Cut out buildings, rubble tank & sky sources and placed
step 2 of 6
added girl, desaturated a copy of whole image and painted on a new layer
step 3 of 6
cut alien removing highlights, then overpainting and added shadowing
step 4 of 6
added alien then added more contrasting color on a new layer
step 5 of 6
adjusted contrast and vibrance. painted lasers with soft brush on low opacity.
On a further layer added green lighting to buildings, set layer to overlay
step 6 of 6
finally finished with smudging and painting the blasts, beams and smoke on several new layer set to low opacity