A Work in Progress: Greetings from Ireland



This guide was made for entry:
Greetings from Ireland
In Contest:
postcard design


step 1 of 15

Cut out the images

Creation of Greetings from Ireland: Step 1

step 2 of 15

Cropped and duplicated the background twice at multiply 65%. Added a hue/saturation layer

Creation of Greetings from Ireland: Step 2

step 3 of 15

Duplicated the snail and set it to overlay. Added a hue/saturation layer

Creation of Greetings from Ireland: Step 3

step 4 of 15

Added the sitting woman. Duplicated and with "match color" adjusted the color to the snail. Set the layer to Darken. Added a hue/saturation layer to it.

Creation of Greetings from Ireland: Step 4

step 5 of 15

Added the standing woman.
1. With healing brush and clone stamp adjusted the legs. Added Layermask so that they appear to be behind a leaf.
2. Duplicated the layer, Color matched it to the snail. Set it to lighter color and added hue/saturation.
3. With liquify changed the ear to be more elf like

Creation of Greetings from Ireland: Step 5

step 6 of 15

Added wings.
Duplicated it twice, set first duplicate to lighter color and second one to soft light.

Using distort adjusted them in place.

Added some adjustment layers;
Curves, Hue/Saturation, Exposure, Vibration.

Creation of Greetings from Ireland: Step 6

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Duplicated the wing, placed it behind the first one.

Using distord and perspective placed it in the right place.

Creation of Greetings from Ireland: Step 7

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Added some pixie dust to the wings. Using a brush from http://rl-brushes.deviantart.com/art/Angel-Dust-21745224

Creation of Greetings from Ireland: Step 8

step 9 of 15

Duplicated the wing and pixie dust. Placed it behind the standing pixie and adjusted the shape.

Creation of Greetings from Ireland: Step 9

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Duplicated the wing. Mirrored it. Using layer mask placed the wing so it looked like it is behind the toadstool

Creation of Greetings from Ireland: Step 10

step 11 of 15

Added some adjustment layers.

Creation of Greetings from Ireland: Step 11

step 12 of 15

Added one more adjustment layer

Creation of Greetings from Ireland: Step 12

step 13 of 15

For the final result I tweaked it here and there to let it all blend in some more to my liking.

Creation of Greetings from Ireland: Step 13

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With rectangular marguee tool selected the image. Created a border for it in a color from the picture

Creation of Greetings from Ireland: Step 14

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Added a text and rotated tit.

Creation of Greetings from Ireland: Step 15

Final result

Creation of Greetings from Ireland: Final Result

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