A Work in Progress: Poppies 'n Pots



This guide was made for entry:
Poppies 'n Pots
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blue pots


Original image


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Pots were chopped out of source, background removed with eraser tools, then liquified to create some interesting shapes.

Creation of Poppies 'n Pots: Step 1

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Hues and saturation tools were used to bring up colors.

Creation of Poppies 'n Pots: Step 2

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Mezzotint and overlay of colors used with opacity and scale cut back.

Creation of Poppies 'n Pots: Step 3

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Pattern added to 'layer patterns' is expanded into many squares using opacity and scale tools.

Creation of Poppies 'n Pots: Step 4

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Here the canvas size was changed to elongate the image.

Creation of Poppies 'n Pots: Step 5

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Poppies are chopped and masked from their source, then added to background design. Leaves and stems are hand drawn using the paintbrush in dissolve mode. Edges of leaves and stems are finally cleaned with eraser tool.

Creation of Poppies 'n Pots: Step 6

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Poppy source photo from a trip we took.

Creation of Poppies 'n Pots: Step 7

Final result

Creation of Poppies 'n Pots: Final Result

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