Midnight Sleeper
Thought I would have a go at some photo manipulation. I used a sky image from a tutorial file that I found in the RedBubble forum and just played around with the lion image.
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Antoine Dagobert
Fantastic work
Julie Langford
OOO, thank you. I am glad you like it and appreciate your comment.
mick
hey well done looks great good effects
Lucindawind
this is really cool
Damian
Nice work, cool result.
StacyLee
Fabulous!
Julie Langford
Thanks StacyLee.
Sean Farragher
FANTASTIC
Chris Clark
superb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Julie Langford
Thanks Chris.
Sprinkle
Quite nice, reminds me of the lisa Frank drawings i used to love as a kid.
Julie Langford
Thanks Sprinkle, this one had had lots of viewings, it seems to be popular.
Sprinkle
I can see why!
Emma Anderson
Fabulous Juls!!
Julie Langford
Thanks Em,
suzie vanderjagt
LOVE THIS
Kimberly Palmer
Congrats on your sale! – this is amazing!
Julie Langford
Thanks Vander. thanks Kimberley
micmac
Wow ! I KNOW NOW WHY YOU SOLD IT,fantastic work Julie
AlluringCreati...
Excellant I can see why it was bought…beautiful.
Julie Langford
Thanks Micmac, thanks Alluringcreature
sasha
Exquisute
Walter Colvin
Fantasic digital work Julie.
Rhana Griffin
This is fabulous Jule!! Any chance of pointing me in the right direction of that tutorial?
midzing
fantastic image,,, very creative,, well done!
JanG
First I saw the t shirt, then I saw the original lion, then I finally found this one! I like them all a lot (would lbe interesting to see this one posted by the original on page 1) What a peaceful scene. The blue and white and moonlight are lovely.
Susan Zohn
This one is very cool. I love this. You are just great at this digital work. Just spectacular work here.
amberafternoon
I love the way this was done! Great image!
Cindy Perrinj...
Fantastic treatment Julie… love this one so much!!!
Julie Langford
Right – Cant find the tutorial anywhere now [it was ages ago], but I didnt follow it, I just took some hints off it – I will try and type here, what I did to create the image.
Here goes
First, get a nice moody image of the sky – the more clouds the better. Change the colours using colour adjustments to get a nice brilliant blue colour. Add light using the dodge tool on high exposure and then add depth to some of the clouds with the burn tool.
Next, either use an image of the moon or a moon brush and add the moon on a new layer. Then erase the part of the moon where you want the cloud to cover it. Use dodge again to make the moon nice and bright
Next – the lion. Use a freehand marquee selection tool, with feathering of about 30, to extract the lion from its background [you dont have to be too fussy as you can erase edges later]. Draw another freehand marquee selection around the lions face, then select inverse and blur the body and mane. Add some light to the face using the dodge tool then drop the saturation. Change the colour with colour adjustment to make a subtle blue hue.
Paste the lion image onto the sky as a layer, then blend in any rough edges with the eraser. Set the blending mode on this layer to screen to really brighten the lion up.
Flatten the image and use dodge tool to add light where you want it [especially around the moon, the clouds close by the moon and the lions face] and add stars with a brush.
There it is.
JayTiger
thats so good!
thanks for the little tutorial thingo too
its helped heaps im shit at photoshop haha
=D
Gene Praag
Beautiful!
davidmilne
Superbly done Julie,stunning piece!
WitheringMoon
Fantastic composition! love the fantasy feel to this, could be the cover of a childrens novel – brilliant!
ElitePhotoArt
Way cool!!
Walter Colvin
Great work Jul
pinkyjain
So very gorgeous
WayoftheWarrior
Awesome
amarica
love it
Pat Lucas
Congratulations!!!! A well deserved win on this photo, it’s fantastic.
Julie Langford
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thanks Plukie – I am so chuffed to bits to win this image – its one of my own favorites.
pikey
well done…..............
denisegladwell
Congrats on your win! Well doen. This image is so Narnia. I love it . Cleaver you.
Maisie Noble
Congratulations! :-) I do like this
Graham Jones
Sweet! – Well done Julie – well deserved.
Forest Friends...
congratulations on becoming big cat avatar Julie….. it is a gorgeous picture!
Julie Langford
Thanks all
wayatsagi
Congrats….... Well done.
RoughDiamond
That is just beautiful Julie! Seriously beautiful!!! x x x
JoanIreland1970
well done!
Cassie Gannon
Fantastic work Judy. Beautifully put together.
margaretfraser
awesome!
Shelleymay
One woman mexican wave coming your way!
earthdweller
Makes you want to kiss him on the forehead and say goodnight!!
It is really lovely.
James Ireland
great colour well done
coolart
Beautiful, He sleeps, until his morning comes, then he stands in Zion and avenges sinners. He is my strength in my battles. He is my roar when I am angry. He looks so peaceful thanks so much for sharing with us this treaure.
WayoftheWarrior
My kind of art
Madison Ellis
Absolutely beautiful =)
riverotter
Stunning. Absolutely. Thank you.
Crin
I love this… its beautiful would look stunning as a poster above someones bed. Well Done.
julie08
I love it:)
PhotoFox
Perfect!!
Tahnja
gorgeous!!!!
Wynn
I love this picture. With a little technology and creativity you can create a true master piece… a job well done.
Rayven
It’s really nice. Love it!
MilanPhotograp...
Wow. I just love this so much. Cats are cool but this is amazing! Amazing! You did a super-duper job of this!
Milan
Lisa Roberts
This is lovely – well done!
TattyCat
stunning!!!
sparklezdtr
Love it!