I cut out the sky and placed it behind the subway layer.
I then erased parts of the subway layer to reveal the sky layer behind.
step 2 of 5
I cut out the watch face from the source image.
Then using the eyedropper tool I sampled colours from the underground sign (the red, blue and white)
I used a soft brush on a new layer over the parts I wanted coloured (see image for colour placement)
I then set the layer to overlay but this wasn't enough for the effect I wanted, so I duplicated the layer and set the new one to colour.
I then combined the layers by clicking on the top layer, then holding shift to select the botom layer and all inbetween.
then pressing ctrl-alt-shift-E (cmd-shift-optin-E on a mac)
I made a new layer that contained all of my selected layers as a copy, just incase I needed to go back and change anything at a later date.
step 3 of 5
I moved my "watch" layer into my subway layer and converted it into a smart object.
Then using free transform I resized the image and placed it over the underground sign.
I changed the opacity to about 50% so I could correctly place it. Then I changed it perspective to closely match that of the sign, before pressing enter (return on the mac) and setting the opacity back to 100%
step 4 of 5
I then cut out the emblem of the watch and used the same tecnique as with the watch face to colour it.
step 5 of 5
I then moved my emblem layer into my subway image, converted it into a smart object, resized it, moved it over to the wall and changed its perspective.
I then added a slight drop shadow as i wanted it to look like a small piece of artwork, like the ones that are scattered about in the underground.
I like it. Nice coloring.
(5 years and 3544 days ago)