Materials Needed:
Step 1: Create a new document and add the sky
Go to File > New (Ctrl+N) and create a new document in Photoshop. Then download this
sky stock image,
open it in Photoshop and move it into your first document using the
Move Tool (V). Then go to Edit > Free Transform (Ctrl+T), hold down
the Shift key and resize this image. Name this layer "sky", hit Ctrl+G
to put it inside a group and name the group "background."
Step 2: Add a small galaxy on the sky
Create a new layer inside the "background" group and name it "galaxy." Then
download these brushes
and install them. Select the Brush Tool (B), chose one of those galaxy
brushes, set the foreground color to #8c8c8c and create a small galaxy
on your sky. Then set the blend mode of this layer to Color Dodge 25%.
Step 3: Add the first desert stock photo
Download this
desert stock photo
and open it in Photoshop. Double-click on the background layer to
unlock it, then use the Magic Wand Tool (W) to select the sky and delete
it. Move this image into your first document using the Move Tool (V).
Hit Ctrl+M to open the Curves window and use the settings from the
following image. Name this layer "desert 1."
Note: You can also use the Eraser Tool (E) and a soft brush to erase some parts of the sky from this photo.
Step 4: Duplicate the "desert 1" layer
Duplicate the "desert 1" layer (Ctrl+J), and then go to Edit >
Transform > Flip Horizontal. Use the Move Tool (V) to move this layer
to the right side of your document and name it "desert 2."
Step 5: Add the second desert stock photo
Download this
desert stock photo
and open it in Photoshop. Double-click on the background layer to
unlock it, select the sky using the Magic Wand Tool (W) and delete it.
You can also use the Eraser Tool (E) and a soft brush to erase the top
area of the desert. Move this image into your document using the Move
Tool (V) and go to Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal.
Double-click on this layer to open the Layer Style window and use the
settings from the following image for Gradient Overlay. Name this layer
"desert 3."
Note: Arrange the image from this step in a way that makes visible the hills of the other two desert photos beneath it.
Step 6: Add the iron mask
Download this
iron mask stock photo
and open it in Photoshop. Use the Pen Tool (P) to separate the mask
from the background and then use the Move Tool (V) to move it into your
first document. Go to Edit > Free Transform (Ctrl+T), hold down the
Shift key and resize this layer; right-click on the image, select Flip
Horizontal and then hit Enter. Name this layer "iron mask" and put it
inside a group (Ctrl+G). Name the group "iron mask" too.
Step 7: Add a Gradient Overlay layer style to the iron mask
Double-click on the "iron mask" layer to open the Layer Style window
and use the settings from the following image for Gradient Overlay.
Step 8: Mask the bottom area of the iron mask
The bottom area of our iron mask should be buried in the sand. To
make this happen, make sure that you have the "iron mask" layer
selected, and then go to Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal All. Select a
black soft brush (B) and paint with it over the bottom area of your
iron mask.
Step 9: Add a Levels adjustment layer
Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels, check the "Use
Previous Layer to Create Clipping Mask" option and use the settings from
the following image to make the iron mask brighter.
Step 10: Create a shadow for the iron mask
Ctrl-click on the thumbnail of the "iron mask" layer to select it,
then create a new layer and fill it with black. Put this layer beneath
the "iron mask" layer, then go to Edit > Transform > Flip
Vertical. Move this shadow at the bottom of the mask. Then go to Edit
> Free Transform, hold down the Ctrl key and transform the shadow
like I did. Blur this layer (Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur) and
then use the Eraser Tool (E) and a big soft brush with the opacity of
20% to erase some areas of this layer. Keep in mind that the shadow
should be darker at the bottom of the iron mask and brighter at the
other end. Name this layer "shadow."
Step 11: Add a sign on the iron mask’s forehead
Create a new layer, set the foreground color to #cca899, select a
soft brush (B) with the diameter of 100px and click once in the middle
of the iron mask’s forehead. Name this layer "forehead light" and
set its blend mode to Overlay 75%. Then download the
Celtic Rune Charm Pack,
open the "Rune-Ger.jpg" image in Photoshop and use the Pen Tool (P) to
separate the sign from the background. Move this sign into your first
document using the Move Tool (V) and put it above the forehead light.
Name this layer "forehead sign" and set its blend mode to Overlay.
Step 12: Add two scars to the iron mask
Download this
tree texture
and open it in Photoshop. Move the image into your first document, use
Free Transform (Ctrl+T) to resize the image and put it on the right
cheek of your iron mask. Set the blend mode of this layer to Soft Light
and use the Eraser Tool (E) and a soft brush to erase the areas of this
texture that you don’t need. Then duplicate this layer (Ctrl+J), go to
Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal, use Free Transform (Ctrl+T) to
resize this layer and put this scar on the other cheek of your iron
mask.
Step 13: Create some lights coming out of the iron mask’s eyes
Create a new layer, select a white soft brush (B) and use it to
create some lights that are coming out of the iron mask’s eyes. Name
this layer "eyes light" and set its blend mode to Soft Light 85%.
