A Work in Progress: castle valley



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castle valley
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Original image


step 1 of 7

make selections with pen tool then cut and paste...airbrush shading on new layer

Creation of castle valley: Step 1

step 2 of 7

clone stamp

Creation of castle valley: Step 2

step 3 of 7

Free transform, partially erase sky then add a light gaussian blur.

Creation of castle valley: Step 3

step 4 of 7

Erase edges around cloud of smoke till it blends in with clouds in the background.

Creation of castle valley: Step 4

step 5 of 7

Duplicate 'cloud' layer then free transform, repeat this several times and play with layer opacity on each layer

Creation of castle valley: Step 5

step 6 of 7

Cut birds into separate layers, duplicate each and add a motion blur. Then Blurred layers with eraser tool.

Creation of castle valley: Step 6

step 7 of 7

Zoom in and touch up around edges with small Eraser brush.

Creation of castle valley: Step 7

Final result

Creation of castle valley: Final Result

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