Create a Photoshop Scene of an Otherworldly Cave with a Mountaineer #3

Continuing the previous lesson on creating a climber in a cave.
Add a photo of a hawk to the document.

Step number 61

Take a soft round brush and create a mask as shown in the photo below. Then change the opacity to 60%.

Step number 62

Duplicate the hawk layer, move it, and edit it, then change the group opacity to 40%.

Step number 63

Now it's time for final corrections and retouching to create all remaining elements so they look realistic. Start with a new black color and an adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Black & white), set the parameters for it and create a clipping mask. Then change the layer opacity to 27%.

Step number 64

Next, create a new layer and highlight it in orange (#d8b623). You can use any convenient method for this. For example, you can add a new adjustment layer or simply press Cmd/Ctrl + Backspace (make sure the foreground color is #d8b623 first)

Step number 65

Change the layer blending mode to Soft light and set the opacity to 35%.

Step number 66

Now create a new adjustment layer Brightness/Contrast via the menu (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Brightness/Contrast), and again create a clipping mask.

Step number 67

Create a new color selection adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color) and perform the same actions we did in the previous step.

Step number 68

Adjust the levels using another adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels), creating another clipping mask.

Step number 69

Add another levels adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels).

Step number 70

Add black using a Black & white adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Black & white), then change the layer opacity to 25%.

Step number 71

Take the softest round brush to paint a shadow in the corner of the scene as shown in the image (note that the foreground color should be black).

Step number 72

Add a texture photo to the document.

Step number 73

Change the layer blending mode to "Soft light" and set the layer opacity to 20%.

Step number 74

The final step will be to create a warm tint for the scene. Create a new adjustment layer with a Photo Filter (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Photo Filter).