A Work in Progress: Angel Ferret on rocks



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Angel Ferret on rocks
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Original image


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These are the source photos used in this image. I took them all (or in the case of the black 'hair' made) myself.

Creation of Angel Ferret on rocks: Step 1

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After 'straightening' the horizion on the original, the first step was fitting the water to the rocks and matching colors.

Creation of Angel Ferret on rocks: Step 2

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As this is kind of a lonely spot, I decided it needed to be raining. I used a pattern I made for hair on 2 layers with different modes and levels of opacity.

Creation of Angel Ferret on rocks: Step 3

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I next fitted the ferret, his wings and halo onto the rock I had added to the foreground. I left him very white and almost glowing, just did not fit to 'gray' him out.

Creation of Angel Ferret on rocks: Step 4

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Adding the rays and tiny patch of blue sky and many tweaks on layers to get it all to work right

Creation of Angel Ferret on rocks: Step 5

Final result

Creation of Angel Ferret on rocks: Final Result

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