This is an intermediate level tutorial so some steps can be tricky, but why not have a try!
Note: The Photoshop tutorial is done in CS6 – therefore some screenshot may have slighting different layout as in the earlier version. Some brushes are exclusive to Photoshop CS6.Here is a preview of the final effect I have for this tutorial: (click to enlarge)

OK Let’s get started!
To complete this tutorial, you will need the following stocks:Eagle (Registration required)
Rock (Stone)
Step 1
Create a new document sized 1000px * 1000px with black background. Use a light grey brush to paint a spot light in the centre:
Load the stone image into Photoshop, select a piece from it as shown below:

Copy and paste the selection over to our document, set the new layer’s opacity to 60%, and use a soft eraser to fade the following areas as shown below:

De-saturate this layer, then add the following 2 adjustment layers on top:
Levels

Curves

and here is the effect so far:

Step 2
Now load the eagle image into Photoshop and cut the eagle out:
Paste it onto our document, and use a soft eraser to fade the following parts for the eagle:

Sharpen the eagle layer by applying the following Unsharp Mask filter twice:

Add the following adjustment layers as clipping mask to this eagle layer:
Black and White

Levels

Curves

and here is the effect so far:

Step 3
We will now add the stone texture onto the eagle. Firstly load the selection of the eagle layout:
Drag the selection over to the stone image, and select a piece as shown below:

Copy and paste the selection over and cover the eagle as shown below:

Set the layer blending mode to “Hard Light” for this new stone layer, and mask out the following area:

Then, duplicate this stone layer and move them to different part of the canvas, as shown below:


and here is the effect so far:

Step 4
We want to add some flying stone pieces around the eagle to add some dynamics into the image. So select a small piece from the stone texture as shown below:
Copy and paste the selection over, and resize it as shown below:

Apply the following image adjustments:
Black and White

Levels

Apply a slight motion blur to the stone as shown below:

Duplicate this layer a couple of times, and move them to different positions as shown below:

Step 5
We will add some final touches to the image to spice up the effect a little! We will use the brush tool to make this happen.Firstly use a solid brush to draw a dot as shown below:

Use the liquify filter to warp this dot as shown below:

This will form some liquid effect as shown below:

Use a soft brush to paint a dot on a new layer, then warp it as shown below:

This will form some lighting effect as shown below:

I finally added some colour and cloud effect around the eagle, and this is the final effect I have: (click to enlarge)

Hope you enjoy this tutorial and find it useful. Drop me a comment below if you have any question.
Till next time, have a great day!
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