A Work in Progress: Life grows again



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step 1 of 9

Own image, the tree :)

Creation of Life grows again: Step 1

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own image

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own image

Creation of Life grows again: Step 3

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Mask the sea from the sky image and paste and transform the ground

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Cut the sea from the source 2 and paste in a new layer, set the mode for this layer to overlay and apply a gaussian blur with a strong radius to remove the texture.
This is just keep the original light.

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Mask and paste the other sources

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Make a new layer in multiply mode and paint the shadows.
Add a levels adjustment layer to boost the light on the part of the image wit the skull and the tree.

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On a new layer:
- Add some brush strokes with a white color.
- Filter > Blur > Motion blur with a high value on distance to make the strokes very soft.
- Set the mode of this layer to soft light and transform
- Erase some rays if needed

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Crop and add a black & white adjustment layer with a tint to make a duotone effect.
This is how it looks in black and white

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Final result

Creation of Life grows again: Final Result

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