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A Work in Progress: Contemplation
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Contemplation
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door mania 2019
step 1 of 7
Placed volcanic background
Wall from source - Cropped edge
Ledge cropped from source then stretched and resized
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step 2 of 7
Made door
Wood from wood texture source
Chinese knockers
Galaxy background behind window hole
Ying Yang from source
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step 3 of 7
Cropped out monk. A lot of stamp tool to clean up. Applied some median blur overall and some local blur on hand and feet as needed.
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step 4 of 7
Apply Hue Saturation and curves etc. to natural features
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step 5 of 7
Add Door and Monk to image.
Placed a darker exposure area around the door to give it a sunk in the rock effect.
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step 6 of 7
Added Stepping rock below door. Applied shadow to monk and stepping rock. Dodge and burn all as needed.
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step 7 of 7
Various Camera Raw Adjustments. Including a local radial filter adjustment to reduce banding in the clouds.
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Final result
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