This first step shows that the original idea came from one of my own photographs. This was the shot that inspired the idea.
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I started by stretching some shapes into a usable form for the bird.
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Ditto here. Just more shape work.
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Time to start using the photo as a template. This is where I started using liquify and free transform on parts.
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More of the same in this step.
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Different body parts here.
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Basically this is the final assembly of the hummingbird with a first coloring for the backround.
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Time to add detail and flowers for the hummingbird to be attracted to. LOTS of liquify and free transform went on here.
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Yet more detail work here.
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Backround added as a final step.
Brushes for clouds: http://Scully7491.deviantart.com/art/Cloudy-brushes-11606931
Brushes for plants: http://qbrushes.net/plants/grasslands-brushes/
Thank you Scully7491 for the cloud brushes.
Thank you midnightstouch for the grass brushes.