A Work in Progress: Squirrel Mythology



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Squirrel Mythology
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two taps


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step 1 of 14

Isolate the two fountains and move to separate level

Creation of Squirrel Mythology: Step 1

step 2 of 14

Isolate left bowl..puppet warp to add acorn bottom

Creation of Squirrel Mythology: Step 2

step 3 of 14

isolate right bowl and flip then puppet warp to add acorn top effect.. add in more acorn top with 35% black brush

Creation of Squirrel Mythology: Step 3

step 4 of 14

cut center out of bowl for new layer.. trace a squirrel shape into it them begin shading to give it shape

Creation of Squirrel Mythology: Step 4

step 5 of 14

cut squirrel selection and move to new layer.. I removed eye to add in in the next step.. here I continured to shape my squirrel

Creation of Squirrel Mythology: Step 5

step 6 of 14

In this step I isolated the silver ball from the tap.. then completed it using a little cloning

Creation of Squirrel Mythology: Step 6

step 7 of 14

I moved the silver ball over to make an eye for the squirrel

Creation of Squirrel Mythology: Step 7

step 8 of 14

I used a copy of the left bowl and removed the tap,

Creation of Squirrel Mythology: Step 8

step 9 of 14

I simply duplicated the layer and flipped it over for top of ball.. I then blended the layers

Creation of Squirrel Mythology: Step 9

step 10 of 14

because the blend was terrible on the top ..I simply selected the center .. and copied it ..after removing the blend i pasted the center back on and moved it into place

Creation of Squirrel Mythology: Step 10

step 11 of 14

Here is one of my own pics a sunrise I wanted to use the sun and clouds in background

Creation of Squirrel Mythology: Step 11

step 12 of 14

I selected out the sun and clouds . enlarged height of canvas (by 150%).. and stretched the background ..then added a Gaussian blur

Creation of Squirrel Mythology: Step 12

step 13 of 14

here I borrowed the center column and isolated top part to a separate layer

Creation of Squirrel Mythology: Step 13
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here I determined my light source added shadows as I place each piece in place. I then had to dodge and burn the light to the one side of the statue, to finish I simply smudged the edges

Creation of Squirrel Mythology: Step 14

Final result

Creation of Squirrel Mythology: Final Result

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