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Underwater lighting effects.


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chargersrool

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Im trying to make one b.a. picture for my website, something similar to the first picture attached.
I took a boat at the day time and transforming it to nighttime but i want to add lights underneath to reflect onto the boat.
can anyone help please?
 

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Hello and welcome to PSG.


There's really no need for the PSD, just upload the image.
 
Go ahead and add the original before you have worked on it, please and thank you.
 
Here is the picture unedited, might take a while to load
 

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Ok, be patient, I will work on some tips for you. Give me few.
 
These edits can get rather complicated.

First thing we need to do is change some lighting issues. We need to remove the sky and that annoying sunset.

So you can get started on this.....

Duplicate your original and turn it off.
Create a layer mask on the duplicate.
Isolate the sky.

Screen Shot 2014-11-09 at 12.09.46 PM.png
 
Ok, duplicate that layer you just made and mask out the boat. This will be your land and water layer.

Screen Shot 2014-11-09 at 12.56.49 PM.png

Then duplicate that layer and mask out everything but the boat. This, of course, will be your boat layer.

Screen Shot 2014-11-09 at 12.57.13 PM.png

Screen Shot 2014-11-09 at 12.59.09 PM.png

This is all prep work before we start.
 
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This is great!
The suspense is killing me.

:popcorn:

Regards.
MrOnTheEdgeOfMySeat.
 
Let's replace the sky then.

Turn off all layers except the original.
We need to set up the Gradient Tool. Select your gradient tool and click on the gradient editor.

Set up color stops in the editor and correspond their colors to colors selected from where I have the arrows pointing.

Screen Shot 2014-11-09 at 12.19.17 PM copy.png

Turn off the original layer and turn the others back on.
Create a new layer below your sky layer.
With your gradient tool set to linear, create a new sky (minus the pesky sunset).

Screen Shot 2014-11-09 at 1.21.12 PM.png
 
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How's it going charger?

Next....

Create a new layer above the the Water and Land layer.
Select your Clone stamp tool. Set it's flow to 8% and it's mode to current and below.

Remove those pesky sunset reflection waves!

Screen Shot 2014-11-09 at 1.55.22 PM.png

EDIT:

Don't forget the ones next to the boat!

Screen Shot 2014-11-09 at 2.05.07 PM.png
 
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You may as well go to bed Drac! This will take awhile! This is only prep work.
 
I know.... but the prep work is eating into whatever's left of my remaining viewing time. No way to fast forward the video player to the juicy parts.... :rofl:
 
Nope! LOL!! Working as I go!

In fact, taking a short break for some lunch! I have to let the OP catch up and post his progress!
 
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