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Step 15
Add a Curves adjustment layer and reduce the lightness. On this layer mask, use a soft black brush to remove the dark effect on the surfaces and the contour of the rocks.
Step 16
Add a Curves adjustment layer and reduce the lightness. On this layer mask, use a soft black brush to remove the dark effect on the surfaces and the contour of the rocks.

Step 17
Make a new layer above the rock's group, fill with 50% gray and change the mode to Overlay 100%. Select the Dodge and Burn Tool (O) with Midtones Range, Exposure about 15% to refine the light and shadow and paint more details for the right rock. You can see how I did it with Normal mode and the result with Overlay mode.

Step 18
Create a new layer and activate the Pen Tool (P). Use this tool to draw a path between the rocks as shown below:


Step 19
Add a mask to this layer and use a soft black brush with the opacity about 50% to blend both sides of the line with the rocks.
Step 20
Right click this layer, choose Bevel & Emboss. Pick the color for highlights to #bbceda and the color of shadow to #1c2022.

Step 21
Isolate the wheel and place it in the middle of the line.

Step 22
Create a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer and bring the Saturation values down to -100.

Step 23
Right click the line layer, choose Copy Layer Styles. Right click the wheel layer, choose Paste Layer Styles.
Step 24
Cut out the elephant and place him above the wheel. Convert this layer to a Smart Object.

Step 25
Go to Filter > Liquify and choose the Forward Warp Tool (W) to stretch a part of the elephant's head to the right a bit to make the head rounder.


Step 26
Create a new layer below the elephant one and use a small brush with the color #1c2022, the opacity about 30% to paint shadow for the elephant on the wheel.
Step 27
Make a new layer and use the Clone Tool with the opacity about 50% to reduce the visibility of the wrinkles and details on the elephant.
Step 28
Add a new layer and use a soft brush with the color #9c8873,, the opacity about 17% to reduce the shadow on the elephant.
Step 29
Create a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer and change the Saturation values:

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