To do the foam I took the foam images from my references and applied them using the Clone Stamp tool to blend them in.

I continued using the Lasso tool and applying curves to adjust each area (Fig.41).


It is important to pay specific attention to areas of contrast. Even during the planning process it was easy to see areas where the contrast would be strongest.

I made sure there was a lot of contrast between the front of the ship and the sky behind, and the same applies to the sail area (Fig.42).

Final Adjustments

I equalized the colors using Hue and Saturation. In this case I decreased Saturation to my taste.

After flattening the image I also used a Noise filter to finish the image. This is the final result (Fig.43).

Conclusion

I hope that this Making Of has been helpful. If you have any questions then please don't hesitate to get in touch with me.