The wall photograph with the person cloned out, not an easy task if you ask me.
step 2 of 8
The hand holding the toy horse appears.
step 3 of 8
Removing the horse and replacing it with the coin was not easy at all! (again, if you ask me)
step 4 of 8
I added the little kid and modified its face so to make it show an emotion between sadness and hope.
step 5 of 8
Some work with the child's clothes and face. And yes, I forgot to mention that I mirrored the background.
step 6 of 8
The dogs get in the picture.
step 7 of 8
I added the "urban art" stuff. The fourth one is less noticeable, though.
step 8 of 8
Levels adjustement and more dodge and burn tools. At this point I was considering to submit my work, but after a second thought, I decided to reduce the saturation a bit.