A Work in Progress: not far from home....



This guide was made for entry:
not far from home....
In Contest:
the birdhouse


Original image


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black background...

Creation of not far from home....: Step 1

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tree horizon....used my own image, will upload to stock, changed hue and saturation, added light filter.

Creation of not far from home....: Step 2

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my original photo for tree horizon....

Creation of not far from home....: Step 3

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masked out portion of "Little Castle" by =little-stock on deviantart.com, changed hue and saturation...

Creation of not far from home....: Step 4
sources used for this step:

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duplicated layer, flipped, arranged...

Creation of not far from home....: Step 5

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used portion of window from "little castle" image, placed behind source pic...

Creation of not far from home....: Step 6

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duplicated piece of window, arranged...

Creation of not far from home....: Step 7

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door masked from "Cathedral Gate Door 2" by ~jdbartlett at deviantart.com: http://jdbartlett.deviantart.com/art/Cathedral-gate-door-2-75772050

changed hue and stauration....

Creation of not far from home....: Step 8
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layer with source image, areas masked out to show windows and door behind...

Creation of not far from home....: Step 9

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masked out and duplicated stairs from source pic.....blended using dodge and burn...

Creation of not far from home....: Step 10

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copied and stretched grass on the side of stairs, from source image....adjusted levels...

Creation of not far from home....: Step 11

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copied and stretched grass on the side of stairs, from source image....adjusted levels...

Creation of not far from home....: Step 12

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masked out image of woman, "Bells Falls9" by *faestock on deviantart.com:
faded with a soft brush...

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added gaussian blur and lighting effects, and blended...

Creation of not far from home....: Step 14

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notes sent to owners of sources, informing them i have used their stock....

Creation of not far from home....: Step 15

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note of apology for wrongfully used stock, informing owner that I have removed their image from my entry...

Creation of not far from home....: Step 16

Final result

Creation of not far from home....: Final Result

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