A Work in Progress: Losing Cohesion



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Original image


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Cut out arch

Creation of Losing Cohesion: Step 1

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Cut out moon

Creation of Losing Cohesion: Step 2

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inverse works better!

Creation of Losing Cohesion: Step 3

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Placed moon. Duplicated layer. Used brush to get rid of overlap.

Creation of Losing Cohesion: Step 4

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Blurred moon a bit

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Added lens flare

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Darkened image

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Created second layer used radial blur (zoom) for lengthening effect

Creation of Losing Cohesion: Step 8

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used brush to get rid of some of the zoom effect. Use Liquify filter (pucker) to increase zoom on mountains

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Placed background

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Added slight outer glow to first arch

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Used smudge tool to make final wisps to arches. clean up and vignetting around edges.

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Final result

Creation of Losing Cohesion: Final Result

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