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MOUNTAIN, CLOUDS AND FOREGROUND
Look for some cloudy mountains. Use the Quick Selection tool to select the cloud and move it into the PSD. Match the colours with Color Balance. Move one
cloud on top of the mountain group and one behind. Paint in some details on the top cathedral. For the foreground, use three images for the water and two for the
riverside in front of the gate and copy them three times. Merge the images again by painting on top of it. The colours are matched with Color Balance.14
MAIN CATHEDRAL, GATE AND RIVERSIDE
Create a new group. Select the main
cathedral and make a layer mask out of it. Use
cathedral textures to add some basic details and
paint on top of it. Do the same with the bridge and
the wall. For these elements, just use some old
stone textures you can find at CGTextures or
Texturepilot. Copy the image from the riverside on
the left and put it between the tree images you added
before. For the tree, use just one image and paint on
top of every layer to create randomness.15
FINAL STEP
Now add some textures to the remaining parts. Create a new layer and paint some city smoke with a
cloud brush. Use a knight image, scale it and paint on top of it to create some randomness. Then create
another new layer, pick the sun colour and paint all the sunny parts with a soft brush to create a moody
feeling. Press Cmd/Ctrl+Opt/Alt+Shift+E to create a master copy. Then go to Filter>Blur>
Gaussian Blur set 4%. Change the layer mode to Lighten at 75%. Done.EPIC FANTASY LANDSCAPE