A Work in Progress: The end



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aquaduct


Original image


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Extract the aquaduct from the source image

Creation of The end: Step 1

step 2 of 11

Add the volcano background

Creation of The end: Step 2

step 3 of 11

Select parts of the front pilar and rotate and move them.

Creation of The end: Step 3

step 4 of 11

Add the dust clouds source. First a color range selection to select only the cloud parts (including little particles). Apply a mask and use a brush with low opacity to blend things.

Creation of The end: Step 4

step 5 of 11

Add other source for the ground parts. Use adjustment layers for color correction.

Creation of The end: Step 5

step 6 of 11

Extract the horseman statue and apply some color to it.

Creation of The end: Step 6

step 7 of 11

Add the sword to the image.

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step 8 of 11

Position the horseman.

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Add additional dust clouds hiding the point where the rocks and aquaduct meet.

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step 10 of 11

Reposition the background and some color corrections.

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step 11 of 11

Composition did not look ok, so flipped the image and cropped it.

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Final result

Creation of The end: Final Result

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