Highway to heaven

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final rank: 8 out of 42 entries

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Masking, correcting the perspective with warp, clone stamping.

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final score: 60.5 %

votes placed: 254

submitted: 74 days ago

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nice idea

maybe soften curves a bit on path in the sky ...
(74 days ago)

Very Creative, Love the Tree
(74 days ago)

Good work author, i do have a suggestoin the door has very sharp lights behind it so you might want to add little tones on the edge of the door from thise light.
(74 days ago)

beautiful image of 'that last walk', author. nice work.
(74 days ago)

How can i find this way? nice work
(74 days ago)

Like the whole image but love the tree
(74 days ago)

Good work
(74 days ago)

Ascetic,but beautiful.The gate is little too sharp,i think.
(74 days ago)

i love this tree, great job
(73 days ago)

Go Led Zeppelin!.. great man

(73 days ago)

kwel image
(72 days ago)

Beautiful.......
(70 days ago)

11-steps guide for Highway to heaven:

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Entry guide: step 1 of 11

Masked the edges

Entry guide: step 2 of 11

Copied layer and adjusted with warp also applied a layer mask

Entry guide: step 3 of 11

Same with the third part of the road

Entry guide: step 4 of 11

Masked the plants

Entry guide: step 5 of 11

Added the plants to my design and adjusted with warp

Entry guide: step 6 of 11

This way I created a big bush

Entry guide: step 7 of 11

Reconstructed the missing edges with the clone stamp

Entry guide: step 8 of 11

With the pen tool, added branches to the tree trunk

Entry guide: step 9 of 11

Masked the gate...this took me forever!

Entry guide: step 10 of 11

Cut and pasted one door and made it look opened using distortion

Entry guide: step 11 of 11

adjusted the gate to the road, then added a shadow to it.

final result

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