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The path upwards
In photoshop contest:
walking path


original image


step 1 of 7

Creation of The path upwards: Step 1

step 2 of 7

Used the path itself to extend the path a little.

Creation of The path upwards: Step 2

step 3 of 7

Used parts of the two mountain sources to contstruct the scene.

Creation of The path upwards: Step 3

step 4 of 7

Decided to lift the Venice palace out of the water and put it on the top.

Creation of The path upwards: Step 4

step 5 of 7

Did some work on the blending: cloning, hue/saturation adjustment layers. Changed the scattering and opacity-jitter and spacing of one of the standard brushed to create snow. Also some motion blur on the snow.

Creation of The path upwards: Step 5

step 6 of 7

Added more snow and darkened parts of the mountaints.

Creation of The path upwards: Step 6

step 7 of 7

To enhance the atmosphere, desaturated and darkened the sky. Also enhanced the highlights of the palace.

Only thing left is to crop the image.

Creation of The path upwards: Step 7

final result

Creation of The path upwards: Final Result



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