TECHNIQUES USE WARP AND SELECTION TOOLS
QUICK TIP: SMOOTH SELECTIONS
In large files (300dpi), when you make a
selection we recommend smoothing a little bit
before cutting (Select>Modify>Feather, set to 1
pixel). With this little trick, you’ll avoid the aliased
effect in the edges when it is deleted.04
ADD GRAVEL UNDER THE RAIL
Add gravel.jpg into the composition. Click
Cmd/Ctrl+T to transform and skew the texture in
order to make it follow the same perspective as
the background. Then press Cmd/Ctrl+J to
duplicate and complete the area.05
INSERT SOME SHADOWS
Select the gravel layers and press Cmd/
Ctrl+G to group layers. Then move under the initial
cut rail layers. In between, create a new layer
(Ctrl+Shift+N). Then, you can use the method you
prefer. In this case, with the Brush tool, we painted
with 50% grey colour and multiplied the layer.06
ADD MORE DETAILS
With this step, you can add more details.
For example, select the gravel between the rails, and
delete. With this, you will make the texture look
better. There are many ways to select, but for this
process, the Polygonal Lasso tool works great. Once
you have made the selection, just delete.07
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Duplicate the left rail layer (Cmd/
Ctrl+J) and move under the original. Now move
the content under, as a shadow. Open Hue/
Saturation (Cmd/Ctrl+U) and set to: Saturation
-100, Lightness -100 to make it black. Add a
slight blur (Cmd/Ctrl+F). In this case, we chose
an 8px radius and set the layer to Multiply.
Adjust the opacity of the layer as you need.08
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Now we need to make the same effect
at the back. Again, make the selection of each
side of the trail, duplicate and make the gravel
texture, and shadows. If you want, you can add
buildings or mountains in the background. If youhave a train to erase just copy a part of the
railway that is empty, then duplicate in a new
layer, and use it as a patch to remove the train.
Press Cmd/Ctrl+T to transform this patch and
fit it in place.