Background source photo (my own) taken at Dollywood.
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Dolly Parton statue source photo
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Smudge tool on mouths to give them a smile, and eye is added on face on right side with brush tool.
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Hat is chopped from its source, scaled to fit over the head(s). Feathers are removed with airbrush tool, then band is added using the dodge and burn tools. Highlights and shadows are added using dodge and burn tools. Burn tool also carries shadows from hat down onto the faces.
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Spectacles are drawn in with a hard brush tool, and shirt is also added with brush tool. Ties will be brushed in with outlines then filled in with airbrush. Burn and dodge tools will add highlights and darks on the bow ties.
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On a new canvas, the mill background scene is brought in, then the Dolly statue is chopped and sized to fit into the scene on the right, allowing room for the source face statue.
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Here the face statue has been chopped and added on left side of the scene.
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Finally, color adjustments are made throughout image.