Taking the hyper-stylized anatomy of the 90s and dropping it into a high-contrast, atmospheric cyberpunk alley.
To move past the "flat" look of digital art, I executed a physics-based lighting pass in Lightroom:
The Shutter Logic: Darkened the background to simulate a 1/4000s shutter speed, justifying the "frozen" water splashes.
Neon Refraction: Used a luminance subtract mask to force the water droplets to drink in the cyan and magenta ambient light.
Atmospheric Haze: Pushed the alley buildings back into a cool, dense fog to create Z-axis depth.