To create the floating sci-fi house... copy different parts of the house and put together with a funky perspective ;)
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Open image "Hubbard Glacier" enlarge and crop it. Duplicate image and set layer to "soft light"
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Merge image, enlarge again, duplicate again and add a multiply to layer... duplicate again and add a soft light ...
This is the result below.
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Add the house , duplicate it and change perspective ...add it to the left of the house, to create depth...
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Add shadow to house by duplicating the house, set the layer to "darker colour" also add a gradient mask and play around with the shadows...
Then add water reflection, by copying the house, flip it , add a motion blur and set layer to overlay ...
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Now create some mist/clouds...Use lasso to create some sections then- filter-render clouds... make 3 different layers of mist/clouds... place as shown... set the layers to "screen" for the top clouds and "overlay" for the bottom ( to create light effect )
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Now add moon image and set layer to screen.. further use the "moon brush set" and add a shooting star and some debris, to create overall sci-fi effect :D
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Copy merged the image beginning by the water edge... paste and flip it over...
This will create the water reflection ;)
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Add a motion blur, further select water and duplicate, and add a sharpen mask to the layer to get water sharper...
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Finally, add a ripple to the water layer, and use smudge tool to create the pleasing effect...
:)