A Work in Progress: The power of water

This guide was made for entry:
The power of water
In Contest:
garden tap

Original image

step 1 of 6

Cut tap from background.

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step 2 of 6

Copy and paste parts of tap, rearrange, transform and warp slightly to make an outfit as shown.

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step 3 of 6

Draw in a rough idea of shapes to follow when placing water splashes so they look something like a weight lifter.
This line drawing is deleted in the end.

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step 4 of 6

Copy and paste the tap handle to make some weights. Copy, paste and extend the dark area under the tap handle to make the lifting bar. Slightly warp the bar so its not perfectly straight.

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step 5 of 6

Create a strange watery weight lifter with splash brushes, warping and transforming them as necessary.

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step 6 of 6

Add the ocean background. Select the area above the horizon line, feather it by 20 pixels, copy and paste it onto a new layer. Pull it down to cover the sharp horizon line.
Adjust all colors and contrast, make background darker so the watery weightlifter stands out. Darken "outfit" by lowering exposure. Adjust levels.

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Final result

Votes

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Score: 10

Comments

still26 says:

Simply astounding Angelica.

(5 years and 267 days ago)

Pxleyes

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