A Work in Progress: Under A Full Moon

This guide was made for entry:
Under A Full Moon
In Contest:
camel head

Original image

step 1 of 13

I selected the head of the camel, from source image.

Masked it, and took out the background, leaving the head by itself.

step 2 of 13

Darkened the head, using: Curves.

step 3 of 13

Made a copy of the head of the camel.

Used the transform tool, to lower this copy down.

step 4 of 13

Made another copy of the head of the camel.

Edit - Transform - Flip Horizontal.

Merged the layers down.

Used Filter - Liquify - Warp.

I got the shape it is shown in image.

step 5 of 13

This is the pic of the teepee, that pxleyes provided not long ago, for a contest. The image belongs to Hilleke, whom I thank you for allowing me to use it in this entry.

step 6 of 13

Masked the background to leave the teepee by itself.

step 7 of 13

Planning the setting of the objects in the landscape. I did not want to distort, the image of the camel in the hill, I just hid it a little, making it to look like a hill.

step 8 of 13

Darkening the objects, using Levels.

step 9 of 13

Image of the full moon.

Thanks to Mymy, for such an inspiring photo.

step 10 of 13

Working a little more on the lights, and shadows.

step 11 of 13

Getting closer to the final. Still adjusting the lights and shadows, using Dodge and Burn this time.

step 12 of 13

Picture of the buffalo, thanks to our great photographer, mqtrf.

step 13 of 13

This is my final image.

Comments and suggestions, welcome.!

Final result

Comments

ponti55 says:

Great guide as always, Author!

(5 years and 3630 days ago)

Pxleyes

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