A Work in Progress: Another dream



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Another dream
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The first 8 steps are the sources used, all my own images

Source for the ground

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Source for the sky

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Figure 1

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Figure 2

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Figure 3

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Figure 4

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My eye :)

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Wings

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Place the ground and the sky

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Mask and place the figures

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Make another layer between the ground and the figures and paint the shadows

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Use a levels adjustment layer to improve the light and finish blending of the figures

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On a new layer draw a circle and add a inner shadow effect trough Layer styles

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Mask and add the iris

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On a new layer use a thin brush with low opacity to paint the veins and add another layer in overlay mode to add light reflections

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Begin masking the wings

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Use a levels adjustment layer to modify the light of the wings.

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Apply the wings to the eye, add shadows to blend them together

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To avoid repetitions move the iris and transform the wings for each of the 7 winged eyes.

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Use a soft brush to add depth and blend the horizon

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Play a bit with levels and the the color balance to finish.

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Final result

Creation of Another dream: Final Result

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