A Work in Progress: Elephant Float



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Elephant Float
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step 1 of 7

Ocean background as-is

Creation of Elephant Float: Step 1
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step 2 of 7

Baby elephant, curved trunk and tail using the warp tool.

Creation of Elephant Float: Step 2
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step 3 of 7

A little hair on the head, back, and tail using the hair brush. Also create some hair roots to help it blend. Create the elephant reflection via duplicate/vertical flip and use the smudge tools to create waves on the reflection.

Creation of Elephant Float: Step 3
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step 4 of 7

Add bubbles using the bubble tool, as well as the bubble reflection, use smudge tool on the reflection to create waves. Color the straw on the elephants back.

Creation of Elephant Float: Step 4
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step 5 of 7

Grab the red balloon from the source image, duplicate it and change the color using the hue tool.

Creation of Elephant Float: Step 5
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step 6 of 7

Increase glare on balloons with a soft white brush, attach bow to tail.

Creation of Elephant Float: Step 6
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step 7 of 7

Using the black string from the source, invert the color to white and duplicate. Add some color to the balloon inflation valve and warp to vary the shapes. Add additional balloon shadows.

Creation of Elephant Float: Step 7
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Final result

Creation of Elephant Float: Final Result

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