This is my first attempt to explain the process of how I create my art.
Usually I do it without giving thought to the steps.
This is a new experience to be aware of the sequence of painting.
Step 1
I cut and copied the whiskey barrel shape and the corner of the wooden plank.
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Step 2
I created the gate by duplicating the squares vertically and combining them.
Next ,duplicated and flipped horizontally to get the other edge.
Joined both by elongating one side to touch the other.
Placed the circles in alternate spots and applied drop shadow and outer glow effect to complete the gate.
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Step 3
Duplicated the gate and transformed horizontally.applied perspective.
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Step 4
created the corner pillars.
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Step 5
painted the background freehand and applied cutout filter.Placed it behind the gates.
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Step 6
Applied the posteredges filter.
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Step 7
Cropped the source image and placed on top and blended to color option to get the final image.