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 This tutorial will show you how to turn a lovely waterfall into a deadly one with magma effect. We will make it look real and natural, read on to find out how
Step 1: The Image You can look for a waterfall image somewhere or save the image below 
First we should enhance the colors of this image a bit Press Ctrl-J to duplicate this image then go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur and set a small value of 0.5 pixels and change the blending mode of this layer to Overlay. Now it looks more impressive! 
Step 2: Add the Moon to the sky Download this image or get another elsewhere 
Paste it on your document and change its blending mode to Screen and move it to the top of the mountain. Resize it if necessary 
Step 3: Use the Eraser Tool with a soft brush to erase the bottom of the moon to make a "behind" effect 
Step 4: Adjust the moon's color by going to Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation (Ctrl-U) and use these settings: 
Our moon will turn out blue and blend better with the sky 
Step 5: Turn this normal waterfall into a deadly one Look for an image with some fire on it like this one: 
Put it on your document and change its blending mode to Overlay to apply its colors to the mountain 
Step 6: Add a layer mask to this layer by going to Layer>Layer Mask>Reveal All. Press D to change your foreground color to black and use a soft brush to fill the sky to hide the effect of this layer on it, make it brighter 
Step 7: The last step is to turn water into magma. I found an image whose sky looks like magma 
Select a small part of it like the image above and paste it on your document. Use the Transformation Tool Edit>Transform>Rotate to rotate it 90o 
Change its blending mode to Overlay 
Step 8: Add a layer mask like we did as step 6 and fill mountain and sky areas with black to hide the effect of this layer on them. Now we have a great result! 
I added some "black birds" to make it more impressive 
You can try adding some more effects on it. Hope you enjoy this tutorial!
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