A Work in Progress: after the storm



This guide was made for entry:
after the storm
In Contest:
hurricane


Original image


step 1 of 7

After cutting out various portions and deciding i didn't like where anything was going, i simply cut the image in half (source image) and started out intended to create a fractal...

Creation of after the storm: Step 1

step 2 of 7

when i duplicated the half image and flipped it, it started to look like something, so i went with it...

Creation of after the storm: Step 2

step 3 of 7

I duplicated the layer again and added a heavy blue saturation...

Creation of after the storm: Step 3

step 4 of 7

I duplicated the saturated layer, added gaussian blyur, and blended with the other layers...

Creation of after the storm: Step 4

step 5 of 7

i added the trees using the brush set "11 Tree Silhouettes/Vectors" by ~xsy at devaintart.com: http://xsy.deviantart.com/art/Tree-Silhouette-29527352

Creation of after the storm: Step 5
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step 6 of 7

added another layer with a round blue fill, masked out a portion, gave an outer glow....

Creation of after the storm: Step 6

step 7 of 7

and the birds are also from a brush set (yes, i use a lot of brushes for little things cuz it's quick and simple and that's that.)
"Birds" by Obsidian Dawn: http://www.brusheezy.com/brush/839-Birds

Creation of after the storm: Step 7
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Final result

Creation of after the storm: Final Result

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