Step 14: Add a bronze hand
Create a new group and name it "hand." Then download this
bronze hand stock image
and open it in Photoshop. Use the Magic Wand Tool (W) to separate the
hand from the background and use the Move Tool (V) to move the hand into
your first document. Go to Edit > Free Transform (Ctrl+T) resize
this image and rotate it. Then select the Eraser Tool (E) and erase the
bottom area of your hand to make it look like it’s buried in the
sand. Name this layer "hand."
Step 15: Make some color adjustments to the hand
Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Curves, check the "Use
Previous Layer to Create Clipping Mask" option and use the settings from
the following image. Set the opacity of this layer to 80%.
Step 16
Add three more adjustment layers (Color Balance, Channel Mixer and
Levels) using the settings from the following image. You can create all
these layers from the "Layer > New Adjustment Layer" menu.
Step 17: Add a texture to the hand
Chose one of these
rock textures
that you like, or find another one on the internet, open it in
Photoshop and move it into your first document using the Move Tool (V).
Then use Free Transform (Ctrl+T) to resize this image and rotate it.
Make sure that this layer is above all the other adjustment layers, then
right-click on it and select Create Clipping Mask. Name this layer
"texture" and set its blend mode to Soft Light 30%.
Step 18: Use the iron mask as a texture for the hand
Duplicate the "iron mask" layer from the "iron mask" group (Ctrl+J).
Then move this new layer above the hand’s texture layer, right-click on
it and select Create Clipping Mask. Set the blend mode of this layer to
Soft Light.
Step 19: Create a clock needle
Download these
Gearing Brushes
and install them. Create a new layer, set the foreground color to black
and use one of the brushes which you have downloaded to create a
clock needle coming out of one of the hand’s fingers. Double-click on
this layer and use the settings from the following image. Name this
layer "clock needle."
Step 20: Color the hand in orange
Ctrl-click on the "hand" layer to select it. Then create a new layer
and fill it with the color #d57426. Name this layer "orange hand" and
set its blend mode to Soft Light 70%. Then use the Eraser Tool (E) and a
big soft brush to erase the bottom area of this layer.
Step 21: Create some gears
Set the foreground color to black, create a new layer and use the
brushes which you have previously download to create some gears
inside the hand. Double-click on this layer to open the Layer Style
window and use the settings from the following image. Then use the
Eraser Tool (E) and a small hard brush to erase the area of the gears
that you don’t need.
Step 22: Adjust the lights and the shadows of the iron mask
Double-click on your hand layer to open the Layer Style window and
use the settings from the following image for Gradient Overlay. Then use
the Burn Tool (O) and the Dodge Tool (O) to create the lights and the
shadows. Experiment with the Range and Exposure settings from the option
bar to get the effect you want.
Note: when you have the Dodge Tool or the Burn Tool selected you can use the Alt key to quickly shift between them.
Step 23: Create a shadow for your hand
Create a shadow for your hand using the same process which you have used for the iron mask.
Step 24: Add some clocks
Create a new group and name it "clocks." Then
download this image
and open it in Photoshop. Use the Pen Tool (P) to separate the clock
from the rest of the image. Then move the clock into your first document
using the Move Tool (V). Go to Edit > Free Transform (Ctrl+T), hold
down the Shift key and resize this image. Then use the Eraser Tool (E)
and a grunge brush to erase some areas of this clock.
Repeat this step to add more clocks to your image. Change the size of
each clock and rotate them. Take a look at the following image for
reference. Select all your clock layers and merge them together
(Ctrl+E). Name this layer "clocks."
Step 25: Add a shadow to the clocks
Double-click on the "clocks" layer to open the Layer Style window and use the settings from the following image for Drop Shadow.
Step 26
Create a new layer and fill it with black. Set the blend mode of this
layer to Linear Dodge (Add). Then select the Brush Tool (B), select a
brush with the diameter of 2-3px, select a nice orange color and create
some random lines around your clocks. Take a look at the following image
for reference.
Step 27: Add some birds
Download
these brushes
and install them. Then create a new layer and use those brushes to
create some small birds on your sky. Name this layer "birds."
Step 28: Final color adjustments
Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Gradient Map and use the
settings from the following image. Set the blend mode of this layer to
Soft Light.
Step 29
Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Gradient Map and use the
settings from the following image. Set the blend mode of this layer to
Soft Light 38%.
Step 30
Go to Layer > New Fill Layer > Gradient Fill and use the
settings from the following image. Set the blend mode of this layer to
Soft Light.
Step 31
Create a new layer, select a big soft brush (B) and paint with yellow
in the left side of your image and with blue in the right side. Then
set the blend mode of this layer to Color 25%.
Final Result
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and that you learned something new.
What we have obtained is a photo-manipulation with some ruins in the
desert; the clocks, the gears and the clock needle make everything to
gravitate around the time theme.
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