Clowning around
original image

Entry guide: step 1 of 7

Started by cutting out the cannon. This was done using the pen tool.
Entry guide: step 2 of 7

Next I cut out the cannon barrell and warped it. I used the layer mask to blend it in and cloned the texture to make it look right.
Entry guide: step 3 of 7

Again using the pen tool, I cut out the lady clown and placed her looking towards the cannon.
Entry guide: step 4 of 7

Next I cut out the man clown and squeezed him into the cannon barrell. Cut out using the pen tool and the layer masked him into position.
Entry guide: step 5 of 7

Then I put the background in and blurred it.
Entry guide: step 6 of 7

I toned doen the background by lowering the saturation and adjusting the brightness/contrast a little.
Entry guide: step 7 of 7

I then played with the hue/saturation on the cannon to give it a more rusty look (didn't like the green).
final result

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