A Work in Progress: The Village Gnome



This guide was made for entry:
The Village Gnome
In Contest:
sleeping giant


Original image


step 1 of 5

Removed the writing from the face off the mountain using the Spot Healing Brush Tool as you will see in the next photo.

Creation of The Village Gnome: Step 1
( hi-res )

step 2 of 5

Creation of The Village Gnome: Step 2
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step 3 of 5

The source image was masked to soot background image.

Creation of The Village Gnome: Step 3
( hi-res )

step 4 of 5

Clouds were removed using Channels with Levels and replaced with the ones you will see in the next picture. The source image was Darkened and De-saturated to soot the background image.

Creation of The Village Gnome: Step 4
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step 5 of 5

With the replacement clouds the image was adjusted with Brightness & Contrast plus a Photo Filter was used to blend it together for the final result.

Creation of The Village Gnome: Step 5
( hi-res )

Final result

Creation of The Village Gnome: Final Result

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