A Work in Progress: He never came (fixed shadows)



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brown bench


Original image


step 1 of 8

Clone out the original bench in the picture

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step 2 of 8

Isolate the bench and add it

Creation of He never came (fixed shadows): Step 2

step 3 of 8

Burn a little bit of a shadow under the bench. (Later, you will also burn a shadow under the girl)

Creation of He never came (fixed shadows): Step 3

step 4 of 8

Add the texture on top and set the layer to 'multiply'

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step 5 of 8

Open the Lil White Goth Girl and isolate her from her background.

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step 6 of 8

Scale the girl to fit on the bench. Here is where you add the shadows under her. I also duplicated the background layer and moved the top layer up a little bit so her feet actually fit on the layer.

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step 7 of 8

Add a black layer on top. Select an ellipse from corner to corner. Feather it by about 100 px. Clear the center. Set the layer to overlay

Creation of He never came (fixed shadows): Step 7

step 8 of 8

Fixed the lighting (made her dress less bright on the light side and made the bench darker). Added some shadows under the bench. Made the girl a little smaller to fit the bench better.

Creation of He never came (fixed shadows): Step 8

Final result

Creation of He never came (fixed shadows): Final Result

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