A Work in Progress: Stone Spiral



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Stone Spiral
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Original image


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I started with a mask on the first arch

Creation of Stone Spiral: Step 1

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After I got it isolated, I've done some retouching work on the base stones, to get rid of the vegetation on both sides

Creation of Stone Spiral: Step 2

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I choose a background, by using a circle color gradation

Creation of Stone Spiral: Step 3

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Then I've rotated and scaled the arch to get a spiral shape (here are just a few steps, I've done this about 10 times...)

Creation of Stone Spiral: Step 4

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For the light at the very end of the spiral, I've used a simple round soft brush.

Creation of Stone Spiral: Step 5

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...I've also added some light stars: Make an oval with the selection tool. Then take a big soft brush an put just 1 strike in the middle.

Creation of Stone Spiral: Step 6

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Copy this, rotate and scale to make a star.

Creation of Stone Spiral: Step 7

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Finally, to enhance a bit my light, I've added a Light-effect (Halo) on a black filled layer. I turned the layer to "Lightened color", and centered it along with my soft brush strike and the light star...

Creation of Stone Spiral: Step 8

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And this is what I get:

Creation of Stone Spiral: Step 9

Final result

Creation of Stone Spiral: Final Result

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