A Work in Progress: Sunset Swing



This guide was made for entry:
Sunset Swing
In Contest:
metal heart


Original image


step 1 of 7

Extract steel heart using Pen tool.

Tint with a bit of yellow.

Place on background.

Using layer masks hide a bit of the bottom

Creation of Sunset Swing: Step 1

step 2 of 7

Add Text "Love"

Create Copy of Text.

Using Filter>Radial Blur>Zoom create illusion of light rays shining from behind.

Creation of Sunset Swing: Step 2

step 3 of 7

Add in the chains using any method. I downloaded and used brushes from ObsidianDawn.

Creation of Sunset Swing: Step 3

step 4 of 7

Created light rays around heart, using Corey Barker's method from planetphotoshop.

tutorial linked below

Creation of Sunset Swing: Step 4
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Making a copy of the heart layer, and playing around with saturation, I made a silhouette that still retained it's 3D look. Somewhat :)

Creation of Sunset Swing: Step 5

step 6 of 7

Got image of Couple from MontrealGamerStock on dA.

Extracted couple and using Layer Styles>Colour Overlay made them into a silhouette.

Used Radial Blur set on Zoom for light rays from couple as well.

Creation of Sunset Swing: Step 6
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step 7 of 7

UNCUT SUNSET IMAGE.

The original image is less vibrant than this and only exists in my memory as only this version remains. I used Photoshop 7 to increase brightness and contrast from the original image.

This version was obtained from a site I had uploaded it onto, but cannot giveaway until the competition is over since it would mean my pxleyes username could be revealed prematurely. :)

Creation of Sunset Swing: Step 7

Final result

Creation of Sunset Swing: Final Result

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