A Work in Progress: Fern Baby



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Fern Baby
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Original image


step 1 of 6

Duplicate the small fronds and reposition them farther up the stem for less compositional crowding.

Creation of Fern Baby: Step 1

step 2 of 6

Extract the baby from the background

Creation of Fern Baby: Step 2

step 3 of 6

Clone and paint out the end of the fern and the smaller ferns duplicated in Step 1.

Creation of Fern Baby: Step 3

step 4 of 6

Desaturate the extracted baby image, and apply a Noise Gradient map to provide a "base" color similar to the Fern Source Image.

Creation of Fern Baby: Step 4

step 5 of 6

Position the colored baby layer over the adjusted Source Image, and then clone and paint it to blend.

Creation of Fern Baby: Step 5

step 6 of 6

Add the small ferns from Step 1, and blend the edges.

Creation of Fern Baby: Step 6

Final result

Creation of Fern Baby: Final Result

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