A Work in Progress: Riding the Purple Sea Horse



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Original image


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Original photo we took at Dollywood.

Creation of Riding the Purple Sea Horse: Step 1

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Here the seahorse has been masked out and color changed using Adjust/color and balance. Later I changed it again adding more red to get a lavendar shade.

Creation of Riding the Purple Sea Horse: Step 2

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Here ornamentation from horse is ready to transfer to seahorse.

Creation of Riding the Purple Sea Horse: Step 3

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Here the mane and spine are duplicated and masked and recolored ready to put on seahorse.

Creation of Riding the Purple Sea Horse: Step 4

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Final color is added to mane and tail using airbrush, paintbrush, and smudge tools.

Creation of Riding the Purple Sea Horse: Step 5

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Finally, lights are brought up in background using Adjust/color and brightness. Mirror was touched up with airbrush and smudge tools.

Creation of Riding the Purple Sea Horse: Step 6

Final result

Creation of Riding the Purple Sea Horse: Final Result

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