![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial.jpg)
Download the stock images that you need for this photo manipulation:
- Sea Stock Image - link Alternative Stock - link
- Sky Stock Image - link Alternative Stock - link
- Rock 1 Stock Image - link Alternative Stock - link
- Rock 2 Stock Image - link
- Dead Tree Stock Image - link Alternative Stock - link
- Old House Stock Image - link
- Asteroid Stock Image - link
- Moon Stock Image - link
- Girl Stock Image - link
- Other Stock Images are no longer available
Make a new PSD document.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/1.jpg)
Start with the sea stock image and use the Rectangular Marquee Tool to make a selection. Remove the red selection area.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/2.jpg)
Use the sea image to cover the entire canvas. Duplicate the image, flip it horizontal(Edit>Transform>Flip Horizontal) and use the Clone Stamp Tool to make the water seamless.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/3.jpg)
Add the sky stock image behind the sea like shown in the preview.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/4.jpg)
Open the old house stock image. Make a selection of the red area with lasso tool or pen tool. Learn more about the best Photoshop selection tools for removing background and cutout images.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/5.jpg)
Place the old house like the image below using the transform>Rotate Tool.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/6.jpg)
Remove the red area like the image below to create the sunken effect.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/7.jpg)
Open the antique frame stock image and make a selection with the Lasso tool or Pen tool to cutout the frame.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/8.jpg)
Place and rotate the frame like the image below.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/9.jpg)
Remove the red area of the frame that is suposed to be underwater, like shown in the image below.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/10.jpg)
Open the boat stock image and remove the background.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/11.jpg)
Place and compose the manipulation by placing the boat on the right side like the image below.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/12.jpg)
Again remove the red area that coresponds to the part of the boat that is undet the sea, like in the image below.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/13.jpg)
Open the clock image and remove the background.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/14.jpg)
Place the clock near the boat like the image below.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/15.jpg)
Go to the Edit>Transform menu and play with the Distort Tool, Perspective Tool and Skew Tool to get the right composition.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/16.jpg)
Remove the red area like the image below using the Eraser Tool. If you want a nondestructive effect you can use a Layer Mask and simply hide the area.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/17.jpg)
Add the antique frame again, and place it behind the clock.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/18.jpg)
Play again with distort, perspective and skew tools to get the composition that you want.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/19.jpg)
Use the Eraser Tool to remove the red area.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/20.jpg)
Open the moon image and make a quick selection with the Magic Wand Tool to remove the background area. Set the Tolerance of the tool to around 50.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/21.jpg)
Place the moon behind the antique frame like the preview.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/22.jpg)
Open the first rock image 1 and make a selection with lasso tool or pen tool to cutout the rock.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/23.jpg)
Flip horizontal the rock image.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/24.jpg)
Then rotate it like the image below.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/25.jpg)
Open the second rock image 2 and make a selection with Lasso Tool or Pen Tool
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/26.jpg)
Place the second rock on the top on the first rock to create a rocky island.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/27.jpg)
Open the woman image and remove the background.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/28.jpg)
Place the woman on the floating rock island, like the image below.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/29.jpg)
Use the Burn Tool on the red area like the image below. You can set your exposure between 15% to 25%
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/30.jpg)
Create a new adjustment layer for levels and set the points like the image below.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/31.jpg)
You should get a similar color tone for your photo manipulation.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/32.jpg)
Add a Gradient Map using these colors: #69a2b5 and #b3baaa
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/33.jpg)
Set the gradiend map blend mode to Color Burn, opacity 84% . Use the Gradient Tool, with black and white linear gradient and use it inside the Gradient Map Mask like in the image.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/341.jpg)
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/34.jpg)
Create a new adjustment layer for Selective Color and make these settings:
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/35.jpg)
Your photo manipulation should now look similar to this:
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/36.jpg)
Create a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer only for the antique frame layers using a clipping mask. Make these settings to desaturate the color of the frames..
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/37.jpg)
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/38.jpg)
Open the dead tree image and make a selection to delete the background.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/39.jpg)
Duplicate the tree several times and place them behind the float rock to create interesting tree roots.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/40.jpg)
Create a Brightness and Contrast new adjustment layer only for the first rock layer
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/41.jpg)
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/42.jpg)
Create new adjustment layer for hue and saturation only for the first rock layer.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/43.jpg)
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/44.jpg)
Open the asteroid image and remove the background using a selection tool.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/45.jpg)
Place on the left and right side of the floating rock. Free to play with skew, distort, and perspective effect to get the perfect composition like the image below.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/46.jpg)
Set the color balance to get the perfect composition color that you like. You can add a Photo Filter and/or a Gradient map to get what color that you want.
![](/tutorials/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-tutorial/lost-in-time-surreal-photoshop-manipulation-tutorial.jpg)
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