{"id":26162,"date":"2016-03-09T23:01:33","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T15:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=26162"},"modified":"2023-04-06T19:02:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T11:02:10","slug":"looping-staircase-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Create Surreal Staircase Illusion: Photo Manipulation Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In my previous tutorial, I showed you <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/photo-manipulation-making-car-fly\/\" rel=\"noopener\">how to make a car fly<\/a>. In this tutorial, we\u2019ll be creating a <strong>looping staircase tower<\/strong>. It has a surreal, dream-like look to it.<\/p>\n<p>The idea stemmed from visualizing the looping staircase illusion, one of the most famous being the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Penrose_stairs\">Penrose stair<\/a> (you might have seen it in the movie <em>Inception<\/em>). Our main objective is to create the looping staircase from scratch, using a bunch of shape layers and then applying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/30-high-quality-metallic-texture-pattern-brushes-and-photoshop-tutorials\/\">concrete texture<\/a> to its surfaces.<\/p>\n<p>We will also play around with the brush tool to <strong>illustrate shadows<\/strong>, using the dodge and burn tool to <strong>darken and lighten desireable texture<\/strong> and will also be <strong>utilizing custom brushes<\/strong>. This will be the end result after 78 steps.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/final.jpg\" width=\"700\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<p>Before we start though, grab these resources we will be needing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeimages.com\/photo\/business-man-1238369\">Business Man<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deviantart.com\/malleni-stock\/art\/Zeppelin-stock-182749383\">Zeppelin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeimages.com\/photo\/air-hot-baloon-international-m-1556916\">Hot Air Balloon<\/a>s<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deviantart.com\/javierzhx\/art\/Cloud-Brushes-34277964\">Cloud Brushes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeimages.com\/photo\/texture-concrete-2-1491091\">Concrete Wall 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeimages.com\/photo\/concrete-wall-1142154\">Concrete Wall 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeimages.com\/photo\/flying-birds-1309291\">Flying birds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deviantart.com\/ady-stock\/art\/Milky-way-401787000\">Milky way<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeimages.com\/photo\/mountain-view-1403918\">Mountain View<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeimages.com\/photo\/the-moon-1526431\">The Moon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Step 1: Preparing the Background<\/h2>\n<p>Create a new document. Set the <strong>width: 2976 pixels wide<\/strong> and <strong>Height: 2083 pixels<\/strong>, with the resolution at <strong>150 pixels\/inch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-01.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"432\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 2<\/h2>\n<p>Click <strong>File &gt; Place<\/strong> to insert the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeimages.com\/photo\/mountain-view-1403918\">mountain view<\/a> image as a smart object. Use <strong>Edit &gt; Free Transform<\/strong> to tilt the mountain to the left . Press <strong>Enter<\/strong> to apply.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-02.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"519\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 3<\/h2>\n<p>We need to remove the road within this mountain view image, which could easily be done with the Spot Healing Brush tool. Unfortunately, because we placed the mountain view image as a smart object in the previous step, we can\u2019t use the Spot healing brush tool yet.<\/p>\n<p>The solution is by changing the smart object layer into a normal image layer. Do this by right-clicking the mountain-view smart object layer, select <strong>Rasterize Layer<\/strong> from the pop-up menu. Grab the <strong>Spot Healing Brush tool<\/strong>, select Type: <strong>Content-aware<\/strong> from the option bar, then use it to replace the road with the appropriate surrounding textures.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-03.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 4<\/h2>\n<p>Continue using Spot Healing brush tool until all of the roads are replaced with appropriate surrounding textures. It looks something like this.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-04.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"510\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 5<\/h2>\n<p>Press <strong>Ctrl+M<\/strong> to show <strong>Curves<\/strong> window. Manually drag the curve to increase contrast between light and dark colors. I prefer the simple way by selecting Preset:<strong> Strong Contrast<\/strong>, then click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-05.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"493\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 6<\/h2>\n<p>Show <strong>Levels<\/strong> window by pressing <strong>Ctrl+L.<\/strong> Adjust input level sliders to bring more contrast, or simply select Preset:<strong> increase contrast 2.<\/strong> Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to apply.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-06.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"495\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 7<\/h2>\n<p>Press <strong>Ctrl+B<\/strong> to show <strong>Color Balance<\/strong>. Drag color sliders right or left until overall color is more bluish. In this example, my color levels are -25, +16 and +43.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-07.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"495\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 8: Building the Stairs<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s start creating the first ladder-step for our looping stairs. Grab the <strong>Pen<\/strong> tool, set the option to <strong>Shape<\/strong>. Create a skewed rectangle as our first step. Fill the shape with grey color (#e1e1e1) and set the stroke color to <strong>none<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-08.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"334\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 9<\/h2>\n<p>Our next step is creating the ladder-step\u2019s height. Using the <strong>Pen<\/strong> tool, draw a second shape and fill it with darker grey color. Make sure you do this step in a new shape layer, underneath Shape 1 layer.