A Work in Progress: Penthouse at the Top



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Original image


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Source photo of stork with wings spread

Creation of Penthouse at the Top: Step 1

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Source photo of nest on power lines

Creation of Penthouse at the Top: Step 2

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Source photo of stork standing

Creation of Penthouse at the Top: Step 3

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Nest is lassoed and moved into buildings source photo.

Creation of Penthouse at the Top: Step 4

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Nest is chopped using eraser and eraser background tool. More sticks will be added with brush tool. Also, strip of the original source is selected and cropped and will be final background. Top portion will be lightened and bottom darkened to help storks become center of focus.

Creation of Penthouse at the Top: Step 5

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Now the stork with wings extended is added. After chopping (used soft eraser on soft white body feathersj) it is set into nest materials and sized to proportionately fit into scene (edit/transform/scale)

Creation of Penthouse at the Top: Step 6

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Next the standing stork is moved in and chopped for foreground. It also must be rotated slightly to stand up straight on roof, and feet drawn in with the brush tool. Some shadows are added under it after flipping it horizontally (edit/transform/horizontal)
Shadows are also added under the nest and where nesting materials hang down.

Creation of Penthouse at the Top: Step 7

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Blue filter is added over background buildings, then blue and brown over the birds. The opacity of these filters are adjusted as desired, usually at least 50%.

Creation of Penthouse at the Top: Step 8

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Last of all I decided to add some chimneys with smoke which was done with the brush tools. Also, I used the brush tool to do the sign in front of the Stork Club.

Creation of Penthouse at the Top: Step 9

Final result

Creation of Penthouse at the Top: Final Result

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