A Work in Progress: Shades of the Orient



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Shades of the Orient
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old blue bus


Original image


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Bus source is liquify warped then ripple, spatter, lens flare used.

Creation of Shades of the Orient: Step 1

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Wave filter has been added, then difference clouds to complete background layer. Next a gradient layer will be added then reduced in opacity. At a later time, I decided to again use liquify warp tool to swirl background to give a graceful feel to background.

Creation of Shades of the Orient: Step 2

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Here the windshield of bus is formed with distort tools into a shape which is layered to create the container for the floral arrangement.

Creation of Shades of the Orient: Step 3

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Flower shapes also from bus window made with liquify and smudge tools

Creation of Shades of the Orient: Step 4

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Iris being formed. Each iris will be slightly different by using smudge and warp tools to change them.

Creation of Shades of the Orient: Step 5

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With gradient layer as a background, irises are duplicated and container is put into place. Iris leaves are formed from windshield piece also, using liquify warp tool, then trimming w eraser and smudge tools. Colors are changed using hue/sat tool.

Creation of Shades of the Orient: Step 6

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Screen is made from shades in bus window. Here are the steps used.

Creation of Shades of the Orient: Step 7

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Background has been liquified into a swirled design and screen 'hung' over it at 15% opacity to allow the design to show through, giving it a a somewhat transparent look.

Creation of Shades of the Orient: Step 8

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Here are shapes lassoed from source to use in making a windchime to hang above arrangement.

Creation of Shades of the Orient: Step 9

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To make room for the chime, canvas is extended at the top, then shapes from source are chopped and sized to various sizes. The large round headlamp is used for the top from which they will all hang. Now they are attached to top using a fine brush tool, then color changed.

Creation of Shades of the Orient: Step 10

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Color changes have been made, more detail to flowers, and buds added (made with eraser and smudge tools from portion of a duplicated iris).

Creation of Shades of the Orient: Step 11

Final result

Creation of Shades of the Orient: Final Result

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avatar jcfreak6363

Nice! A lot of work and a great outcome!

(5 years and 2969 days ago)