Don't eat it, Snow white!
original image

Entry guide: step 1 of 15

Witch in the background
- 1: http://www.easleys.com/ProductImages/woochie/WitchFaceWO184.jpg
Entry guide: step 2 of 15

Used the liquify "filter" to make her look more smiling and evil!
Entry guide: step 3 of 15

Ligthened the eyes, added a green overlay and darkened her a little...
Entry guide: step 4 of 15

Masked the apple and added it as a smart object...
- 1: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/874235
Entry guide: step 5 of 15

Added a gradient to darken the bottom and used a layer mask combined with a inner "glow" (dark color on multiply...) to get rid of the white edges.
Entry guide: step 6 of 15

Mask the hand a moved the thumb to make it hold the apple. Added a inner shadow, which I moved to a seperate laye and masked to make the shadows from the fingers.
Entry guide: step 7 of 15

Used liquify to make the fingers more boney...
Entry guide: step 8 of 15

Gave the fingers some more contrast with an adjustment layer and added a green color (hue/saturation adjustment layer on color).
Entry guide: step 9 of 15

Added some green stains (brush) and added some more shadows.
Entry guide: step 10 of 15

Made the nails as a smart object and copied them to all the fingers.
Entry guide: step 11 of 15

Added some different effects, highlights and so.
Entry guide: step 12 of 15

Added to different smoke layers. Inverted the colors and changed the blend mode to screen.
- 1: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/865430
Entry guide: step 13 of 15

Added a color overlay and lowered the opacity.
Entry guide: step 14 of 15

Made a black layer, added a lens flare and screened the layer. Added a levels adjustment layer to make the the image a little lighter (Compare with final image...)
Entry guide: step 15 of 15

I've now got the permission to use the witch. Would also hate to switch the witch ;-)
final result

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