Let us look at what the final results:

Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon Castle


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1. Create a new document, shown in Figure 1 set the parameters as shown. Set foreground color to #6a8d8, to the canvas fill foreground color, to be effective as shown in Figure 2.

Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon fort


Figure 1


Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon Castle


Figure 2

2. Open" material 1" , with the move tool to move the canvas, and with the self-use change to adjust its size and location, are shown in Figure 3 results.

Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon fort


Figure 3

3. adjust the image colors. Click the" Create new fill or adjustment layer" button, the pop-up menu, select" Color Balance" command in the pop-up menu to set parameters, as shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5 parameters, in the press Ctrl + ALT + G key to the implementation of the" Create clipping masks" command, while enjoying the results shown in Figure 6.

Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon fort


Figure 4


Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon Castle


Figure 5


Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon Castle


Figure 6

4. Open" material 2" onto the canvas with the Move tool to properly position, as shown in Figure 7. Are layer 2, set the mixed mode to" overlay" , click" Create new fill or adjustment layer" in the menu, select" Channel Mixer" as shown in Figure 8,9,10 set the parameters to be results as shown in Figure 11.

Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon fort


Figure 7


Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon Castle


Figure 8


Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon Castle


Figure 9


Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon Castle


Figure 10


Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon Castle


Figure 11

5. Open" material 3" will be dragged into the canvas in his get layer 3, the layer 3 onto the" color balance 1" above the layer, set its hybrid model of" color Dodge," are shown in Figure 12 results.

Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon fort


Figure 12


6. Click the" Add Mask" as a" layer 3" Add Mask, set the brush in the lotus with light combination of blunt places smear obtain results as shown in Figure 13.

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Figure 13

7. will be compiled into all layers other than the background Group 1, open the" material 4" , be adjusted to the canvas top, as shown in Figure 14, to produce the effect of distant mountains.

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Figure 14


8. Create a new layer to be" Layer 4" , set the foreground color to black, select the" Brush Tool" , in Hawthorn around the painting, to Production darkened, set its opacity to 80%, are shown in Figure 15 results.

Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon fort


Figure 15

9. Select" Layer 1" , in accordance with section 6 step approach, combined with the brush tool, the mask layer on a smear, will become crystal clear water obtain results as shown in Figure 16.

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Figure 16


10. Select" Layer 2" , and on the steps the same way, painting mask to integrate images, until the results are shown in Figure 17 .

Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon fort


Figure 17

11. Select" Layer 4" , open the" material 5" , be adjusted to the middle of the canvas, are shown in Figure 18 results.

Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon fort


Figure 18


12. In the Open" material 6" drag it to the canvas and drag the" Mountain" group below, are shown in Figure 19 results shown. Set layer 5 of the hybrid model as" dim" in to his talk about price" Layer Mask" with the brush tool to smear results are shown in Figure 20.

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Figure 19


Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon Castle


Figure 20

13. to continue to open the" material 7" , are shown in Figure 21 results. Be" layer 6" , set the mixed mode to" dark" to be shown in Figure 22 results in the Add Layer Mask to be coated with the brush as shown in Figure 23 results.

Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon fort


Figure 21


Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon Castle


Figure 22


Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon Castle


Figure 23

14. Select" Mountain" group, implementation of the" stamp" command, the selected layers into one layer, drag it to the Mountain group below, using vertical flip transform tool in its layer name and click on the menu, select" convert only for sex" will flip the image and the image of the roots of their mountain, to produce reflection . Results are shown in Figure 24.

Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon fort


Figure 24

15. Select" Filter" " twisted" " Ripple" command in the pop-up dialog box to set parameters, as shown in Figure 25. Results are shown in Figure 26. To the layer" Mountain merge the" Add layer mask to carry out painting, set its hybrid model as" light," Opacity of 65%. Results are shown in Figure 27.

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Figure 25


Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon Castle


Figure 26


Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon Castle


Figure 27

16. Finally Open" material 9" will be placed on top of layer, in the middle of it on canvas to produce ambiguous results, effect of a final big picture.

Photoshop CS4 Xuanhuan image synthesis of the Dragon fort

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