A Work in Progress: Giant Steps to the Past



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Castle ruins source photo by hasselink at morguefile.

Creation of Giant Steps to the Past: Step 1

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Stone stairs photo by mqtrf at pxleyes

Creation of Giant Steps to the Past: Step 2

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Mountain goat source by clarita at morguefile

Creation of Giant Steps to the Past: Step 3

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Dead tree source by xandert at morguefile.

Creation of Giant Steps to the Past: Step 4

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Stone stairs source is moved into background photo.

Creation of Giant Steps to the Past: Step 5

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Stairs are merged into mountain source using eraser and clone tools.

Creation of Giant Steps to the Past: Step 6

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A second set of stairs is moved in in smaller size using scale tool.

Creation of Giant Steps to the Past: Step 7

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Castle is chopped and merged into mountain top. It is carefully done even though mist will be added around it. Details will still show through the mist.

Creation of Giant Steps to the Past: Step 8

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Mist in very light blue set on airbrush at 7% is sprayed around castle, and some over tree behind it.

Creation of Giant Steps to the Past: Step 9

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Some whiter mist is added over the light blue with the airbrush tool - also at very low pressure.

Creation of Giant Steps to the Past: Step 10

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The first goat is chopped and added to the stone steps.

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Dead tree is moved in, with much of it being erased, just to leave a portion similar to what is around the first goat. This is placed slightly lower in the foreground.

Creation of Giant Steps to the Past: Step 12

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Goat is duplicated, scaled to smaller size and placed at left of scene. Rotate tool is used to make them look like they are climbing. Burn tool gives them shadows.

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Final result

Creation of Giant Steps to the Past: Final Result

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