A Work in Progress: Patriotic Couple

This guide was made for entry:
Patriotic Couple
In Contest:
woman statue

Original image

step 1 of 9

Cut out statue from source and cut out Uncle Sam from source. Mask out areas of statue that should be behind Sam.

( hi-res )

step 2 of 9

Soften colors using multiple snapshots and median filter.

( hi-res )

step 3 of 9

Lighten up Sam's face with dodge tool.

( hi-res )

step 4 of 9

Touch up Sam's face using clone stamp, blur, and soft brush.

( hi-res )

step 5 of 9

Rough out brows on Sam. Recrop outline of subjects to sharpen.

( hi-res )

step 6 of 9

More touch ups. Changed red on her blouse using hue and saturation.

( hi-res )

step 7 of 9

Applied poster edges to provide continuity for subjects.

( hi-res )

step 8 of 9

Removed bacground.

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step 9 of 9

Make blue and lite blue colored stripes using gradient and wave filters. Then used transform perspective to move and angle the stripes. Final touchups.

( hi-res )

Final result

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