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Dragon Brushes by =GoldDragonfly at deviantart.com

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more Dragon Brushes by *DusterAmaranth at deviantart.com
I dodged and burned layers underneath to create the illusion of fire....and i also did the same to parts of the brushes, as well as layering them to blend....

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shadow for female model yet to come...just a duplicate of her leg, stretched and warped and on lowered opacity.
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masked out my female warrior from the image "Tribal fighter" - 11 by *mjranum-stock at deviantart.com, also known as Marcus J. Ranum, who's personal website is listed below.
I layered her on color dodge, and did a little dodging/burning/blurring to blend her in...

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Original image "Tribal fighter - 11" by *mjranum-stock at deviantart.com, also known as Marcus J. Ranum, who's personal website is listed below.

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duplicated warrior, layered and lowered opacity....
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duplicated shoe to make it seem more apparent, darkened levels, and blended
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paint spill done using a drip brush, orange fill, i distorted and layered.
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shadow for paint can done using a black fill, warped, on lowered opacity.
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masked out paint can from "Paint Can" by House Of Sims' on Flickr

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original image "Paint Can" by House Of Sims' on Flickr

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my own image of clouds, placed over other layers with darkened levels, blended on lower opacity.
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my original image of clouds...should be in my stock, if not, i'll put it there.
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i created a lens flare on a black fill layer, cut out a circular section of the flare, and layered it over the dragon's eye....to create a semi-glow.
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first texture i placed for wall...adjusted colors and stuff....this texture is Plaster Old 0021 and the link directly to the texture is: http://cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=7162&PHPSESSID=96efc0ec2c7015cf1f4f6c8bc4b31d2c

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second texture..i applied lightning filter and burned out the areas where the model is....
This Texture Is WoodPainted 0084 and the link directly to the texture is: http://cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=5706&PHPSESSID=96efc0ec2c7015cf1f4f6c8bc4b31d2c

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used a straight piece of wood, cut from a wood texture from cgtextures.com, placed as baseboard...this texture is Wood Ends 0019 and the direct link is: http://cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=4600&PHPSESSID=96efc0ec2c7015cf1f4f6c8bc4b31d2c

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duplicated and overlayed...

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used another wood texture, distorted, and adjusted levels...for the floor.

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