A Work in Progress: Metallic Eagle



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Metallic Eagle
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metallic texture


Original image


step 1 of 8

Make path around the largest feather.

Creation of Metallic Eagle: Step 1

step 2 of 8

Make selection of the feather and cut out part of the source image.

Creation of Metallic Eagle: Step 2

step 3 of 8

Creation of Metallic Eagle: Step 3

step 4 of 8

Add shadow and inner glow to give each feather a bit of depth

Creation of Metallic Eagle: Step 4

step 5 of 8

place feathers over-lapping using the bird image as a template.

Creation of Metallic Eagle: Step 5

step 6 of 8

Cut-out the other feathers

Creation of Metallic Eagle: Step 6

step 7 of 8

Use the same layer style as first feathers but add colour overlay set on multiply at around half the opacity to create the birds' different feathers.

Creation of Metallic Eagle: Step 7

step 8 of 8

For the beak, I used the smooth part of the source image to match the texture.

Creation of Metallic Eagle: Step 8

Final result

Creation of Metallic Eagle: Final Result

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