A Work in Progress: This is OUR turf - GO HOME



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step 1 of 15

First gorilla is chopped and scaled to size and set over the lighthouse source. Both have been set at 200 dpi resolution.

Creation of This is OUR turf - GO HOME: Step 1

step 2 of 15

Second gorilla is chopped and inserted.

Creation of This is OUR turf - GO HOME: Step 2

step 3 of 15

Chopping around gorilla hair done with discontiguous setting.

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Second gorilla further chopped with eraser tool.

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Gorilla placed where she will be inside the lighthouse.

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step 6 of 15

Opacity changed to 45% for gorilla, so that bars can be removed with eraser tool.

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Bars in front of girl gorilla have been removed.

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step 8 of 15

Gorilla on outside has opacity lowered to remove railing .

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Opacity is back to 100% on gorilla, then filter render at 72% is added behind the light to make it glow.

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Hue and saturation of lighthouse are changed to give it the look of late evening or nighttime.

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step 11 of 15

Bow is chopped from package in source, and placed on girl gorilla's head, using edit/transform/distort to fit head.

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step 12 of 15

Left hand and arm are chopped out of 3rd gorilla source and added, merging with clone tool, then merging layers.

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Gorilla sitting in front is duplicated, given yellow brown layer, then edges are trimmed with airbrush eraser to get glow from the light.

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Light rays are added with 17% airbrush.

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Gulls are added, duplicating some, taking legs off some, to fit where I wanted them. Finally a layer of yellow brown is laid over merged scene.

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Final result

Creation of This is OUR turf - GO HOME: Final Result

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