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A Work in Progress: Where is Mummy?
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This guide was made for entry:
Where is Mummy?
In Contest:
appelmans
Original image
step 1 of 7
Selections and composition
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step 2 of 7
Curves and filters to fit with background
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step 3 of 7
Hair strands with smudge to form more natural outline and replace colour of teddy to fit in with colour scheme
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step 4 of 7
Experiment with blending options to form glowing edge to indicate back light source (fire)
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step 5 of 7
Add grass as foreground. Green colour forms a beautiful contrast with reddish background to bring the image to life.
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step 6 of 7
Colouring of Dad, used different brushes with different opacities and modes. Used soft brush and blending options on different layer to create glowing outline of back light source.
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step 7 of 7
Image with Gaugassian blur at 1% to blend in more with painted Dad.
Grass with standard brushes of CS3
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Final result
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