The only outside element from the original image is the eyes which came from one of my own photos. Everything else was done through filters, masking, layer effects, layer styles and tools in Photoshop. The metallic sheen effect is something I learned to do by manipulating a curves adjustment, then a gold hue layer on the body and silver on the hair and wings completed the effect. I blurred the background with lens blur and added some diffuse glows to give it a 'magical' effect. (5 years and 2409 days ago)