Original image
step 1 of 22
Removed trees and rebuilt stair to hide branches.
step 2 of 22
Made image Vertical
step 3 of 22
Extended stairs
step 4 of 22
Had to add snow to stair so created snow brush
step 5 of 22
Brought in castle (my own photo - see step 16).
Corrected shadows on castle wall and extended castle height (not shown) by duplicating castle and masking the two parts together.
Corrected shadows on castle wall and extended castle height (not shown) by duplicating castle and masking the two parts together.
step 6 of 22
Created snow brush to add snow to the whole image
step 7 of 22
Swirling snow for Balustrade vases.
step 8 of 22
Finished swirling snow. Black background is just to show image better while creating it.
step 9 of 22
step 10 of 22
Manipulate cape to appear as if it is blowing.
step 11 of 22
Add hair to get wind blown look
step 12 of 22
Warped snow to get blowing, stormy look.
step 13 of 22
Added blowing snow to Balustrade vases, wizard and staff. Added frost to cape.
step 14 of 22
Create outline - see image for complete instructions.
step 15 of 22
Finished outline before changing Blend mode to Multiply
step 16 of 22
As I originally misread stock rules I had to create a new staff. Using my own image for the top and the base from a usable source (see link in Step 19) I made a new Wizard's Staff.
This is the image I used for the top (my own photo).
This is the image I used for the top (my own photo).
step 17 of 22
After cutting out image I wanted the eye to stand out so repainted a brighter, more intense eye.
step 18 of 22
Completed Eagle's Head with close up of new eye
step 19 of 22
Attaching new Eagle head to Wizard's Staff.
The base of the Wizard's Staff is from TsaalyoStock, see link.
The base of the Wizard's Staff is from TsaalyoStock, see link.
sources used for this step:- 1: source 1
step 20 of 22
Whispy snow brush for Step 14 (made from Snow clump brush - see step 4).
step 21 of 22
Clouds used for image (my own photo)
step 22 of 22
Castle image (my own photo). Image was duplicated and blended using layer masks to get height.
Final result
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