1. First took a picture of my hand and arm holding what looks like….. : )
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2. Then took a picture of my hand and arm holding some money
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3. Using polygonal lasso, traced arm with money and dragged it over to source image, using free transform to re-size and position. Then used brightness/contrast to adjust to the source image’s lighting.
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4. Double clicking on the money hand layer, then selecting drop shadow, opacity 85%, angle 30 degrees, distance 100 px, spread 0 px, size 10 px.