A Work in Progress: Ship



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Ship
In Contest:
ship in harbor


Original image


step 1 of 6

Cut out Neptune

Creation of Ship: Step 1
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step 2 of 6

Desaturated Neptune and adjustment levels for contrast, then mad a displacement map from and onto the background water here.

Creation of Ship: Step 2
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step 3 of 6

Applied Screen blend to resultant displacement of Neptune and reduced his opacity to 73%.

Creation of Ship: Step 3
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step 4 of 6

Cut out ship then darken bow area with burn tool.

Creation of Ship: Step 4
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step 5 of 6

Slightly blur boat then shrink and rotate slightly and place in water. Use mask to let some waves overlap water line of ship.

Creation of Ship: Step 5
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step 6 of 6

Use gold sprinkle action from Photoshop to make a golden texture then clipped it to trident. Reduced trident opacity. Final touch-ups include adding glow to Neptune's eyes and adding light rain using the noise/motion blur/screen blend mode. Finished up with Camera Raw adjustments.

Creation of Ship: Step 6
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Final result

Creation of Ship: Final Result

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