A Work in Progress: Unicow



This guide was made for entry:
Unicow
In Contest:
labeled cow


Original image


step 1 of 5

using masking, clone stamp and patch tool, removed the horns and dropped the top of the head down

Creation of Unicow: Step 1

step 2 of 5

went back to the original image, duplicated the left horn onto a new layer. Flipped it, masked the background

Creation of Unicow: Step 2

step 3 of 5

made a cutout of the cow

Creation of Unicow: Step 3

step 4 of 5

put the cow back on the BG on a new layer,add an outer glow effect

Creation of Unicow: Step 4

step 5 of 5

duplicated the layer with the glow. On the top glow layer used a soft brush at a low opacity to mask out along the jawline, around the ear and anywhere that needed highlights. Added a gradient overly layer, with the blend mode set to softlight, to just the cow. Made some colour adjustments to the back ground, added a lens flare, some small tweeks

Creation of Unicow: Step 5

Final result

Creation of Unicow: Final Result

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