A Work in Progress: The Seal Queen



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The Seal Queen
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sea lion


Original image


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Cut out girl & seal

Creation of The Seal Queen: Step 1

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Cut in iceberg background. It did not originally start off as round, but I made several blending adjustments and curves adjustments to this layer by duplicating and merging the layers.

Creation of The Seal Queen: Step 2

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Behind the iceberg layer, I added a layer filled with 50% gray and then put a gradient overlay on it for the lighting effect. I then changed the blending mode for the iceberg layer to overlay

For the seal, I duplicated the layer, flipped it, the copied a section of the head into a new layer, flipped it horizontal again, and them asked them back together. This worked well because it let me wrap it around her leg by sandwiching the girl between the upper and lower sections of the sea lion.

Creation of The Seal Queen: Step 3

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Added a couple of light rays in the back

Creation of The Seal Queen: Step 4

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Created new eyes for the seals

Creation of The Seal Queen: Step 5

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Added a layer with rendered clouds and set the blending mode to overlay, opacity 30%

Creation of The Seal Queen: Step 6

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To create the rings I made an elliptical selection, stroked it 100px in black, then added the following effects: inner and outer glow, bevel and emboss with textured beveling, a drop shadow and a gradient overlay.

Creation of The Seal Queen: Step 7

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Added a black background with an inner glow set to double ring.

Creation of The Seal Queen: Step 8

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Added sparklies

Creation of The Seal Queen: Step 9

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Added a vibrance adjustment layer and another curves adjustment layer to blend.

Creation of The Seal Queen: Step 10

Final result

Creation of The Seal Queen: Final Result

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