A Work in Progress: ashoo!!



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Original image


step 1 of 13

started with a sketch.

Creation of ashoo!!: Step 1

step 2 of 13

selected areas from the source image and fitted them into the sketch using the transform tool.

Creation of ashoo!!: Step 2

step 3 of 13

added some leather strips to the side of the shoe.

Creation of ashoo!!: Step 3

step 4 of 13

added the insides of the shoe.

Creation of ashoo!!: Step 4

step 5 of 13

added the rest of the body of the shoe.

Creation of ashoo!!: Step 5

step 6 of 13

added a sole to the shoe.

using the selected area, i duplicated it and formed it around the base of the shoe.

i later cleaned the shape by erasing the excess and moved it behind the rest of the layers.

Creation of ashoo!!: Step 6

step 7 of 13

added details to the body of the shoe.

to give it a more feathery look, i used the smudge tool around the edges. i set the strength to around 60% to 80% and used a brush size of 2px to 4px.

Creation of ashoo!!: Step 7

step 8 of 13

i added colors to selected areas of the shoe using the Hue/Saturation adjustment layer.

i also started to add some shadows by using a new layer with blending mode set to Multiply and brushed along the edges of the shoe parts using a soft round brush with colors set to grey.

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added a lining to the inside of the shoe using the same strip of leather used for the sole.

Creation of ashoo!!: Step 8

step 9 of 13

made some adjustments to the shoelace area of the shoe using liquify and the transform tool.

Creation of ashoo!!: Step 9

step 10 of 13

here are my own photos used for the background.

Creation of ashoo!!: Step 10

step 11 of 13

i used this (own photo) as a texture for my background. i set this layer's blending mode to Overlay and adjusted the Curves.

Creation of ashoo!!: Step 11

step 12 of 13

added the background and placed a shadow on the base of the shoe.

for the shadow, i used a new layer with blending mode set to Multiply and brushed along the edges using a large soft brush with opacity to set to around 45%. i duplicated the layer several times and erased the too-dark-areas with a soft round brush and opacity set to 80%.

Creation of ashoo!!: Step 12

step 13 of 13

added a few more details to the background.

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selected some feathers from the source image and added them to the background.

duplicated the feathers several times and changed their shape using the transform tool.

Creation of ashoo!!: Step 13

Final result

Creation of ashoo!!: Final Result

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