A Work in Progress: Mind



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Mind
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step 1 of 14

I cut out the face and placed it where I wanted it.

Creation of Mind: Step 1

step 2 of 14

I added the "Old Dark Room" image behind the head.

Creation of Mind: Step 2

step 3 of 14

I added an edge to the ceiling in this step and also added the dirt image at the top.

Creation of Mind: Step 3

step 4 of 14

I cut out a piece of root from my root image source and placed it above the head.

Creation of Mind: Step 4

step 5 of 14

I duplicated the root from the last step and color corrected the two images merged then and distorted the top part so it didnt look identical.

Creation of Mind: Step 5

step 6 of 14

I used the burn and dodge tool to add shadows and highlights to the root.

Creation of Mind: Step 6

step 7 of 14

Here I added a crack to the ceiling and used the burn tool to blend it a bit.

Creation of Mind: Step 7

step 8 of 14

In this step I added some difference clouds set to screen around the head an root.

Creation of Mind: Step 8

step 9 of 14

In this step I added the tree photo I found on stock.xchng to the top of the photo.

Creation of Mind: Step 9

step 10 of 14

I then used the bird brush that I found here: http://qbrushes.net/nature/5-bird-brushes/ to draw birds on the right side of the image. I also created a rainbow on the left side using the gradient tool low opacity and a gaussian blur.

Creation of Mind: Step 10

step 11 of 14

I had to replace one of my sources, "The Old Dark Room". So I decided to create my own room. so I found a photo of wood and used perspective to make the ceiling and floor.

Creation of Mind: Step 11
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step 12 of 14

I then found a metal texture for the back wall and placed it.

Creation of Mind: Step 12
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step 13 of 14

I then added a gradient behind the wood and set the wood to overlay and used the burn tool to create som shadows.

Creation of Mind: Step 13

step 14 of 14

I then set the back wall to over lay to give it the same feel as the wood.

Creation of Mind: Step 14

Final result

Creation of Mind: Final Result

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