Original image
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Horses used in distance
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Horse used in foreground
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Grey horse, (front horse in the water)
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Horses (in middle) source
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Arched rocks source used for extension of background
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First of the horses are chopped, then sized to add to the shallow water area. Some rotation is also needed to get their positions right.
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More horses are chopped and added here, then scaled to sizes needed. Brightness/contrast tool is used to reduce brightness as horses go into distance.
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Black horse for immediate foreground has been lassoed to be chopped. The bridle straps have been cloned out.
step 9 of 12
The mane has had a lot of work after chopping, using the smudge tool to refine the hairs, as well as lashes. Since I have only the top part of the horse, and in order to frame it against the light water, the bottom of the source image is now cropped.
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Here I decided to add 2 more horses emerging from the water, chopping, scaling, rotating. Horses have had soft eraser tool used to blend their legs into the water, and a light airbrush spray to create look of water spray created by their running.
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Since the black horse's head seemed in an awkward position, I decided to make it look like it was throwing its head while rearing up, so created with the brush tool his front legs (or at least part of them).
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Here the canvas has been enlarged at the top and the arched rock has been added.
Water color has to be changed to blend the two images together. Rock color is lightened and some mist is added with airbrush.
Water color has to be changed to blend the two images together. Rock color is lightened and some mist is added with airbrush.
Final result
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