Creating "Fairy Forest" collage in Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Part 4

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Step 4. Add a bird.

Step 1.

Separate the bird from the background and place it in our document.
Using the free transformation Ctrl + T make it smaller.

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Step 2.

Add a hue / saturation adjustment layer / hue / saturation and lower the saturation value to maximum.

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Step 3.

Add a Curves / Curves adjustment layer and darken the bird.

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Step 5. Add an arch.

Step 1.

Open the “Arch” image from the background and place in our document.
Using a layer mask, blend the bottom of the arch with the base.

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Step 2.

Add a Hue / Saturation / Hue / Saturation adjustment layer and set the Saturation / Saturation value to -100.

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Step 3.

Add a Curves / Curves adjustment layer and darken the arch.
Using the mask layer mask the area of dark areas.

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Step 4.

Add another Curves adjustment layer / Curves and brighten the arch.
On the mask of the adjustment layer mask the remaining area.

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Step 5.

Add a new layer, set it to blend mode Overlay / Overlap, and fill type 50% gray.
Using the Dodge Tool / Clarifier Tool and the Burn Tool / Dimmer Tool (O), by setting the Range / Range to Midtones / Mid Tones, and the Exposure value / Exposure around 10-20% specify the bright and dark places. You can see the result on the screenshot below in the Normal mode / Normal and in the Overlay / Overlap mode.

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