A Work in Progress: Magic Butterfly



This guide was made for entry:
Magic Butterfly
In Contest:
tiffany lamp


Original image


step 1 of 10

First, I made a cutout of the lamp, and paste it in a new canvas.

Creation of Magic Butterfly: Step 1

step 2 of 10

A made a copy of the lamp and I rotated it so they look like they're wings.

Creation of Magic Butterfly: Step 2

step 3 of 10

I warped the "wings" so they look like they're real wings.

Creation of Magic Butterfly: Step 3

step 4 of 10

I added the body with the pen tool.

Creation of Magic Butterfly: Step 4

step 5 of 10

After I added some finishing touches to the body with the burn and dodge tool, I added the whole butterfly in a new canvas, and added some shadows on the left wing.

Creation of Magic Butterfly: Step 5

step 6 of 10

I added the space background with the gradient tool, and added some stars with the brush tool.

Creation of Magic Butterfly: Step 6

step 7 of 10

I drew a white line starting from the end of the butterfly's tail and using the smudge tool I made it look better.

Creation of Magic Butterfly: Step 7

step 8 of 10

I added some sparkles to go with the white line.

Creation of Magic Butterfly: Step 8

step 9 of 10

I added the sun. I made it using a custom brush I made, but I forgot how I did that :P

Creation of Magic Butterfly: Step 9

step 10 of 10

And finally, I duplicated the sun layer to make a bigger glow.

Creation of Magic Butterfly: Step 10

Final result

Creation of Magic Butterfly: Final Result

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