A Work in Progress: ANTzilla



This guide was made for entry:
ANTzilla
In Contest:
ant closeup


Original image


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the picture I started with: a view of New York/ the Empire State Building

Creation of ANTzilla: Step 1

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I added the cropped ant and modified it, so that it looks like it climbs up the skyscraper.

Creation of ANTzilla: Step 2

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Now I added some action - the helicopters

Creation of ANTzilla: Step 3

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What would a monster ant do? Yes, destroying everything! So I added fire for more drama

Creation of ANTzilla: Step 4

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I made some color adjustment, so that it fits all together

Creation of ANTzilla: Step 5

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I wanted more drama, so I added smoke and shadows with my brush tool and a little bit of fire "reflection" with a photofilter adjustment layer.

Creation of ANTzilla: Step 6

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my final image

Creation of ANTzilla: Step 7

Final result

Creation of ANTzilla: Final Result

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