A Work in Progress: Flight over the Conch Tree

This guide was made for entry:
Flight over the Conch Tree
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Original image

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Source photo of heron

Creation of Flight over the Conch Tree : Step 1

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Liquify warp source image

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Canvas is heightened and more warping done to extend 'branches'

Creation of Flight over the Conch Tree : Step 2

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Leaves are designed with smudge and brush tools and will be duplicated and placed on rest of the branches.

Creation of Flight over the Conch Tree : Step 3

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Canvas is enlarged at top once again and filled with matching background color.

Creation of Flight over the Conch Tree : Step 4

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Heavy 'limb' on left side has been warped into a branch and leaves are being placed on it.

Creation of Flight over the Conch Tree : Step 5

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Branches have been warped upward again and more leaves are added.

Creation of Flight over the Conch Tree : Step 6

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Canvas is enlarged into a square shape now, source shells brought into lower left corner and liquify warped to join into first part of tree.

Creation of Flight over the Conch Tree : Step 7

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A large moon is brushed in and the heron is chopped and added in front of the moon. More leaves have been added.

Creation of Flight over the Conch Tree : Step 8

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Dodge and burn tools are used to add shadows in foreground area.

Creation of Flight over the Conch Tree : Step 9

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Final result

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