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-09.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"288\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 10<\/h2>\n<p>Still using <strong>Pen<\/strong> tool, select <strong>Combine Shapes<\/strong> option (this option will combine the new shape with the old one, depending on which shape layers are selected at the time). Click back the Shape 1 layer to select it, then draw another skewed rectangle as the second ladder-step.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-10.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"498\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 11<\/h2>\n<p>Click to Shape 2 layer to select it. Repeat the previous step, which adds height to the second ladder step.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-11.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"284\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 12<\/h2>\n<p>Repeat the process to create a third ladder-step using <strong>Pen<\/strong> tool.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-12.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"345\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 13<\/h2>\n<p>Still using the <strong>Pen<\/strong> tool, draw the first wall (it also works as the height of our stairs tower). We place this shape on a new layer, on top of another shape layer. Make sure the tops of the side wall align perfectly with the ladder steps. Here is the image for your reference.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-13.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 14<\/h2>\n<p>Add the fourth ladder-step shape. Make sure you create it in a new shape layer.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-14.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 15<\/h2>\n<p>Add four more ladder-steps, each in separate shape layers. To make those new ladder-steps easier to identify, give different fill colors for each of them.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-15.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 16<\/h2>\n<p>Draw the tower\u2019s right-side wall, set the fill to a darker grey. Do this step in a new shape layer, above all shape layers.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-16.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 17: Layer management<\/h2>\n<p>We just made a couple of ladder-steps, and there was way too many shape layers to identify them all. In this state if we continue adding shapes, I\u2019m afraid it will too overwhelming. To make things easier to identify, lets do some layer management.<\/p>\n<p>Select the first three ladder-steps, which is Shape 1, Shape 2 and Shape 3 layer. Group them into a new folder, name it \"side a\".<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-17.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 18<\/h2>\n<p>Repeat the previous step to group the rest of the shapes layers. Name it \"side b\".<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-18.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 19<\/h2>\n<p>Add three more ladder-steps, each in three separate layers. As usual, fill each ladder-steps with different colors for easier identification.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-19.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 20<\/h2>\n<p>Draw the tower\u2019s inside wall. Do this step in a new shape layer. See image below as your reference.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-20.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 21<\/h2>\n<p>Select the 4 shape layers we just created, group them into a new folder named \"side c\".<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-21.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"354\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 22<\/h2>\n<p>Repeat with the last side, then name it \"side d\".<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-22.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"552\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 23: Applying Textures<\/h2>\n<p>Open <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeimages.com\/photo\/texture-concrete-2-1491091\">concrete-wall 1<\/a> image. Press <strong>Ctrl+A<\/strong> to select all, then copy the concrete wall texture into our document.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-23.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 24<\/h2>\n<p>Our next job is to cover the tower\u2019s right side with the concrete wall texture. Go to <strong>Edit &gt; Transform &gt; Distort<\/strong> to change the texture perspective, height and width following the tower\u2019s shape.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-24.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"552\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 25<\/h2>\n<p>Make sure to place the concrete wall layer on top of the Shape 9 layer (tower\u2019s right wall from \"side b\" group). Go to <strong>Layer &gt; Create Clipping Mask<\/strong> to convert concrete wall 1 layer into a clipping mask layer. This will make the concrete wall texture appear \"placed inside\" the Shape 9 layer.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-25.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 26<\/h2>\n<p>To add realism, some shadow is needed at the edge of the concrete wall texture. Use the <strong>Burn<\/strong> tool to do the job, but set the Exposure:<strong> 50%<\/strong> and <strong>turn off the Protect Tones option<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-26.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 27<\/h2>\n<p>Open <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeimages.com\/photo\/concrete-wall-1142154\">Concrete wall 2<\/a> image. Press <strong>Ctrl+A<\/strong> to select all, then copy it into our document. Repeat the same treatment as a previous texture, distort and apply it as the tower\u2019s wall texture.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-27.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 28<\/h2>\n<p>Go to <strong>Image &gt; Adjustment&gt; Color Balance<\/strong> menu. Within Color Balance window, drag each color slider left or right until overall concrete texture color is bluish. Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to apply Color Balance.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-28.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 29<\/h2>\n<p>To blend both concrete texture nicely, change the \"concrete wall 2\" layer\u2019s blend mode to <strong>Multiply<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-29.