A Work in Progress: Golden Eagle



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Golden Eagle
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Reference picture

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used free transform to shape wing and then copies, placed , resize and rotate where necessary. Finally merge all these wings. Duplicate and flip

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Taken part from source and make them rectangular using free transform because perspective is a bitt off, then distort and reshape crown

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Eye is light blub from source

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completed so far..

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Background from source and applied guassian blur

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Added highlights and sparks with photoshop default brush

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applied hue saturation and masking on background

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Finally curve adjustment for contrast

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Final result

Creation of Golden Eagle: Final Result

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