Hi there and welcome. In this photo manipulation tutorial I’ll show you how to create this beautiful scene using few free stock images.

The most important part of this tutorial are the blending modes and coloring. The ambient color and ambient light of the final image is based on the backgorund image which is a mountain landscape, so that will be our reference.

Basic knowlege of photoshop, its tools and how to work with layer masks and clipping layer masks are required [...]

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I made this pack because I couldn’t find any realistic sun brushes like this here on DA so I thought someone else might need them.

More realism
You can add more realism to this brushes by adding a lens flare FX on a black layer on top of the final image and change the blending mode to “lighten” or “Screen”

The file is .abr so you can download it straight to your brushes folder.

Made with PS3. Layered so you can remove the sofa and the lamp in case you don’t want them. The wall comes with 3 different patterns and you can choose the color you want by using the adjustment layers to change its color in a non destructive way. Hi quality.

PSD resolution 3000×2000 aprox. (a bit larger)

Size: 85 mb

Download PSD file

A pack of tree stock images by Linzee777. They are all subtracted from their background and on different layers on a single PSD file. All you have to do is copy and paste.  Two  great stock pack of trees.

Very useful for photo manipulators