Cyberkinesis70 Loc: Northern Colorado

A Fading Memory.
This started with a portrait I took about 40 years ago. This is a good example of using many layers to create an image. I created a sketch from the original negative. I then painted it with the brushes I obtained for Photoshop. The hair and grass brush was used to make the feathers in the boa. I was looking for a little bit of Norman Rockwell style. I used a number of layers to paint the girl. That took a few days. I let it set for a bit to reassess. That was when I got the idea to make it a reflection in a mirror. I found a mirror frame on UnSplash that was what I was looking for. I tried different iterations of the idea. I finally stretched the mirror so the original portrait would fit inside rather than reduce the portrait. I created a new document in white that was a bit bigger than I needed and copied the portrait on it making 2 more layers. Then I placed the mirror as embedded over the top of those. I reduced the opacity and was able to see where it needed to be positioned and resized. I used the rectangle marquee to isolate the image in the mirror(a now hideously stretched naked lady). I then pressed the Alt key and clicked on layer mask icon. That hid the naked lady. I flattened the layers. That left the little girl in the mirror. A few touchups to fix the the gaps and it was done. I cropped most of the remaining image to just have mostly the frame. After several weeks I finally finished it...I think. I might change my mind totally some time.

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Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

A fascinating, highly engaging result! Thanks so much for your detailed information on how you achieved.

Is this a photo of a print? I can't quite make out what the edges are.

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Great image. Reminds me of a Magazine cover...like Saturday Evening Post?

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

That’s a lot of work!

NJFrank Loc: New Jersey

Well done. The detailed steps you took is much appreciated. I think Norman Rockwell would be pleased with your final results.

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

Red eyebrows?

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Cyberkinesis70 a man who knows how to cook and shares the receipt... wow

Cyberkinesis70 Loc: Northern Colorado

I took a negative of a portrait I did a long time ago. I scanned it, then turned it to a sketch,then painted it in Photoshop. The mirror frame is a photograph that I modified by stretching. After I added it as an embedded layer and flattened the layers I painted over the frame.

Cyberkinesis70 Loc: Northern Colorado

That was the style I was trying to mimic, for sure.

Cyberkinesis70 Loc: Northern Colorado

Thanks.

Cyberkinesis70 Loc: Northern Colorado

She is a little girl playing dress up. We can safely assume that she was also playing with makeup. But can make your own assumptions afterall it is only art. Quite open to interpetation.

Thanks for looking - Marianne

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

What a wonderful result and thanks for including the tutorial.

Jim-Pops Loc: Granbury, Texas

A lot of work as mentioned went into this. I give you lots of credit for continued effort and finishing it. 👏👏👏

Flying Three Loc: Berthoud, CO

Pleasing result!