This article was originally created by Zizai, a member of China Tutorial Network.
Let’s take a look at the original picture and effect first
Original picture
renderings
Change the color mode to grayscale, and then to dual-tone (which can emphasize the contrast between light and dark, anyway, I think this works better) and the settings are as follows
Figure 1
Use a Curves adjustment layer and pull the blue channel down to highlight the yellow
Figure 2
ctrl+shift+alt+e, merge one
Figure 3
Filter-Rendering-Lighting Effect, the settings are as follows:
Figure 4
Press ctrl+j to set it to soft light mode to highlight the effect of the clouds above. Add a mask to cover the unwanted areas
Figure 5
Basically it’s over. You can add a Curves adjustment layer on top, adjust the brightness, ok, and call it a day.