Design 1707 - Alice in the Woods

About all this model has in common with the remembered storybook character is the fun and spunky costume.   Getting into the design of this, I was wanting to work on my compositing skills.  Getting a person, or any specific object, from one photo and into the scene I am creating is definitely one of my current weak spots.  So, my main focus was working on developing skills to be further refined on my next pieces.  Pick one thing to be the thing you obsess about fixing, and figure out how to get that one thing done.  Complete.  Finido!

The background/foreground scene around the subject is a collection of different leaf and tree photos from Pixabay.com.  I moved and nudged each photo to get it in the right place with the right edge and the right order from front to back.  A video I spent time watching that influened my color coordinating during this project was youtube videos by Rafy-A as he works through a piece.

Here is the completed Book Cover Design:

An assortment of leaves.  Again each found on Pixabay.com

Links:

https://pixabay.com/en/autumn-avenue-trees-away-road-1010535/

https://pixabay.com/en/fall-foliage-maple-leaves-fallen-62787/

https://pixabay.com/en/autumnal-beautiful-color-dawn-1868944/

https://pixabay.com/en/autumn-avenue-trees-away-road-1010535/

https://pixabay.com/en/allg%C3%A4u-autumn-leaves-trees-63427/

https://pixabay.com/en/autumn-trees-woods-yellow-fallen-265901/

'Alice'  is Model: Dani L and the photo is from jagged-eye on Deviantart.com.  You can check out what her photo looked like when taken at http://www.deviantart.com/art/Dani-L-Bloody-Alice-2a-389486936

To wrap this post up... here is the design I am submitting to my gallery on DeviantArt, and the Book Cover design is available for customization.

Thanks for visiting!  ~Desiree

Unique look at a premade ebook cover - Before & After

Here is the finished eBook Cover of Cover Design - Technicolor Fantasy

Photos used before photoshop magic wielding ensued:

Desiree Compton Shop Page on Facebook

These images can be found on Pixabay.com.

Add a Sky Overlay to your photos

Adding a sky overlay can add a lot of depth to your landscape, or wide perspective, photos, and it is an easy edit using your gradient tools.

{Original Photo from Pixabay.com}

Using a gradient allows you to show off the cloud overlay, while helping the overlay to blend seamlessly with the content of your photo.

My post, Playing with Sky Overlays, has links to the tutorial that I found helpful in using gradients as a blending method when substituting skies in your photos.

Additional retouching to this photo:

Whiten Highlights

Trash Removal

Contrast & Color Boost

{Photo from Pixabay.com}

 Want to see more of edited photos?  Check out these retouched images.  Thanks for visiting!

Paranormal Premade Book Cover - Before and After

The finished cover as shown ready for purchase:

Images used to create the finished cover:

Thanks for joining me for this Before & After.  Finished cover is available for purchase at TheBookCoverDesigner and the photos used were from Pixabay.com