A Work in Progress: Astray



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Astray
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Original image


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Parts of the source used were extracted

Creation of Astray: Step 1

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The next few steps show the creation of the background, the steps are pretty self explanatory.

Creation of Astray: Step 2

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Creation of Astray: Step 3

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Creation of Astray: Step 4

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Creation of Astray: Step 5

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Both parts of the source were liquified and warped, highlights and shadows were also changed using the dodge and burn tools to create a more swan-like shape.. still i'm not too happy with it.

Creation of Astray: Step 6

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Mor liquifying, more dodging and burning and resizing.

Creation of Astray: Step 7

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The outline of the swan was also extracted

Creation of Astray: Step 8

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The outline was placed on top of the other swan layer, and the blending mode of the bottom layer was set to Colour Dodge

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reflection

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The background was liquified to show distortion caused by the glass

Creation of Astray: Step 11

Final result

Creation of Astray: Final Result

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