![Final product image](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/final_image/gian-dog-photoshop-final.jpg)
What You Will Need
You will need the following resources in order to complete this project:1. How to Prepare Photos for Photo Manipulation
Step 1
Open Dog in water 1. Use any selection tool to select the head and the stick. I used the Pen Tool (P) here.![select dog head](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-1-1.jpg)
Step 2
Go to Select > Refine Edge. Check Smart Radius and drag the Radius a little to make the edges smoother. You can also "paint" directly on the edge to exclude the small areas between the hair from the selection. When you're done, change Output to New Layer and press OK.![refine edge options](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-1-2.jpg)
Step 3
Open Dog in water 2. Select it the same way, just without the head—we're going to use the head of the other dog in its place.![select dog body](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-1-3.jpg)
Step 4
Show the original layer again and this time select the splash of water. You can use the Lasso Tool (L) to make the selection organic.![select water in photoshop](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-1-4.jpg)
Step 5
Let's remove the background from the water. Go to Select > Color Range and click the blue behind the water. Adjust the Fuzziness until the image below shows mostly the outline of the drops.![color range selection](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-1-5.jpg)
Step 6
Press Delete or Backspace to remove the selection. Then Deselect (Control-D).![remove background from water](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-1-6.jpg)
2. How to Combine Photos Into One Scene
Step 1
Open the photo of a city. Copy and paste the dog's body and the water into this file. Resize them together (Control-T) and put them in the right place. The water should be on a layer below the body.![add dog to city](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-1-7.jpg)
Step 2
Copy and paste the head of the other dog. Resize it and attach it to the body. This trick is useful when your subject has the pose you need, but the wrong facial expression.![add head to dog](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-1-8.jpg)
Step 3
Click the layer with the body and add an Exposure adjustment. ![add exposure adjustment](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-2-1.jpg)
![adjust exposure](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-2-2.jpg)
![exposure adjusted](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-2-3.jpg)
Step 4
Lower the Opacity to make the effect subtler.![lower opacity](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-2-4.jpg)
Step 5
Click the mask of this adjustment. Paint on the dog's body with a soft black brush to "paint the shadows" (to remove the effect of the adjustment).![paint on adjustment mask](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-2-5.jpg)
![adjustment custom mask](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-2-6.jpg)
Step 6
Let's add some dynamism to the photo. Select the layer again (not the mask) and go to Filter > Blur > Motion Blur. Adjust the Angle and the Distance to create an illusion of motion.![add motion blur](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-2-7.jpg)
Step 7
Click the layer with the water now. Add some blur to it as well.![add motion to water](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-2-8.jpg)
Step 8
If you want to blur a part of the layer at a different angle, you must select it first. Go into Quick Mask Mode (Q).![quick mask mode](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-2-9.jpg)
![paint quick mask](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-2-10.jpg)
Step 10
Add Motion Blur to this selection. Don't forget to Deselect (Control-D) when you're done.![add blur selectively](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-2-11.jpg)
Step 11
The dog is very dynamic now, but the rest of the photo isn't. The boats look very static, and they break the illusion. Let's fix it! Select the boat on the right as precisely as possible. Duplicate the selected area (Control-J) and hide the copy.![select the boat](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-2-12.jpg)
Step 12
Hold Control and click the thumbnail of the copy to take its selection. Then select the background layer and go to Edit > Fill > Content Aware.![add content aware fill](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-2-13.jpg)
![how to make something disappear in the photo](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-2-14.jpg)
Step 13
This tool isn't perfect, so you may need to use it a few times on the problematic areas to clean them.![how to fix xontent aware](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-2-15.jpg)
Step 14
Remove the other boat the same way.![remove boat from water](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-2-16.jpg)
Step 15
The water looks way too still as well. Select the background layer and go to Filter > Liquify. Use the Forward Warp Tool (W) to pile up the water right under the dog. To see the dog, check Show Backdrop, but it may make it harder to see the changes. When you're done, press OK.![add waves to water](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-2-17.jpg)
Step 16
Tilt both boats (Control-T) to give an illusion of them being pushed by the sudden wave.![tilt the boats](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-2-18.jpg)
Step 17
To blend the object better with the water, you can use a Layer Mask. It's a mask that you can paint on to make parts of the layer transparent. You can learn about Layer Masks here:![add layer mask](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-2-19.jpg)
