A Work in Progress: The Mirror



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The Mirror
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Creation of The Mirror: Step 1

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Levels, hue/saturation, photo filtre adjustment layers and shadows were applied to the skull as shown...

Creation of The Mirror: Step 2

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Then the skull was placed on a new layer and rasterized.

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Hue/saturation was applied to the copy of the backaground.

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The mirror was placed in a new layer, rasterized and had its perspective adjusted.

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Brightness/contrast, hue/saturation and shadow were applied to the mirror as shown...

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The background was copied to a new layer, had its perspective adjusted and cut out using mask...

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After having been cut out roughly, the groom was placed in a new layer and rasterized. Mask was used to complete and smooth the cut.

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Hue/saturation, brightness/contrast, photo filtre and shadows were applied to the groom.

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A light effect brush was applied on a new layer using overlay as blending mode. This layer was duplicated then.

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On a new layer a different light effect brush and the blending mode overlay were applied. This layer was duplicated too.

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The mirror was then 'shattered' and a light inner bevel was applied.

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Finally, on a new layer on the top all layers was merged. This layer was duplicated and equalized. Gaussian blur and high pass filtres and overley mode were applied.

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Final result

Creation of The Mirror: Final Result

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