set Blending mode to "Color".
Step48
Select the layer below and go to Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal all. Grab the Brush Tool (B) and paint over the edges with a round soft brush.
Step49
Create a layer group above all layers and name it "nature". Then open the "parrot" picture, copy it and paste it in our document. Also resize it like below.
Step50
Go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation and play around with the "Hue" cursor till you get more vibrant colors on the parrot.
Step51
Open the "branches" image and extract the branches from the background like in STEPS 10-14. Copy it, paste it in our document and place it like below.
Go to Layer > Duplicate Layer (CTRL+J) to create more copies.
Step52
Open the "vines" picture. Extract it using STEPS 10-14. Then copy it, paste it in our document and resize it.
Create copies (CTRL+J) and place them like below. Place all layers in a group and name it "vines".
Step53
Go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation and adjust it to have the same tint as the tree behind the girl.
Step54
Create a new layer and place it below the "vines" layer group. From the Layers palette, set Blending mode to Multiply.
Grab the Brush Tool (B), pick a dark color from the skin (ALT+click) and paint the shadows of the vines on the leg.
Step55
Go to Blur > Gaussian Blur and set it to about 3 px Radius. Hit OK.
From the Layers palette, reduce Opacity to 70% or until you are happy with the result. Then CTRL+click the "girl" layer thumbnail and click the "Add Layer Mask" button.
This will mask the unwanted areas of the shadows from the sloppy painting, if you're using a mouse.
Step56
Select the top-most layer and go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color balance. Use the settings below of feel free to use your own.
Step57
Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Gradient Map. Set Blending mode to Saturation and Opacity to 20%.
Step58
Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Gradient Map.
Step59
Select all layers and drag them on the "New Layer" button. Then go to Layer > Merge Layers (CTRL+D).
Go to Filter > Other > High Pass. Set it to 1.5 px. Hit OK. Set blending mode to Overlay and Opacity to 75%.
Done!
