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...
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when i duplicated the half image and flipped it, it started to look like something, so i went with it...
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I duplicated the layer again and added a heavy blue saturation...
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I duplicated the saturated layer, added gaussian blyur, and blended with the other layers...
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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
added another layer with a round blue fill, masked out a portion, gave an outer glow....
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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