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Canicentaur (60)
Dingo
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3252 W: 375 N: 2704]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (11620) | Thought I'd give Joan's challenge another go.
I had this idea when I posted the previous TL hybrid picture. I decided to use Dingo and my son Bert to create a centaur variant, and called it a Canicentaur ;o).
Tech talk
All work done in MS Digital Image Pro 10.
Took a printed photo (taken in 2003 I think), scanned it, and selected just Dingo and the hill he stood upon. Then copied that to the first layer of a new canvas, using feather 2.
Extracted Bert from a picture taken on the beach and copied this to a new layer, also using feather 2.
I adjusted Bert's position - and asked for his advice. This is what he approved. I had put him a bit lower originally...
Used the Transparency brush to blend his chest with Dingo's. Used different transparency settings, ranging from 100 % near the arm to about 10 % on the chest.
Used that brush on numerous locations, to reduce noise around the edges of the selections. Used a clone brush here and there for small touch ups.
Took yet another picture of a landscape in Lint which I took last year, and used that as the background. Needed croppity-crop here ;o).
Used Gaussian Blur 1 on the grass and 2.5 on the trees & sky to adjust the DoF.
Added FF - Frank's Framing LOL.
Needed a towel to wipe off the sweat...
Joan, thanks again for this theme. |
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