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 30<\/h2>\n<p>We need darker shadows. Achieve this by adding more shadows using the black soft round <strong>Brush<\/strong> tool with <strong>low opacity<\/strong>. Make sure you do this in a new clipping mask layer above concrete wall 2 layer. See the image below for your reference.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-30.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 31<\/h2>\n<p>Go back to the \"concrete wall 2\" window. Use the <strong>Rectangular Marquee<\/strong> tool to create single square selection, then copy the selected area into our document. Rename the layer into \"texture 1\" then drag it under Shape 9 layer.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-31.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 32<\/h2>\n<p>Use the <strong>Edit &gt; Transform &gt; Distort<\/strong> menu to manually distort texture 1. The objective is to cover the first ladder-step in layer group \"side b\" with this texture, and also with the right angle.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-32.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 33<\/h2>\n<p>Convert \"texture 1\" layer into clipping mask, then change the color tone bluish using the Color Balance window.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-33.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"549\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 34<\/h2>\n<p>Use the <strong>Burn<\/strong> tool to darken the texture\u2019s edge. See the image below for reference.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-34.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"348\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 35<\/h2>\n<p>Repeat the texturing process for the rest of the ladder-steps inside group \"side b\". Distinguish each ladder step with a different texture to make it unique. See this image below for reference.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-35.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 36<\/h2>\n<p>Now we move to the \"side a\" layer group. Apply texturing and add shadows for the walls (repeat Step 27 to 30). See the image below as reference.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-36.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 37<\/h2>\n<p>Apply the same texture for ladder step \"side a\". This time, use the full texure from\" concrete wall 2\" image. Usethe <strong>transform distort command<\/strong> to apply the texture.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-37.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"483\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 38<\/h2>\n<p>Still in the same texture layer, convert it into clipping mask (make sure the texture layer is placed above Shape 1 layer before doing this). Since we only use one texture for three ladder-steps, we must first create a selection before darkening the edge with the <strong>Burn<\/strong> tool.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-38.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 39<\/h2>\n<p>Repeat selection and darken the texture for the rest of the ladder-steps using a combination of <strong>Polygonal Lasso<\/strong> tool and <strong>Burn<\/strong> tool. See image below for reference.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-39.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"537\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 40<\/h2>\n<p>Now we apply texture to the ladder-step height. Use the \"concrete wall 1\" texture, copy and place it above the Shape 2 layer. Then, again distort the texture shape following the ladder-step\u2019s height and perspective.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-40.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"423\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 41<\/h2>\n<p>Still in the texture layer, convert it into clipping mask. Grab the <strong>Burn<\/strong> tool again, so you can darken the texture to make a simple \"fake shadow\". See image below for reference.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-41.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"435\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 42<\/h2>\n<p>Continue applying texture for ladder-step in the folder \"side c\". Give each ladder-step their own texture layer with the clipping mask technique. Don\u2019t forget to darken the texture with the <strong>Burn<\/strong> tool.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-42.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"483\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 43<\/h2>\n<p>And finally, apply the texture for ladder-step in the \"side d\" folder (with Step 37 to 41).<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-43.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"384\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 44<\/h2>\n<p>Add new layer above mountain-view layer. Draw the tower shadow using black colored soft round <strong>Brush<\/strong> tool with <strong>low opacity<\/strong>. See image below for reference.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-44.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"535\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 45: Adding Foggy Atmosphere<\/h2>\n<p>Add a new layer above the shadow layer. Set the <strong>Brush<\/strong> color to <strong>White<\/strong> and the size: <strong>800 px<\/strong>. Draw a \"fog\" horizontally within the red dotted square (see below). Drag from left to right. In case the fog becomes too thick, try lowering the layer opacity.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-45.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 46: Adding the Zeppelin<\/h2>\n<p>Open the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deviantart.com\/malleni-stock\/art\/Zeppelin-stock-182749383\">zeppelin<\/a> image. The fastest way to select the zeppelin is by using the <strong>Magic Wand<\/strong> tool because of the plain background. First, set Tolerance: <strong>25<\/strong> (lower value means smaller color range to select), turn on <strong>Anti-alias<\/strong> and <strong>Contiguous<\/strong> option. Select the sky background, then inverse the selection with <strong>Select &gt; Inverse<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-46.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"468\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 47<\/h2>\n<p>Go to <strong>Select &gt; Refine Edge<\/strong> or press <strong>Alt+Ctrl+R<\/strong>. I think it will be easier to look at the selection edge result when the view mode is set to black background. Inside the <strong>Refine Edge<\/strong> window, drag the <strong>Shift Edge<\/strong> slider to the left, around <strong>-31<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to apply refine edge settings. Press <strong>Ctrl+C<\/strong> to copy selected zeppelin.