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| 1. DOING THE GROUNDWORK |
| Start by applying a red to green gradient in radial mode. |
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Change the gradient mode to difference in options bar at top. Apply gradient several times. |
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| Duplicate the layer. Scale down vertically and place as shown. |
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| 2. OVERLAYING SNAKE SKIN ON BACKGROUND |
| Select main gradient layer. Duplicate the layer, From filter mane select "distort>>stained glass". Apply settings as shown. |
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| Change the layer mode to "Pin Light". |
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| Repeat the same technique for the ground layer too. |
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| 3. HISS.. SNAKES ARE CREEPING IN |
| Insert a cutout of a snake. Play around with the layer mode and opacity. |
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| Insert more snake cutouts and change their layer modes and opacity. |
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| Insert a big cutout of a snake. Reduce opacity to very low value and change the layer mode to "linear dodge". |
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| Insert cutout of a lady and place as shown. |
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| Press Ctrl+L to open level settings. Apply settings as shown. |
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| 4. CREATING ILLUSION GLOW |
| Select and merge all the layers. Duplicate the layer. From "Filter" menu select "Blur>>Gaussian Blur ". Apply settings as shown. |
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| Change the layer mode to "Linear Dodge". |
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