Mask the image with the magic wand and some patience
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Transform and warp several pieces to build the body
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Repeat to make the back part of the figure, and use Hue/saturation (ctrl+u) to reduce the lightness of these layers
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Place the background image
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Increase the brightness/contrast and the saturation of the background image
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On a new layer begin to paint the figure adding light and shadows
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Continue painting to give some depth and add darker shadows
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Took some clouds from the background and place them on a top layer, mask them with a soft round brush with low opacity to give a semi transparency effect
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Finish painting on a new layer on top to blend the figure, use a soft round brush with medium opacity and pick the surrounding color of the area you are painting
nice to read this...
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