Twilight Tulips
original image

Entry guide: step 1 of 6

made a backdrop from scratch, with tips from fairyland tutorial.
Entry guide: step 2 of 6

cut out some tulips from source1 as you can see the tulips on the right i dropped down
Entry guide: step 3 of 6

made a layer of black over the image and then with a soft eraser uncovered the details.
added the flame from the candle into the tulips and then put a soft glow around them
Entry guide: step 4 of 6

added the moon, again from scratch with help from fairyland tutorial..
Entry guide: step 5 of 6

added the fairy and the candle from the original source
for the final result i duplicated the image and set as overlay.. then played with the levels
Entry guide: step 6 of 6

my own image for the fairy boy
watermarked
final result

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