A Work in Progress: Persephone



This guide was made for entry:
Persephone
In Contest:
greek gods


step 1 of 11

Start with an image of a forest.

Creation of Persephone: Step 1

step 2 of 11

Duplicate the picture twice. Bottom layer stays the same. Middle layer set to screen. Top layer, blur, then set to multiply.

Creation of Persephone: Step 2

step 3 of 11

Open MJ Ranum's May Queen and isolate her from the background.

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step 4 of 11

Isolate the May Queen from her background.

Creation of Persephone: Step 4

step 5 of 11

Paint in glitter.

Creation of Persephone: Step 5

step 6 of 11

Paint more glitter on a separate layer and set to overlay

Creation of Persephone: Step 6

step 7 of 11

Open the bower bird.

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Paint the burst behind the bird. Set to overlay or grain merge, whichever works best for you.

Creation of Persephone: Step 8

step 9 of 11

Color the bird green to match the general green feeling of the rest of the picture. (Yes, I know this isn't true to life, but then we are talking about a Goddess here who has the power to do anything She wants, and if She wants a green bird, She can have one!) ;-)

Creation of Persephone: Step 9

step 10 of 11

Create the shadow under the Goddess by duplicating Her and turning the layer black. Then, flip it, blur, set to grain merge and lower the opacity.

Creation of Persephone: Step 10

step 11 of 11

Duplicate the Goddess twice and repeat the same process you used on the background... Bottom layer unchanged. Middle layer set to screen, top layer blurred and set to multiply.

That's it. You're done!

Creation of Persephone: Step 11

Final result

Creation of Persephone: Final Result

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