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Retouching underwater parts

Step 1

Begin by making use of an adjustment layer to the guitar. You may make it darker or lighter relying on the route you push the three sliders—Publicity, Offset, and Gamma Correction.

On this case, you wish to make the guitar darker, so transfer the sliders to the left and hold them in a straight line, kind of. Because the guitar is underwater, it must be tougher to see. As soon as you’ve got darkened the guitar, masks out the part above the water so it is not being affected.

Step 2

Do the identical for the underwater rocks you created within the final video. Select a rock layer and, utilizing curves this time, apply a clipping masks. Drop the correct level of the curve straight all the way down to make the rock darker. If you need a bit extra distinction, simply give the curve a slight bend.

Now brush away the impact very subtly alongside that high fringe of the rock. This makes it look as if there are shadows alongside the underside, and the sunshine coming from the floor is simply touching the rock. Repeat this step for the opposite underwater rocks.

Step 3

We will do the identical for the tall rocks as properly. Add a curves or publicity layer. Darken the rocks and add a little bit of distinction. Press Command/Management-I to invert the masks. Maintain Alt/Possibility and click on between the layers so as to add it as a clipping masks. Lighten the highest of the tall rocks in direction of the highest and darker on the backside.

Step 4

When balancing publicity, an awesome trick is to go to the highest of the layer stack and add a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer. Then deliver the saturation all the way in which down in order that the entire graphic turns into fully black and white. That helps you see the place the publicity is balanced accurately and the place it is not earlier than you alter colours.

Make changes to any areas the place the publicity seems to be uneven. For instance, the sky is slightly too brilliant, so we will darken it. The rocks above the water additionally look washed out, so we will add some distinction. And the guitar below the water is just too darkish, so we will lighten {that a} bit.  

Step 5

Cover the adjustment layer as a way to see the colours once more, and make some closing changes to refine the look. 

• Refine the Wave masks layer by eradicating any blue coloration over its floor line.
• Lighten the highest of the water by way of the Shade fill layers so there’s extra gentle coming from the floor.
• Darken the underside of the water to make it murkier utilizing the identical strategies we have already coated. For added impact, bump up the blue and inexperienced channels within the curves layer to make the water darker and murkier in direction of the underside. 

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On this tutorial, you learnt retouch underwater parts to make issues seem extra life like to your music album cowl design.

Within the subsequent tutorial, you may discover ways to work with coloration and texture. You’ll want to try different upcoming articles on Envato Tuts+ and the Envato weblog to find extra Photoshop tutorials. And for the digital subscription that can cowl all of your inventive Photoshop property and desires, go to Envato!

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