A Work in Progress: Chasing Dreams



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Chasing Dreams
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mixed manipulations 10


step 1 of 13

masked the field layer upon the mountains layer
used grass brush on mask to make a soft transition

Creation of Chasing Dreams: Step 1

step 2 of 13

mountains private stock image

Creation of Chasing Dreams: Step 2

step 3 of 13

added the fish

Creation of Chasing Dreams: Step 3

step 4 of 13

painted extensions to the fish fins

Creation of Chasing Dreams: Step 4

step 5 of 13

added the boy
for soft transition used the grass brush again on the mask

Creation of Chasing Dreams: Step 5

step 6 of 13

boy private stock image

Creation of Chasing Dreams: Step 6

step 7 of 13

added shadows to the boy and fish and some adjustment layers for light and color

Creation of Chasing Dreams: Step 7

step 8 of 13

i merged the landscape background wit out the fish and boy to a new layer

did lens blur filter on it with black mask and exposed with the gradient tool only the strip where the boy is standing

merged the background again to a new layer did maximum filter and exposed with a mask only the bottom part (that gives an interesting out of focus effect)

Creation of Chasing Dreams: Step 8

step 9 of 13

added shadow under the fish

Creation of Chasing Dreams: Step 9

step 10 of 13

merged all layers and put layer on soft light exposure

Creation of Chasing Dreams: Step 10

step 11 of 13

added orange color adjustment on soft light and about 50% opacity

and light blue color adjustment on color mood and about 20% opacity

Creation of Chasing Dreams: Step 11

step 12 of 13

merged all layers again, did watercolor filter and masked the layer with the green channel selection

Creation of Chasing Dreams: Step 12

step 13 of 13

merged all layer to a new one, added Gaussian blur and lowered the opacity to make a dream like atmosphere

all so added vibrant layer to strength the colors

and thats the final result

Creation of Chasing Dreams: Step 13

Final result

Creation of Chasing Dreams: Final Result

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