Reduced the opacity of the leaf, layered it, then put it over the head. Used some adjustment layers to add some light and dark.
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Layers and then softened the edges using a soft brush with the eraser tool.
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Used liquify on the legs
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The leaf again. Used color overlay and painted the veins. Finished with a bit of dodge and burn and a painted eye.
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This is the little fuzzy part at the end of one of the fruits. Layer upon layer, then merged and copied.
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The final version was done with liquify, desaturation, brightness adjustment and color overlay. The sand was made by using the grain filter and dodge and burn.
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Once more with the leaf. Distort, liquify and then various degrees of brightness.
Finished with some dodge on the water and shadows.