A Work in Progress: High Horse



This guide was made for entry:
High Horse
In Contest:
single horse


Original image


step 1 of 10

Open new BG image in PS. Upscale to 300ppi 7520x5020 Resample with preserve details at 16% to resample as original image is somewhat pixelated.

Creation of High Horse: Step 1
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step 2 of 10

Work on horse on separate canvas. Mask the horse using select and mask. Output to New Layer with Layer Mask

Creation of High Horse: Step 2
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step 3 of 10

Mask in Hooves shapes using reference pic as guide.

Creation of High Horse: Step 3
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step 4 of 10

Move Horse cutout into image. Paint in draft of hooves

Creation of High Horse: Step 4
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step 5 of 10

Move horse up to make room for long legs and over to move toward center. Then make smart object. Engage Puppet Warp and place pins for anchoring and stretching legs. Used lots of pins on hooves as didn't want the hooves stretched

Creation of High Horse: Step 5
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step 6 of 10

Stretch horse legs then commit puppet warp

Creation of High Horse: Step 6
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step 7 of 10

Cut out ladder from source pic

Creation of High Horse: Step 7
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step 8 of 10

Apply Camera Raw Filter to background then fade edges of horse to blend better with background. Moved ladder onto canvas- Place embed ladder cutout, downsize, flip horizontal so lighter side is on right towards sun. Rasterize it. Use perspective warp to adjust ladder perspective.

Creation of High Horse: Step 8
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step 9 of 10

Added shadows for horse and ladder.

Creation of High Horse: Step 9
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step 10 of 10

Final touch-ups - Added poem on top. Added field blur to background layer. Made final touch-ups. remade contact shadows on hooves.

Creation of High Horse: Step 10
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Final result

Creation of High Horse: Final Result

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