Pots were chopped out of source, background removed with eraser tools, then liquified to create some interesting shapes.
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Hues and saturation tools were used to bring up colors.
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Mezzotint and overlay of colors used with opacity and scale cut back.
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Pattern added to 'layer patterns' is expanded into many squares using opacity and scale tools.
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Here the canvas size was changed to elongate the image.
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Poppies are chopped and masked from their source, then added to background design. Leaves and stems are hand drawn using the paintbrush in dissolve mode. Edges of leaves and stems are finally cleaned with eraser tool.