A Work in Progress: Hunter and his dog



This guide was made for entry:
Hunter and his dog
In Contest:
water plants


Original image


step 1 of 7

Started by placing dog, hunter and source image roughly where I wanted them, after cropping out hunter from his background

Creation of Hunter and his dog: Step 1

step 2 of 7

placed water behind both images and used faded eraser around dog

Creation of Hunter and his dog: Step 2

step 3 of 7

used smudge tool to smooth out the closer waves of the water picture

Creation of Hunter and his dog: Step 3

step 4 of 7

cropped around grass to show water through

Creation of Hunter and his dog: Step 4

step 5 of 7

used clone tool and a scattered/jittered eraser brush to extend the algae

Creation of Hunter and his dog: Step 5

step 6 of 7

Darkened image using curves and levels

Creation of Hunter and his dog: Step 6

step 7 of 7

rendered several layers of clouds, set them to "lighten" and moved them around, also adjusted opacity on each layer. Then used a large soft eraser brush to remove any harsh angles on clouds layers

Creation of Hunter and his dog: Step 7

Final result

Creation of Hunter and his dog: Final Result

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