A Work in Progress: Help!



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glass structure


Original image


step 1 of 6

Scaled and positioned the three main source images.

Creation of Help!: Step 1

step 2 of 6

Removed the background from the hand and added shadows on the source glass from the wooden window frame.

Creation of Help!: Step 2

step 3 of 6

Did some colour adjustments and blended the hand and glass layers.

Creation of Help!: Step 3

step 4 of 6

Added a red hand print by duplicating and colour correcting the hand layer. Duplicated this and smudged it for the bloody smudge. Added more blood splatters and a crack to the main window using "ron's brushes". Also added red streaks and more texture to the surrounding walls.

The broken window was made using the source picture with a clipping mask of another photo (source cited below).

Creation of Help!: Step 4
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The tree is also one of ron's brushes. It was darkened and beveled. A shadow was created by duplicating, distorting and blending the tree layer.

Creation of Help!: Step 5

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Fog was added in 3 different layers. Finally the brightness, contrast and colours were tweaked through adjustment layers. Here's a view of my work layers.

Creation of Help!: Step 6

Final result

Creation of Help!: Final Result

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