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-47.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"480\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 48<\/h2>\n<p>Paste the zeppelin into our document. Use the <strong>Transform<\/strong> command to adjust its size and place it on the tower\u2019s right side. Go to <strong>Edit &gt; Transform &gt; Flip Horizotal<\/strong> to flip the zeppelin horizontally.<\/p>\n<p>Go to <strong>Layer &gt; Matting &gt; Defringe<\/strong>. Within the <strong>Defringe<\/strong> window, set width value to: <strong>1<\/strong> then click OK. Using defringe will tell Photoshop to remove the remaining unwanted pixels on the edges of the zeppelin. The bigger the defringe width value, the larger the area to remove.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-48.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 49<\/h2>\n<p>Add a new clipping mask layer above the zeppelin layer, name it \"zeppelin shadow\". Use a black soft round <strong>Brush<\/strong> tool with <strong>lower opacity<\/strong> to draw the tower\u2019s shadow \"covering\" the front part of the zeppelin.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-49.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"494\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 50: Adding Starry Skies<\/h2>\n<p>Open the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deviantart.com\/ady-stock\/art\/Milky-way-401787000\">milkyway<\/a> image, then copy it into our document. Resize and place it on the top-left side of the canvas.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-50.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"333\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 51<\/h2>\n<p>Rename milky way layer to \"stars\". Adda layer mask to this layer, then use black colored soft round <strong>Brush<\/strong> tool with <strong>100% opacity<\/strong> to hide the parts of the stars that are covering the mountains.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-51.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 52<\/h2>\n<p>Change the stars layer blend mode to <strong>Vivid Light<\/strong>. This step will blend the stars into the blue sky, creating a dreamlike scene.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-52.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"435\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 53<\/h2>\n<p>Duplicate the stars layer by pressing <strong>Ctrl+J<\/strong>. Move the stars copy to the right side.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-53.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"411\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 54<\/h2>\n<p>Click stars copy Layer Mask thumbnail to activate it. Use black colored soft round Brush tool with 25% opacity to make the stars becoming semi-transparent.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-54.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 55<\/h2>\n<p>Open the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeimages.com\/photo\/the-moon-1526431\">moon<\/a> picture. Using the <strong>Rectangular Marquee<\/strong> tool, select the moon.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-55.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"471\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 56<\/h2>\n<p>Copy and paste the moon into our document. Adjust its size and place it on top of the mountains.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-56.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"501\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 57<\/h2>\n<p>Set the moon layer blend mode to <strong>Screen<\/strong>. This will \"blend\" the moon with the blue sky and stars behind it.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-57.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"423\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 58<\/h2>\n<p>Duplicate the moon layer. Move it to the right. Use the free transform command to rotate and downscale the moon copy.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-58.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"339\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 59: Adding Birds<\/h2>\n<p>Open <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeimages.com\/photo\/flying-birds-1309291\">flying bird<\/a> image, we need to select all of the birds. The fastest way to do this is with the <strong>Magic Wand<\/strong> tool. First, set the Tolerance value: <strong>32<\/strong> and <strong>turn off the Contiguous<\/strong> option (with this option turned off, magic wand tool will able to select the same range color in an image, even if the color is not connected directly).<\/p>\n<p>Click one of the birds with the <strong>Magic Wand<\/strong> tool, all the birds should now be selected. Don\u2019t copy it yet.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-59.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"524\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 60<\/h2>\n<p>Press <strong>Alt+Ctrl+R<\/strong> to show Refine Edge window. Drag the <strong>Shift Edge<\/strong> slider to the left, around <strong>-35<\/strong>, this will decrease the selection edge. Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to apply Refine Edge. You\u2019re free to copy now.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-60.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"570\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 61<\/h2>\n<p>Place the birds into our document. Adjust its size and position with the free transform command. Quick tip: Hold Shift while dragging corner tranformation point to keep the image ratio. See image below for reference.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-61.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"369\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 62: Adding Hot Air Balloons<\/h2>\n<p>Open <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeimages.com\/photo\/air-hot-baloon-international-m-1556916\">air balloon<\/a> image. Again, we\u2019ll be utilizing the <strong>Magic Wand<\/strong> tool to do fast selection. <strong>Turn on the Contiguous<\/strong> option, then click on the sky with the <strong>Magic Wand<\/strong> tool to create selection. Go to <strong>Select &gt; Inverse<\/strong> to invert selection areas.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-62.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"528\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 63<\/h2>\n<p>Copy the selected air balloons into our document. Place it in front of the moon. Don\u2019t worry about those trees, we\u2019ll deal with them in the next step.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-63.