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A Work in Progress: Magical Swamp Creature
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This guide was made for entry:
Magical Swamp Creature
In Contest:
muddy face
Original image
step 1 of 8
Duplicate the girl several times. Use the difference clouds filter. Then use glowing edges. Set this layer to soft light.
step 2 of 8
Blur the cloud layer and desaturate it.
step 3 of 8
Render lighting effects in the cloud layer to match the girl.
step 4 of 8
Render lens flare in the eyes on the original layer with the girl.
step 5 of 8
Create a custom scatter brush. Draw random white dots with it. Set a light blue Outer Glow on it. Switch the blending to Darken.
step 6 of 8
Add motion blur to the layer with the magical circles.
step 7 of 8
Use the Variations tool to make the whole thing more green and the shadows and highlights darker.
step 8 of 8
Select just the lips. Use the same tool to make them more red. Use paint brush and smudge to make the lips bigger.
Final result
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