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A Work in Progress: Your mama's so fat
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Your mama's so fat
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step 1 of 30
1. First I found this image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tsackett/111599064/
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step 2 of 30
2. Using magnetic lasso tool, I selected the image.
step 3 of 30
3. I drag the image over to a blank canvas.
step 4 of 30
4. Using free transform, I stretch the image
step 5 of 30
5. I then erase the bottom to make it look more like a wooden pirate leg.
step 6 of 30
6. I then use free transform to stretch it out more.
step 7 of 30
7. Then I select liquefy.
step 8 of 30
8. I use the push tool to widen the top and put a point on the bottom.
step 9 of 30
9. Then I found this image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrhappy8/661702190/
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step 10 of 30
10. I flip the image horizontally to match the light source.
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11. I select the image with the polygonal lasso tool.
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12. I then drag this over to my parts canvas.
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13. I adjust the brightness/contrast to better match the wooden leg.
step 14 of 30
14. I found this image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/leekelleher/200975138/
step 15 of 30
15. I crop and resize because the image was a lot smaller than my other two.
step 16 of 30
16. I adjust the brightness/contrast.
step 17 of 30
17. I remove the left leg and floor, using the pattern stamp tool.
step 18 of 30
18. I then re-size the parts canvas to fit.
step 19 of 30
19. Using free transform again on the wooden leg, I stretch it to fit better.
step 20 of 30
20. Using magnetic lasso tool, I select the dress on the dress and use it as a mask.
step 21 of 30
21. Then I select the wooden leg layer and erase what’s supposed to be hidden.
step 22 of 30
22. I decide to add more blur to the kick stand to try and match the resolution better.
step 23 of 30
23. I then merge the 3 layers to move as one.
step 24 of 30
24. I drag the layer over to my parts canvas and then flip vertically and drag back over to the main image.
step 25 of 30
25. I adjust the contrast way down to take out the color to create a shadow.
step 26 of 30
26. I add blur to the shadow to make it look more like a shadow and match resolution.
step 27 of 30
27. I select polygonal lasso tool to create more depth in the background and set the feather to 40 px.
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28. I take down the brightness.
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29. To better match the shadow, I adjust the color balance.
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30. And, finally, I adjust the brightness again, just to match up better.
Final result
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