A Work in Progress: So slow



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So slow
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one of two original images The Snail. Photographed on my window a couple of years ago.

Creation of So slow: Step 1

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The spider web one spring time.

Creation of So slow: Step 2

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Snail cut out

Creation of So slow: Step 3

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Using Puppet Warp to modify the shape of the snail.

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putting them both together.

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I duplicated the background and modified the strength of the colours and contrast using items from the PSH image drop down menu. Selected the cutout of the snail against the blue background and then worked within that space to delete the background using the "layer Mask.
You can see the difference on the main page.

Creation of So slow: Step 6

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Here the Background was duplicated again and the mask dragged into that layer. The snail is not fully developed so I used masking and the brush to allow the body/shell to show through.
Layer 2 in the image is the extra "web" I also used the Warp to alter the shape of the snail more & intensified its colour for interest.

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The drop was created using -Paths. A circle with extra points added using the pen tool was modified into a drop shape and two white 100% to 0% gradients were added. The sparkle was 2 different brush tools both original PSH

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Final result

Creation of So slow: Final Result

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