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Message: <blockquote data-quote="creativeN" data-source="post: 8523240" data-attributes="member: 224119">Now that we have created those two splashes it’s time to place a  splash  atop the phone to finish this step. However the phone is not as  dark  as it could be. To fix this we will be creating a new layer and   painting some black over the top black bar on the phone. So to start off we will press ‘CTRL SHIFT N’ on the keyboard to  create  a new layer, we will leave this layer as a normal blending mode  with  100% opacity. Once your new layer has been created and is above the   phone layer we will setup our brush. We will be using a medium soft   brush with a low opacity setting this time. So press ‘B’ on the keyboard   to grab the paint brush tool and set your brush settings as I have  done  mine in the below screenshot. <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/3-10.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Now we need to paint on top of the black bar at the top of the  screen,  but be careful we don’t want any black fading out onto the  chrome  around the phone or the screen itself. Once your black has been  painted  over the phone it should look similar to mine in the below  series of  screenshots. Keep in mind if you painted yours extremely  opaque you may  want to bump the opacity of this layer down to around  70%. <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/3-11.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/3-12.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Now that we have darkened the phones top bar we will go back to Sxc and grab the previous stock once more. <a href="http://www.sxc.hu/pic/l/d/dj/djeyewater/884260_47915322.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.sxc.hu/pic/l/d/dj/djeyewater/884260_47915322.jpg</a> Once its pasted into our document we will need to transform it 180   degrees, to do this we will click the edit drop down menu and then   ‘Transform’ > ‘Rotate 180 Degrees’. Once your splash has been rotated   we can then press ‘CTRL SHIFT U’ followed by ‘CTRL SHIFT L’ just as   before. Now that we have flipped and desaturated our splash all that’s   left is for it to be placed. So we can now press ‘V’ on the keyboard to   grab the move tool. With the move tool enabled we just need to move the   stock so it’s placed like the below screenshot. <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/3-13.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Now we want to delete everything but the small ‘C’ shaped splash on   the top left side of the glass and the splash that is atop of the black   bar we darkened in the previous steps. To do this we will press ‘E’ on   the keyboard and use the same eraser as in the previous step.  Once you   have erased everything but the ‘C’ splash and the top piece that  covers  the black bar, your document should look similar to mine in the  below  screenshot. If you want you can leave some of the little bubble  shaped  splashes that seem to be flying around on this stock, just be  sure you  have erased all of the glass and the other main splashes. <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/3-14.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> All that’s left to do is set this layer up as a screen layer and we are done with our splashes! <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/3-15.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Step 4: Coloring with Photo Filters Now that we have some plashes around our phone we need to color the   scene so it appears as if it is underwater. To do this we will be using   photo filters. Photo filters are similar to and of the other adjustment   layers you can apply and are very useful when used properly. So to start off we will go to the ‘Layer’  drop down menu and go to   ‘Adjustment layers’  > ‘Photo filters’, once you have clicked this a   new dialog box should appear with a few presets we can choose from as   well as the opacity or ‘Density’  of the layer. We will click the drop   down menu and choose underwater with a density of 34%. Then just press   ok! <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Now that we have applied the photo filter layer your image should  look  similar to mine in the below screenshot. If your photo filter layer  is  not above all your previous layers be sure to click and drag it so  it  is the top layer that way it affects the water as well as the phone  and  anything else we add in later. <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/4-2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Now we can apply another photo filter however this time we only want   it to affect the phone itself. So to do this we will need a selection   around our phone that way when the layer is created only the selected   area will be affected. To make a selection you can use the magic wand   tool (‘w’ on your keyboard) or hold ‘CRTL’ on the keyboard and click the   phone layer mask. Either way your selection should only be around your   phone as mine is in the below screen shot. <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/4-3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Once we have the selection we can go back up to the layer drop down   and create a new photo filter layer. This time we will choose the   ‘Cooling filter (80)’ option and we will leave the density at 25%. <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/4-4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Now that we have applied the second photo filer our color adjustments   are done! Now your document should look similar to mine in the below   screenshot. <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/4-5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Step 5: Anemones Now we will be adding sea life into our document, anemones to be   exact. We are choosing to drop anemones into our document because the   wallpaper for our phone is two clown fish in a patch of anemones. Since   the wallpaper contains anemones the addition of them into our document   will creating an interesting theme for the rest our piece. So to start off we will go grab this stock of anemones <a href="http://www.seattleyates.com/Bulbous%20anemone%20green.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.seattleyates.com/Bulbous anemone green.jpg</a> This stock of anemones will be the only anemone stock we use for the   entire piece, but that’s okay because it won’t be a main player in the   final composition, just a nice addition. <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Much like the water stocks before, the anemones are extremely hard to   cut out due to the complexity in shape and the fact that they seem to   fade away in the darkness.  