A Work in Progress: Family Holiday Photo



This guide was made for entry:
Family Holiday Photo
In Contest:
tennis ball


Original image


step 1 of 6

1. Original source image

2. Removed the labeling using cut paste, clone, and masking.

3. Removed the white lines same method as in 2.

4. Added extra "fuzz" on the edges using again copy paste, clone, and masking

Creation of Family Holiday Photo: Step 1

step 2 of 6

1. Changed colour with Hue Sat. and shaped using free transform.

2. Bumped up the contrast by duplicating layer, Filter > Other > High Pass 5> Blend Mode to hard light.

3. Created new layer for dodge burn. also used bevel inboss to create the eyelid.

4. Added the mouth that was simply drawn with the brush and pen tools.

Creation of Family Holiday Photo: Step 2

step 3 of 6

1. Created eyeball by: Draw white circle, add gradient overlay, render clouds and blend, the pupil was created by rendering fibres and transforming polar co-ordinates.

2. Added Eyeball to image. Desaturated original image to desire.

3. Added arms by using the texture from the edge of the ball.

4. Repeated most steps to create the Red character.

Creation of Family Holiday Photo: Step 3

step 4 of 6

Frame was created in PS a long time ago.

Followed tut: http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/how-to-illustrate-a-wooden-frame-on-a-wall-scene/

Creation of Family Holiday Photo: Step 4

step 5 of 6

1. Added background to frame.

2. Added characters to image.

3. Added reflection image. Blend mode = screen > Opacity 12.

4. Some extra work on reflection. Added glare from top left.

Creation of Family Holiday Photo: Step 5

step 6 of 6

Created simply texture background for the wall.

Added shadow to frame.

Rendered lighting effects.

Creation of Family Holiday Photo: Step 6

Final result

Creation of Family Holiday Photo: Final Result

LOGIN or REGISTER FOR FREE
to rate this guide and create your own guides.