![blend objects in photo](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-2-21.jpg)
3. How to Change the Colors in the Photo
Step 1
In the photo we used as a background, the city is the subject,
so everything is equally sharp. But in our photo manipulation the dog is
the subject, so we want to add some blur to put the focus on it. Click
the background and paint in Quick Mask Mode (Q) to select most of the background.![paint background with quick mask](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-1.jpg)
Step 2
Go to Filter > Blur > Lens Blur and adjust the Radius to add some blur. Check More Accurate to better see the changes.![add lens blur](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-2.jpg)
Step 3
Deselect and repeat, this time selecting a smaller portion of the background, deeper in the back.![select background](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-3.jpg)
![add stronger blur](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-4.jpg)
Step 4
Without deselecting, add a Hue/Saturation adjustment.![add hue saturation](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-5.jpg)
![add lightness](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-6.jpg)
![add aerial perspective](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-7.jpg)
Step 5
Add a Color Balance adjustment. Hold the Alt key and drag the mask from the previous adjustment to the new one to copy it.![add color balance adjustment](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-8.jpg)
![add blue colors](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-9.jpg)
![make background blue](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-10.jpg)
Step 6
It's almost done, but let's add a few little fixes. Add Motion Blur to both boats (separately) to make them even less static than before.![add motion blur to boat](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-11.jpg)
Step 7
Add a Color Balance adjustment to the water under the dog. Clip it (Control-Alt-G). Adjust the colors to make the water more like the river—greenish, not blue.![change color of water](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-12.jpg)
Step 8
The colors from the environment should be reflected on the dog's body. Create a New Layer over it and clip it (Control-Alt-G). Use the Eyedropper Tool (I) to pick the colors from the environment and paint them onto the body.![add reflected colors](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-13.jpg)
Step 9
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Color and lower the Opacity to make the effect subtler.![change blend mode](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-15.jpg)
![make colors subtler](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-14.jpg)
Step 10
Do the same with the head.![change colors on head](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-16.jpg)
Step 11
Paint some extra reflections on another layer. Paint them on the side of the head and under the stick.![add reflected light](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-17.jpg)
![change opacity](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-18.jpg)
Step 12
The dog's body is still a little too contrasting. Click its layer and add a Brightness/Contrast adjustment.![add brightness ocntrast adjustment](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-19.jpg)
![change contrast](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-20.jpg)
![photo with changed contrast](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-21.jpg)
Step 13
The head seems sharper than the rest of the scene. Click its layer and go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. Add a little blur, just enough to lose some of the details.![add gaussian blur](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-22.jpg)
Step 14
We can make the shadows bluer, as well. Add a Hue/Saturation adjustment to the head. Clip it, check Colorize, and turn the head light blue.![add blue shadows](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-23.jpg)
Step 15
Paint on the mask to keep the effect only in the shadows.![colorize shadows](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-24.jpg)
Step 16
Do the same with the body. You can simply copy the adjustment and clip it to the other layer.![colorize shadows blue](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-25.jpg)
Step 17
The other boat still seemed too static, so I tilted it some more.![tilt boat some more](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-26.jpg)
Step 18
Let's push the aerial perspective even further. Go to the background layer and use Quick Mask Mode (Q) to select the whole background.![colorize background](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-27.jpg)
Step 19
Add a colorizing Hue/Saturation adjustment, just like the one on the head and body.![make sky bluer](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-28.jpg)
Step 20
Lower the Opacity for a subtler effect.![make background bluer](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-29.jpg)
Step 21
There are still paws on the water layer, and a part of them stays visible. Use the Liquify filter to push them up a little.![fix the layer](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-30.jpg)
Step 22
Finally, use the Liquify filter to create a "dent" in the water under the boats. You can also add an Exposure adjustment on top and increase the Offset to unify the contrast in the whole scene.![add more waves](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/108/posts/32927/image/gian-dog-photoshop-3-31.jpg)
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