A Work in Progress: ma'heóneva



This guide was made for entry:
ma'heóneva
In Contest:
indian painting


Original image


step 1 of 8

removed the original in a block

Creation of ma'heóneva: Step 1

step 2 of 8

Adjusted perspective using the distort transform tool.

Creation of ma'heóneva: Step 2

step 3 of 8

started to remove the excess from the image and isolate the native american.

Creation of ma'heóneva: Step 3

step 4 of 8

Once fully isolated, i used dodge, burn, and sponge tools to enhance the features some more.

Creation of ma'heóneva: Step 4

step 5 of 8

Added an orange to yellow gradient over the top of a blck background, then reduced the opacity to allow some of the black through.

Creation of ma'heóneva: Step 5

step 6 of 8

using a natural brush, i added some clouds and atmospheric occlusions. Opacity on brushes set to about 6-10%

Creation of ma'heóneva: Step 6

step 7 of 8

The grass is the image of the indian turned on its side then dragged through with the smudge tool.

Creation of ma'heóneva: Step 7

step 8 of 8

Added the totem pole, which was removed from its background with the background eraser tool, then I added some gaussian blur to push it into the background.

Creation of ma'heóneva: Step 8

Final result

Creation of ma'heóneva: Final Result

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