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Lets zoom in using the Zoom Tool. (Z)
I'm going to make a selection of the desert.
I will make the selection using the Pen Tool. (P)
I will be adding buildings behind the selected part.
Once your selection is made > Right click > Make selection.
Feather Radius: 1 Pixel > Then hit OK.
Lets head over and unlock the background.
Head down and select Mask.
I will now add buildings to our project.
I will make a selection of the buildings using the Rectangular Marquee Tool.
I want to select some of the sky as well.
Select the Move Tool. (V)
Then drag and drop onto our project.
Make sure it's below the desert layer.
CTRL + T to select the buildings.
CTRL + 0 to zoom back out.
Resize the buildings as needed.
You can make them as big as you'd like.
When you're done. Hit Enter.
That looks pretty good there.
I'm going to rename this layer to buildings.
Select the top layer.
Create a new adjustment layer > Hue/Saturation.
Hue: 0 | Saturation: -32 | Lightness -4
Hit close.
Create a new adjustment layer > Curves.
Bring down the Midtones > Middle of slider.
Input: 139 | Output: 121
Select the Red Channel.
Bring down the redness slightly.
Input: 137 | Output 126
Hit close when you're done.
Next, I'm going to add clouds.
Using your Move Tool. (V) Drag and drop onto our project.
It's going to need some resizing. CTRL + T to select the clouds.
Position and resize the clouds as shown.
We also want to save some room for blending.
When you're done. Hit Enter.
I'm going to rename this layer to clouds.
Head down and select Mask.
We want to blend the clouds in nicely.
Foreground should be black.
Select the Brush Tool. (B)
Select a large brush with soft edges.
I will start blending at the bottom first.
Take your time.
I'm going to bring down the brush opacity to about 30%.
Start masking more to reveal the buildings better.
Rotate your foreground to white. (X)
This will bring back some of the clouds.
I'm now going to add the man to the project.
There's many ways to cut out the man.
Zoom in using your Zoom Tool. (Z)
I will use the Pen Tool to cut out the man.
Since this part is very time consuming. I will speed it up to save you some time.
I'm going to zoom back out CTRL + 0.
Right click > Make Selection.
I'm going to zoom back out CTRL + 0.
Feather Radius 0 > Then hit OK.
Head down and select Mask.
There's a few more parts that need to be masked.
Using your Pen Tool again, Select an area that needs to be masked.
Once your selection is made, Right click > Make Selection.
Then hit OK.
CTRL + 0 to zoom back out.
Using your Move Tool. (V) Drag and drop onto our project.
Duplicate the Man layer. CTRL + J.
Hide the bottom layer.
I'm going to rename this layer to MAN.
Right click on the top mask > Apply Layer Mask.
CTRL + T to select the man layer.
Resize and positon as needed.
I will position the man near the center.
When you're done > Hit Enter.
Create a new adjustment layer > Curves.
Clip to layer below.
Drag the first anchor upwards to brighten up the blacks.
Input: 0 | Output: 16
Then hit close.
Select the layer below the man. (Layer 1)
I'm going to add an explosion.
Select the Quick Select Tool and select the explosion.
Then head down and select Mask.
Select your Move Tool. (V) Drag and drop onto our project.
Make sure it's below the man layer.
CTRL + T to select the layer.
Resize the image like so.
I'm going to position the explosion to the left.
Hit Enter when you're done.
Make sure the layer mask is selected.
Bring down the opacity to about 55% so we can see behind the layer.
We need to mask some of the explosion.
Select your Pen Tool. (P)
Select the area that needs to be masked.
Right click > Make Selection > OK.
ALT + Backspace to fill with foreground color.
CTRL + D to deselect.
CTRL + 0 to zoom back out.
Bring back up the opacity to 100%.
Create a new adjustment layer > Black & White.
Clip to layer below > Then hit close.
Create a new layer > Rename it to shadow 1.
CTRL + Click on the man layer thumbnail. This will make a selection of him.
Make sure your foreground color is black.
ALT + Backspace to fill with black.
CTRL + T to select the man.
Right click > Flip Vertical.
Drag the shadow downwards like so.
Right click > Warp.
Warp the shadow to match the other foot area.
Hit Enter when you're done.
Bring the opacity down to about 40%.
Head up to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur.
Radius: 5 Pixels. Then hit OK.
Create a new layer.
I'm going to rename this layer to shadow 2.
Zoom in using your Zoom Tool. (Z)
Make sure black is your foreground color.
Select your Brush Tool. (B)
Brush Opacity about 50 %.
Start creating shadows like so.
Be sure to use a brush with soft edges.
Adjust the layer opacity if needed.
CTRL + 0 to zoom back out.
I'm going to add smoke to our project.
Using your Move Tool. (V) Drag and drop onto our project.
CTRL + T to select the smoke.
Resize as needed.
Hit Enter when you're done.
Lets add a fire/fireball to the project.
Using your Move Tool. (V) Drag and drop onto our project.
Make sure it's above the smoke layer.
CTRL + T to select the fire image.
We want to position and resize it. So that it fits correctly with the smoke layer.
Hit Enter when you're done.
Head up to Filter > Liquify.
Select the Forward Warp Tool.
I want to make it looks as if it's more like a fireball.
Hit OK when you're done.
I will do some final adjusting.
Hold CTRL down and select the fire and smoke image.
Then CTRL + J to duplicate.
Using your Move Tool. (V) Position to the left.
CTRL + T to select > Right click > Flip Horizontal.
Position and resize as needed.
Hit Enter when done.
Create a new layer.
I'm going to rename it to fire light.
Select a nice orange color.
COLOR CODE: EB8B3D
Then hit OK.
B to select the Brush Tool.
Add light to the fire.
Change the Blending Mode > Screen.
Add 1 more to the other side.
Head down and create a new layer. Make sure it's below the man.
I'm going to rename this layer to sky light.
Change our foreground color to white.
Using the Brush Tool add a bit of light.
Lets change the Blending Mode > Soft Light.
I'm going to select the fire light layer.
Holding SHIFT + clicking the bottom smoke layer to select all layers.
CTRL + G to group all selected layers.
I'm going to rename this group to smoke and fireballs.
Select our first explosion layer.
I'm going to add Debris to the explosion.
Using your Move Tool. Drag and drop onto our project.
CTRL + T to select it.
Resize it as needed.
Hit Enter when you're done.
CTRL + J to duplicate.
Filter > Blur > Motion Blur.
We want make it look as if there's motion.
Angle - 53 | Distance: 5 Pixels.
Then hit OK.
Select the top layer
Create a new adjustment layer > Solid Color.
I want to select a green color.
COLOR CODE: 619029
Then hit OK.
Change the Blending Mode > Color Burn.
Bring down the opacity to about 30%.
CTRL + SHIFT + ALT + E (Merge all visible layers)
I'm going to rename it to Merged layers.
Right click > Convert to Smart Object.
Head up to Filter > Camera Raw Filter.
You can customize your final results here.
Shadow + 10.
Clarity +35.
Select the Detail Tab.
Sharpening Amount: + 10.
Click on the Split Toning Tab.
Highlights - Hue: 108 - Saturation: 10
Shadows - Hue: 123 - Shadows: 7
Select the FX tab.
Vignetting - Amount: - 10.
Then hit OK.
I'm now going to add some dust particles.
Using your Move Tool. Drag and drop onto our project.
I'm going to add a few more.
Using your Move Tool. Drag and drop onto our project.
Create a new layer.
Select a nice orange color. Add light above the man.
Change the Blending Mode > Soft Light or Screen.
Drop the opacity if needed.
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