A Work in Progress: The Hoop Cracker



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The Hoop Cracker
In Contest:
basketball net


Original image


step 1 of 6

Ballet background

Creation of The Hoop Cracker: Step 1
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step 2 of 6

Erase tutu, and fix ballerina in the background

Creation of The Hoop Cracker: Step 2
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step 3 of 6

Cut out hoop and net, and get rid of mounting frame using cloning

Creation of The Hoop Cracker: Step 3
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step 4 of 6

Use puppet tool to push the top towards waist, add drop shadow, and create some stings to retain the hoop to the dress with shadows

Creation of The Hoop Cracker: Step 4
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step 5 of 6

Add orange ball

Creation of The Hoop Cracker: Step 5
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step 6 of 6

Add shadows to hands on ball, blur, color, and noise up the balls for background dancers. Add the entire hoop backboard and pole with blu tint, add larger tinted balls to the background decor.

Creation of The Hoop Cracker: Step 6
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Final result

Creation of The Hoop Cracker: Final Result

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