A Work in Progress: Like peas in a pod

This guide was made for entry:
Like peas in a pod
In Contest:
where do babies

step 1 of 7

Turn milkweed pod (source 5) upside down, clone out seeds near top right.
Add seedpod (source 3)

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step 2 of 7

Cut out baby, resize and position in seedpod.

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step 3 of 7

Copy top of seedpod and warp to fit over top of baby.
Duplicate layer and flip vertically to add more seedpod over babys legs.

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step 4 of 7

Cut out seeds from source 2, duplicate twice and position around baby. Adjust colors.

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step 5 of 7

Cut out seeds from source 4 and position around baby. Blend layers on lighten mode. Adjust colors.

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step 6 of 7

Add more seeds from source 4 and paint in some extra flyaway seed hairs around babies head and body.

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step 7 of 7

Add more seeds into the pod behind baby and paint in a few more seed hairs. Adjust colors and contrast for the final time.

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Final result

Comments

still26 says:

You are a great teacher.

(5 years and 306 days ago)

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