A Work in Progress: Sunset!



This guide was made for entry:
Sunset!
In Contest:
solitary tree


Original image


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First step is to add a new layer, make it black and white.

Then use the high pass filter to fit your needs. And then choose Overlay as blending option.

Creation of Sunset!: Step 1

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Second step for this image, was to recreate the right hand side of the image. And than particually the edge of the grass.

I did not like it to go downwards.

So i copy a little part from the lefthand side, and moved it to the right.

Creation of Sunset!: Step 2

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Collored the overall.

Creation of Sunset!: Step 3

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Starting with the clouds.

Creation of Sunset!: Step 4

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Adding cloud structure.

Creation of Sunset!: Step 5

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Part one of the lightning on the grass.

Creation of Sunset!: Step 6

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Part 2 of the lightning on the grass.

Creation of Sunset!: Step 7

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Adding an overlayed layer with a twirled effect.

Creation of Sunset!: Step 8

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The sun!

Creation of Sunset!: Step 9

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Placing the tree, wich i cutout from the original image.

Creation of Sunset!: Step 10

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Changed colors slightly and a added a little more light.

Creation of Sunset!: Step 11

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More light, and more darkness.

Stucture on the side of the image.

( ill explain the trick between the difference in color in last step )

Creation of Sunset!: Step 12

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Added light over the field.

Creation of Sunset!: Step 13

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The main thing, and difference in the lightning wich i used:

Most of this image, has to do with light.

Therefor most of the image was created in L A B mode.

Using this mode blending light/colors will give different results.

I have not used L A B mode for the step by step, and saved this information to the last step, just for those that like to read the whole thing.

Creation of Sunset!: Step 14

Final result

Creation of Sunset!: Final Result

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