Original image
step 1 of 9
sources used for this step:step 2 of 9
First of all the snail image is moved over background image and sized to fill palms of hands.
step 3 of 9
A figured piece of background source is lassoed from a duplication of background and made large enough with edit/transsform/scale tool so that it will cover snail when trimmed to snail shape. These are on a new canvas, 10 x 10.
step 4 of 9
Snail is placed on top of patterned piece, then layer with pattern is trimmed exactly to snail shape using the eraser tools, then snail is moved backward with layer/arrange tool 'move to back'.
step 5 of 9
Pattern layer over snail is made into an overlay (click on pattern layer in layer window, then choose 'overlay'.) Cut back the opacity until snail shows through the pattern just so you see the snail shape without losing the patterns.
step 6 of 9
Original background is moved back in. At this point I decide I don't want the distraction of the yellows and different patterns.
step 7 of 9
To change background, I use a dark color and completely fill in the background with the brush tools.
step 8 of 9
Now the pattern is cloned over the dark background color, using a pressure setting of 11% so that it shows, but doesn't take over.
step 9 of 9
Finally, the burn tool is used to make shadow under snail stronger against hand patterns, and finger tips are touched up and shadowed.
Final result
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