Original background photo
step 1 of 15
step 2 of 15
Color correction
step 3 of 15
Reduce noise
step 4 of 15
Bring back some detail and sharpen
step 5 of 15
Re-adjust colour
step 6 of 15
Paint in details - trees on skyline, rock and snow on mountains
step 7 of 15
Photo used for creating new clouds
step 8 of 15
Add new clouds and blend
step 9 of 15
Change color (levels adjustment layer)
step 10 of 15
Original bird photo
step 11 of 15
Build a bird! Changed angle of tail feathers, built new claws, adjusted wings, added shading and changed overall color to work with image. I wanted the bird to blend a bit but not too much.
I was going for a soft overall look, like the original background photo. It was taken from an airplane when the mountains were covered in smoke from multiple forest fires.
I was going for a soft overall look, like the original background photo. It was taken from an airplane when the mountains were covered in smoke from multiple forest fires.
step 12 of 15
Create teardrop
step 13 of 15
Decided to add/change clouds - new cloud photo. Blended into image.
step 14 of 15
Tried different positions and cloud blends to get composition and overall look
step 15 of 15
Animated GIF. Just a trial run as I wasn't planning on doing one so it is not as complete as I would like.
Final result
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Excellent SBS.
(5 years and 3461 days ago)Excellent !!
(5 years and 3458 days ago)Excellent; the gif is quite interesting!
(5 years and 3457 days ago)STUNNING!!!!
(5 years and 3455 days ago)