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"378\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 64<\/h2>\n<p>Time to remove those annoying trees. With the <strong>Eraser<\/strong> tool, remove unwanted trees.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-64.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 65<\/h2>\n<p>You probably noticed that the yellow hot air balloon and the blue one behind it, do not have passenger baskets. We will fix this by copying the basket from the green air balloon. Using <strong>Rectangular Marquee<\/strong> tool, create square selection around passenger basket. Copy selected area into a new layer by pressing <strong>Ctrl+J<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-65.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"348\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 66<\/h2>\n<p>Move the passenger basket copy layer, place it under the yellow balloon. Adjust its size with the free transform command.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-66.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"426\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 67<\/h2>\n<p>Press <strong>Ctrl+J<\/strong> to duplicate once more. This time, move the passenger basket under the blue balloon. Don\u2019t forget to re-adjust its size.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-67.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"315\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 68<\/h2>\n<p>If you follow three previous steps, you should get 3 layers from the air balloons. Select all three layers, then merge them into one.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-68.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"567\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 69<\/h2>\n<p>Press <strong>Ctrl+L <\/strong>to show <strong>Levels<\/strong> window. Drag <strong>midtones slider<\/strong> to the left, around <strong>2.90<\/strong> value. This will make the air balloon color look pale. We do this to mimic the distant object rules in photography: colors pale as objects are moved farther into the background.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-69.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"528\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 70: Inserting the Business Man and Clouds<\/h2>\n<p>Open the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeimages.com\/photo\/business-man-1238369\">business man<\/a> image. Flip the image horizontally using <strong>Edit &gt; Transform &gt; Flip Horizontal<\/strong> menu.<\/p>\n<p>Repeat the same trick with the <strong>Magic Wand<\/strong> tool to select the business man. First, set the Tolerance to <strong>25<\/strong> and <strong>turn on the Contiguous<\/strong> option. Select the white background, then invert the selection.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-70.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 71<\/h2>\n<p>Copy the selected business man, adjust its size then place it on one of the ladder-steps.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-71.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 72<\/h2>\n<p>Show the <strong>Color Balance<\/strong> window, adjust the color levels to around <strong>-31<\/strong>,<strong> -15 <\/strong>and<strong> +40<\/strong> until the business man\u2019s color is looking bluish.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-72.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"372\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 73<\/h2>\n<p>Duplicate the business man layer. Change the business man copy layer blend mode to <strong>Soft Light<\/strong>. However, this makes business man appear too dark. We need to fix this, specially on the upper body area. Use <strong>Eraser<\/strong> tool to remove unwanted areas. See image below for erasing reference.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-73.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 74<\/h2>\n<p>Add a new layer below business man layer, name it \"shadow\". Use the black soft round <strong>Brush<\/strong> tool with low opacity to manually draw business man\u2019s shadow. I suggest using a small brush size to get a more precise shadow.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-74.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 75<\/h2>\n<p>You probably has notice the white pixels under business man\u2019s shoes. This is the remaining pixel we get when we select the business man in the previous step.<\/p>\n<p>We can easily remove this unwanted pixel, by going back to business man layer, then use the <strong>Layer &gt; Matting &gt; Defringe<\/strong> menu. Set the Defringe Width: <strong>1 pixel<\/strong> is more than enough. Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to apply defringe.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-75.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 76<\/h2>\n<p>This step is about loading custom brush, if you already know how to do this then you can skip it and just load the cloud brushes we got from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deviantart.com\/javierzhx\/art\/Cloud-Brushes-34277964\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To load custom brush, click the <strong>gear<\/strong> button then select <strong>Load Brushes<\/strong> menu. Find and select the cloud brush from your computer, then click the Load button.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-76.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 77<\/h2>\n<p>With the cloud brushes loaded, now you can easily pick and try one of them to <strong>create awesome cloud compositions<\/strong>. Don\u2019t forget to create a new layer named \"clouds\" below \"side d\" group and set the brush color to <strong>white<\/strong> before adding the clouds.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-77.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 78<\/h2>\n<p>Add a new adjustment layer Color Balance on top of layers stack. Set the color value around <strong>+64, +49, +4<\/strong>. One reason to do this step is to match the overall color tone, blending the composition nicely.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/steps-78.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Congrats! you finished the tutorial<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to save! If you have questions, let me know in the comments section.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/looping-staircase-tutorial\/final.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" alt=\"final img\"><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my previous tutorial, I showed you how to make a car fly. In this tutorial, we\u2019ll be creating a looping staircase tower. It has a surreal, dream-like look to it. 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