Create an Emotional Abstract Photo Manipulation of a Rose

Decrease opacity to 40%.

Step 21

Your composite is beautiful now, but let’s tweak it up! :) At first, back below branches layers and place “Blood splash” stock. Use trick from step 5 to mask it. Blood will give some emotions to this work.

Step 22

Create shadow below this layer. Click on “Blood splash” layer with RMB and go to “Blending options…”. Choose “Drop Shadow” option. Set it as is shown.

Step 23

It’s time to add the blood some expression. Add adjusment layer (shortcut or Layer > New Adjustment layer…) with Brightness/Contrast. Click on it with RMB and choose “Create clipping mask”.

Now, add Hue/Saturation. Also make it clippy.

Step 24

Add new blank layer (ctrl + Shift + N, or Layer > New… > Layer). Click on it with RMB and choose “Create clipping mask”. With soft, big brush draw shadows on blood.

Decrease its opacity to around 45%.

Step 25

Ok. Go on the top of layers. Place “Jackdaw” stock.

Step 26

Use debris stock to mask unwanted parts of bird. Just the same as in step 17. You can use several kinds of brushes.

Step 27

I think this bird is too contrasted. For fixing it, add Adjustment layer with Brigtness/Contrast. Then, click on it with RMB and choose “Create clipping mask”.

Step 28

Remember, that you can mask also Adjustments layers. Click on white canvas, on the right side of Adjustment layer. Choose big, soft brush and mask right side of bird. His left side would looks like flying out of the damaged parts of flower.

Step 29

Now you’ll create debris effect. It will give your work dynamism. Add new layer. In Clone Stamp Tool choose desired debris brush. It allows you to copy one area of an image and place it onto another area. Set Aligned sample: Current and below. To select the area you want to copy from, move your mouse to the area you want to duplicate and Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac). The cursor will change to a target. Click the exact spot you want to start copying from. Clicking without alt (or option), will make a clone. Try it out! :)

Follow golden ratio proportions. Fill them with debris clones.

Step 30

Optional-but-fine: Place crow stock to your file. Mask it as in step 17 or 26. (Black debris brush on mask)

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