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A Work in Progress: not far from home....
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This guide was made for entry:
not far from home....
In Contest:
the birdhouse
Original image
step 1 of 16
black background...
step 2 of 16
tree horizon....used my own image, will upload to stock, changed hue and saturation, added light filter.
step 3 of 16
my original photo for tree horizon....
step 4 of 16
masked out portion of "Little Castle" by =little-stock on deviantart.com, changed hue and saturation...
sources used for this step:
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source
step 5 of 16
duplicated layer, flipped, arranged...
step 6 of 16
used portion of window from "little castle" image, placed behind source pic...
step 7 of 16
duplicated piece of window, arranged...
step 8 of 16
door masked from "Cathedral Gate Door 2" by ~jdbartlett at deviantart.com: http://jdbartlett.deviantart.com/art/Cathedral-gate-door-2-75772050
changed hue and stauration....
sources used for this step:
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source 1
step 9 of 16
layer with source image, areas masked out to show windows and door behind...
step 10 of 16
masked out and duplicated stairs from source pic.....blended using dodge and burn...
step 11 of 16
copied and stretched grass on the side of stairs, from source image....adjusted levels...
step 12 of 16
copied and stretched grass on the side of stairs, from source image....adjusted levels...
step 13 of 16
masked out image of woman, "Bells Falls9" by *faestock on deviantart.com:
faded with a soft brush...
sources used for this step:
2
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source 2
step 14 of 16
added gaussian blur and lighting effects, and blended...
step 15 of 16
notes sent to owners of sources, informing them i have used their stock....
step 16 of 16
note of apology for wrongfully used stock, informing owner that I have removed their image from my entry...
Final result
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