A Work in Progress: Illusion



This guide was made for entry:
Illusion
In Contest:
red squares


Original image


step 1 of 8

I cut out and distorted a piece of the source image. I also used the pen tool to create sides for the square so that is looked more like a block.

Creation of Illusion: Step 1

step 2 of 8

I created the neverending staircase illusion using the block created in the previous step. This was a nightmare to figure out!

Creation of Illusion: Step 2

step 3 of 8

darkened the staircase and added a texture

Creation of Illusion: Step 3

step 4 of 8

duplicated the layer and flipped it horizontally . I also desaturated it.

Creation of Illusion: Step 4

step 5 of 8

I used a mask to take out parts of the image I no longer wanted.

Creation of Illusion: Step 5

step 6 of 8

I used the burn tool to create shadows.

Creation of Illusion: Step 6

step 7 of 8

Here I added a dark background for contrast.

Creation of Illusion: Step 7

step 8 of 8

I added the floor in this step.

Creation of Illusion: Step 8

Final result

Creation of Illusion: Final Result

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