Original image
step 1 of 15
sources used for this step:step 2 of 15
I scaled down the heart, added a black colour overlay, duplicated the heart and arranged it into a flower pattern
step 3 of 15
completed flower outline
step 4 of 15
Chose a colour palette for the flower and shadows and high lights
step 5 of 15
coloured in the base colour for the alternate section of the flower
step 6 of 15
Coloured in the first shadow colour
step 7 of 15
I use Gaussian blur to blend the colour
step 8 of 15
I erase the gradient out side the outline
step 9 of 15
add the second shade colour
step 10 of 15
added first high light colour
step 11 of 15
added 2nd high light colour. you can use more than five colours for shadows and high lights but i find that usually does the tricks
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I used the same technique on the other section of the flower using a slightly different colour palette.
step 13 of 15
i duplicated the flower then added a black and white adjustment layer so i can more easily change the colour with curves
step 14 of 15
added curves layer to alter the colour
step 15 of 15
i duplicated and arranged the flowers, used a similar technique for the vase and the shadows.
Final result
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