A Work in Progress: Enhanced Nature



This guide was made for entry:
Enhanced Nature
In Contest:
organic texture


Original image


step 1 of 9

Cut a shape from the source texture and use warp tool to twist it into petal shape for the flowers.

Creation of Enhanced Nature: Step 1

step 2 of 9

Duplicate petal shape, rotate and warp/twist them to extend the petals.

Creation of Enhanced Nature: Step 2

step 3 of 9

Group and flatten petals and use standard color manipulation tools (hue, saturation, vibrance (CS5) etc) to achieve different colors for the flower petals.

Creation of Enhanced Nature: Step 3

step 4 of 9

Cut stem like shapes from the original source and use standard manipulation tools to alter size, angle etc.

Creation of Enhanced Nature: Step 4

step 5 of 9

Cut basic vase shape from the original source. Use layer effect inner glow to add shadow to make it appear more round and adjust colors.

Duplicate part of the vase shape for the back part and make it a bit different colour so it appears more 3D.

Creation of Enhanced Nature: Step 5

step 6 of 9

Blend vase, stems and flowers together.

Creation of Enhanced Nature: Step 6

step 7 of 9

Take the leaf source and manipulate it using warp/rotate and size tools to make different kind of leaves for your flowers. Change colours a little bit to add variation.

Creation of Enhanced Nature: Step 7

step 8 of 9

Make the image background black, flatten the image with the flowers and use heavy motion blur tool to achieve this effect and colours. Use hue/saturation tools to adjust colours and duplicate the background and fix black borders with clone stamp or similar.

Creation of Enhanced Nature: Step 8

step 9 of 9

Copy lower part of the background image, add glass filter and adjust hue/saturation so it appears a bit different from the bg.

Use layer effect drop shadow to add shadow and add a small flower behind the vase.

Finish with handwork using clone stamp and burn tool to fix rough edges and bad masking.

Creation of Enhanced Nature: Step 9

Final result

Creation of Enhanced Nature: Final Result

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