A Work in Progress: little man



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little man
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step 1 of 10

my photo

Creation of little man: Step 1

step 2 of 10

my background photo

Creation of little man: Step 2

step 3 of 10

make a selection with the pen tool then cut out the background

Creation of little man: Step 3

step 4 of 10

drag 'man' layer into background pic, position and scale

Creation of little man: Step 4

step 5 of 10

duplicate 'man' layer, free transform, clone stamp to position their reflection properly then add gaussian blur

Creation of little man: Step 5

step 6 of 10

select eraser tool, choose a large brush with low opacity to fade away the reflection

Creation of little man: Step 6

step 7 of 10

Duplicate "man" layer again....Select "man copy 2" layer then press the Command, Shift, Delete keys simultaneously creating a silhouette for the shadow. Add gaussian blur, reduce layer opacity then free transform -warp

Creation of little man: Step 7

step 8 of 10

Make a selection then cut out selected area.

Creation of little man: Step 8

step 9 of 10

select "man" layer...
Tip-hold down Command key while clicking on the 'Create New Layer' icon, this will automatically position the new layer below the current layer.
Then airbrush some shadowing on "layer 1"

Creation of little man: Step 9

step 10 of 10

Select "man" layer then touch up the highlights and shadows with the Dodge/Burn tool.

Creation of little man: Step 10

Final result

Creation of little man: Final Result

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Comments

author says:

correction...
STEP 5- duplicate 'man' layer, free transform, clone stamp feet to position their reflection properly then add gaussian blur.

(5 years and 3233 days ago)