A Work in Progress: Mother & Child



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Mother & Child
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blue dolphin


Original image


step 1 of 14

Create duplicate layer of original image
Use the pen tool to create a selection around the blue dolphin.
Inverse the selection. Select > Inverse
Delete background.
Duplicate this layer.
Now use Edit > Transform >Warp
To change the shape of your second dolphin. Resize the second dolphin so it looks like the young dolphin.

Creation of Mother & Child: Step 1

step 2 of 14

Create a new layer under the dolphin layers and apply a gradient to it.

Creation of Mother & Child: Step 2

step 3 of 14

Make a new layer and select about half of the screen and add a Filter > Render > Clouds

Deselect

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step 4 of 14

And add a Filter > Artistic > Plastic Wrap

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step 5 of 14

Next Filter > Render > Lighting Effects
Change type to omni and play with the settings.

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step 6 of 14

Re scale the layer until it looks like water at the top and change the blend mode to Linear Dodge

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step 7 of 14

Add a new layer and add Filter > Render > Clouds

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step 8 of 14

Now go to Image > Adjustments > Threshold
Default settings should be OK.

Creation of Mother & Child: Step 8

step 9 of 14

Deselect the layer.
Go to Filter > Blur > Radial Blur
Change the settings to Zoom and the amount to 100.
Click on the zoom thumbnail, and move the center to the top middle.

Creation of Mother & Child: Step 9

step 10 of 14

Should look something like this.

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step 11 of 14

Change the blending mode to Color Dodge

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step 12 of 14

Duplicate the top water/Sea layer, then Edit > Transform > Flip Vertical.
Move this layer to the bottom of the scene and change the Layer Blending Mode to Overlay.

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step 13 of 14

Create a new layer at the top of your layers pallet.
And Fill with a nice sea color. I used #09364d.

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step 14 of 14

Change the fill amount to about 30% and change the Blending Mode to Overlay.
Here is the final image.

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Final result

Creation of Mother & Child: Final Result

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