In this tutorial we'll learn to improve the quality of the picture, create the effect of scales on the human skin, create the model's make-up, change the color of her hair and we'll see also how to change the colors and work with the layers and layers' masks.

Open in a new window a girl's picture: File ? Open (ctrl+o).

We will use image from http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/26504579/



Move off immediately the crimson color out of her hair, applying Image ? Adjustments ? Selective Color.



Open in a new window the picture of fishes (ctrl+o), selecting one where the scales may be seen very well.



Select the Polygonal Lasso Tool to mark out the necessary part of the picture and make a copy of it: Edit ? Copy (ctrl+c). Get back to the previous window and insert it on a new layer: Edit ? Paste (ctrl+v). Enlarge its size on maximum and turn it around horizontally, using the next option: Edit ? Free Transform (ctrl+t).