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A Work in Progress: Dreaming in Color
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This guide was made for entry:
Dreaming in Color
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cemetery
Original image
step 1 of 13
Photo I took of my daughter at a duck pond.
step 2 of 13
Open Source image.
step 3 of 13
Select Filter>Liquify. In the Liquify window, Select Forward Warp Tool. Warp the trees to make them wavy.
Select Bloat Tool and apply it to the grave stones.
step 4 of 13
Select the Turbulance Tool and apply it to the grass and the bottom of the headstones.
step 5 of 13
Select a brackish green color in your colors pallet.
Create a New Layer.
Select Gradient Tool.
Draw a vertical line down the middle of the New Layer.
step 6 of 13
Select Difference to blend the two layers.
step 7 of 13
Select a lighter green from your colors pallet.
Create a New Layer.
Select Filter>Render>Clouds.
Select Vivid light to blend.
step 8 of 13
Add a Curves Layer above the Clouds layer. Set the left marker to Input 61 and Output to 112.
Set the right marker to Input 229 and Output to 169.
step 9 of 13
Open photo of girl.
Enter Quick Mask. Mask out the girl
step 10 of 13
Exit Quick Mask mode. CTRL/SHIFT/I to invert selection.
Copy selection and Paste it into Cemetary photo.
step 11 of 13
Select Edit>Transform>Scale.
Careful not to distort her, Make her a little smaller so that she fits the her environment.
step 12 of 13
Copy the girl. Paste it back into the photo. (Or duplicate layer.)
Select Edit>Transform>Flip Horizontal.
Leave the Girl Layers Normal blend. Reduce opacity to 70%
step 13 of 13
Hide all layers except for the Girl Layers.
Add Adjustment Layer above the Girl Layers. Select Difference.
Select Layer>Merge Visible.
Show all Layers.
Flatten Layers.
Final result
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