A Work in Progress: space train



This guide was made for entry:
space train
In Contest:
wooden bridge


Original image


step 1 of 11

first, i made the train out of pieces of wood i cut from the source pic.....transformed as needed and shaped to fit. then i darkened the levels on the various pieces....

Creation of space train: Step 1

step 2 of 11

black background layer...

Creation of space train: Step 2

step 3 of 11

star layer - "Trifid Nebula [M20]" by Akarsh Simha on Flickr.com....layered on hard light at lowered opacity

Creation of space train: Step 3
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step 4 of 11

added some explosion brushes..."Explosion Brushes 09 by ~Mu5uk0" on deviantart.com

Creation of space train: Step 4
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step 5 of 11

more explosion brushes

Creation of space train: Step 5

step 6 of 11

and one more....

Creation of space train: Step 6

step 7 of 11

masked out side of bridge, merged with train....

Creation of space train: Step 7

step 8 of 11

these are my merged parts...i added blue light filters to the headlights on hue, or maybe luminosity

Creation of space train: Step 8

step 9 of 11

duplicated layer, blurred, added another light filter to the whole thing, layered on overlay at lowered opacity

Creation of space train: Step 9

step 10 of 11

text layer, lowered fill opacity, added bevel and outer glow

Creation of space train: Step 10

step 11 of 11

added a black fill layer on top, rendered a few lights to it, layered on hue at a lowered fill opacity....

Creation of space train: Step 11

Final result

Creation of space train: Final Result

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