This guide was made for entry: Pandora In Contest: letters
Original image
step 1 of 5
I made a copy of the trees, flipped it and then blended the two trees images together. I usedbrightness/contrast adjustment layers to even out the lighting.
step 2 of 5
This was a chunk of the wall for the wood
step 3 of 5
The box was made entirely from the source
step 4 of 5
I used adjustment layers (color balance, brightness/contrast, levels), plus added a glow using paint and opacity
step 5 of 5
Added the crows. Some I painted, some I painted over