We can combat this by applying them the same   way we manipulated our water stocks. So to begin our manipulation of   the anemones we will press ‘CTRL L’ on the keyboard; this will bring up   the manual level editor rather than just a simple auto level.  Just use   the same settings as I have in the below screen shot and press ok. But   first ill try and describe what it is. The three triangles are in  order  of left to right, black level, gray level and the white level. I  have  moved the black level triangle closer to the grey level triangle.  Since  the black level was moved to closer to the grey level the black  spots  have become even blacker, if we had done the opposite the grey  sections  would become whiter. <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/5-2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Once you have pressed ‘Ok’  your anemones should look similar to mine in the below screenshot. <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/5-3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Now we need to erase some of the anemones, we will only remove the   section were the bulb of the anemone is not visible and all that’s   visible is the top tube section. To do this we will press ‘E’ on the   keyboard and then right click to set our brush up just like in previous   steps. <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/5-4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/5-5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Now we can set this layer to screen mode and drag it beneath the  phone  layer. Once this layer has been set to screen and placed beneath  the  phone layer we can press ‘V’  on the keyboard to grab the move tool.   With the move tool enabled just move the anemones so they are placed   similarly to the below screenshot. <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/5-6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Now we can just duplicate this layer a few times and move them around   to other sections of the phone. This part is up to you as to where you   want to place them, I placed another set around the top right and bottom   right of the phone, but it’s up to you where you think they look the   best. <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/5-7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Now we need to darken a few of our anemones, to do this we will just   create a new layer beneath them and paint under them with black. So to start off we will press ‘CTRL SHIFT N’ on the key board to   create a new layer and then just drag it beneath all of our anemone   layers. Once you have created the new layer we can press ‘B’ on the   keyboard and then right click on the screen to set our brush up. Make   sure your brush color is set to black! You may want to vary your size if   you’re having difficulties staying inside the anemone but this is the   brush I used and suggest you use. <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/5-8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Essentially all we are doing now is filling the ‘Bulbs’ of our  anemone  with the black, this will dramatically increase the way the  bulbs look  since they are no longer screening to a light surface. Once  you have  filled a few bulbs your bulbs should look similar to mine in  the below  screenshot. However keep in mind that by doing this you create  the  illusion that some of the bulbs are closer than others, so don’t  fill  every single bulb or you will ruin this illusion. <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/5-9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> We are now done with our anemones! However if you want you could try   out some different color choices for your anemones or even change the   background fill color to something like dark blue or dark green.  But   let’s say you don’t necessarily like the colors that the anemones are to   begin with. We can easily go back and change their color by pressing   ‘CTRL SHIFT U’ on the keyboard. This will bring up our hue and   saturation adjustment menu. We don’t want to go overboard with our   saturation so turn it down a tad depending upon what colors you choose.   Try and experiment with different colors and techniques, just because I   did it a certain way doesn’t always mean it was the best way to do it  or  the best color choice for that matter. <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/5-10.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/5-11.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Step 6: Adding Fish Since we are trying to keep with the phone wallpaper theme we will   only be using clown fish for this piece. The first of which can be found   here <a href="http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=download&id=895395" target="_blank">http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=download&id=895395</a> So head over to Sxc again and grab and drop this into your document as I have done. <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Now we can use the magic wand tool just like we did with the phone.  So  to start off we will press ‘W’  on the keyboard to grab the wand tool   once again, we will leave its tolerance at 25% as it was with the   phone. With the magic wand tool enabled we can start clicking around our   fish, if we hold the ‘SHIFT’  key down after the initial click we   should be able to keep the current selection and only add to it. Once   you have clicked all around the fish your selection should look similar   to mine in the below screenshot. <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/6-2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Now we can apply a layer mask as before and then press ‘CTRL I’ just as before to make the fish visible. <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/6-3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Once the fish has become visible we can use the standard hard 19  pixel  eraser. To select this eraser brush we will start by pressing ‘E’  on  the keyboard and then right clicking on the screen to grab the 19px   brush. Once we have the eraser we can erase everything that is left   beside’s the fish. Once everything is cleared out we need to fill all   those holes in the fish that were created when we applied the layer   mask. To do this we will press ‘P’  on the keyboard to enable the brush   tool and then right click and set the brush up as mine is below. <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/6-4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Now we will just use this brush to fill all the gaps that are in the   fish. You may need to zoom in at times and maybe even size your brush   down during the process. It might be easier if you create a new layer   filled with blue underneath the fish layer so you can see all the places   that need correcting. Once you have filled all your fish’s holes it   should look similar to the below screenshot.  <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/6-5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  Once we have cleaned up the fish you may need to do some additional   cleaning. To do this we will press ‘R’  on the keyboard to grab the   smudge tool. Once you have the smudge tool selected set your brush and   your smudge tool settings up as mine are in the below screenshot.  <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/6-6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  With the smudge brush we will make small (and I do mean small)  smudges  from the outside of fish inwards, this will get rid of any  strange  outlines that may be floating around the fish as well as to  smooth out  any bumps we may have created during the filling process.  After the  smudge process your fish should look similar to mine in the  below  screenshot.  <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/6-6-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  Now all we need to do is size it down and place him! I chose to place   one at the bottom of the screen as well as one in the top left corner   of the phone. But you can place and duplicate him as many times as you   want and where ever you want. It’s up to what you think looks the best!  <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/6-7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/6-8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  The next stock fish we will use is located on deviantart which can be   found here   <a href="http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs11/i/2006/248/7/9/Fish_Stock_1_by_Shoofly_Stock.jpg" target="_blank">http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs11/i/2006/248/7/9/Fish_Stock_1_by_Shoofly_Stock.jpg</a>  Once you have copied and pasted the fish’s into your document we will   start by pressing ‘M’ on our keyboard to bring the marquee tool back   up. With the marquee tool back up we can make a selection around the   middle fish. Once you have made a selection around him you can press   ‘CTRL C’ and followed by ‘CTRL V’ this will copy what we had selected   and then paste it. Once we have pasted the duplicate of our fish we can   hide the original layer by selecting the eye icon on the layer toolbar.   With the original layer hidden we can begin isolating our fish with  the  magic wand tool. So press ‘W’ on the keyboard to bring the magic  wand  tool back up and select the white around the fish, once you have   selected the white you can press ‘DEL’ on your keyboard to remove it and   now our fish is isolated!  <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/6-10.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  Now we need to free transform our fish, to do this we will press  ‘CTRL  T’ on the keyboard and adjust the height and width as I have in  the  below screen shot.  <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/6-11.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  Once we have free transformed our fish we can pres ‘V’ on the  keyboard  to enable the move tool. With the move tool selected we can  move our  clown fish over to a cluster of anemone. If your clown fish is  not  beneath the anemone layer once you have moved him make sure to do  this  now.  <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/6-12.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  Once we have moved the clown fish over to a cluster of anemone we  need  to zoom in extremely close. To do this we will press ‘Z’ on the   keyboard to enable the zoom tool and then click twice. We are zooming in   because as you can see our fish is showing beneath the anemone and  this  is not a good thing. We want our anemone to have the appearance as  if  they are 100% opaque, not transparent.  <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/6-13.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  To fix this problem we will simply erase the fish out of our anemone   bulbs. So once you have zoomed in go ahead and press ‘E’ on your   keyboard to enable the eraser tool once again. Now we can right click   and set our brush up with the settings in the below screen shot. However   if you are having trouble be sure to size your eraser down or change   the hardness.  <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/6-14.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  Once you have erased your fish out of the bulbs your fish should look   as if he is swimming out from behind a cluster of anemone.  My result   looks like the below screen shot.  <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/6-15.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  Now we can unhide our original fish layer from before and get a new   fish. This time we will use the top right fish. So we will start by   pressing ‘M’ on our keyboard to bring the marquee tool back up. With the   marquee tool back up we can make a selection around our fish.  <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/6-16.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  Once you have made a selection around him we can copy and paste him   the same way we did last time (‘CTRL C’ CTRL V’).Once we have pasted the   duplicate of our fish we can hide the original layer again by  selecting  the eye icon on the layer toolbar. Now that the layer is  hidden again  we can isolate our fish with the magic wand tool again. So  press ‘W’ on  your keyboard to bring the magic wand tool back up and  select the white  around the fish, once you have selected the white you  can press ‘DEL’ on  your keyboard to remove it.  <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/6-17.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  Now this time we will do things a little different. We will slightly   change the hue of our fish so he is a tad bit redder than the other   fishes. To do this we will press ‘CTRL SHIFT U’ on the keyboard to bring   up the hue and saturation adjustment tool. Set yours the same as mine   with a -8 hue adjustment.  <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/6-18.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  Now we can free transform this fish and place him. So we will press   ‘CTRL SHIT T’ on the keyboard and set the height and width to 37% * 37%.  <img src="http://design.creativefan.com/files/2010/03/6-19.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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