This is one of the stretches yes? This year I wanted to learn how to use photoshop so that I can do more than just auto-adjust - and it's been quite a learning curve so far, with layers and filters becoming easier and learning new things like making brushes and displacement maps. So much more to learn though - so when the themes came to fantasy I decided to take 3 images from 3 different places and merge them into a fantasy picture.
I have shown the three elements (sooc) and the final image - not genius I admit, but it was a learning experience. First - the background - a sunset close to home. Then some trees - I chose some sculptural looking ones from the hills in Rome - I call them 'art deco' trees. I removed the background using the background eraser tool - Magic that! then the final layer - some huge Trolls from Iceland - in the main street of Akureyri there are these fabulous larger-than-life Troll figures (well they are probably the right size for Trolls) so I de-backgrounded them too and layered them on top. Then I adjusted sizes and gave the whole lot a colour filter, then a graduated black layer set to overlay blended their feet in. At the last minute I added some bird brushes in the sky. A learning experience and lots of fun.
