The making of.... November

These are the image references used in the process of making the November calender..

And now, to the process of the making...

First, Create a new file with the size of A4 and go to image>image rotation>rotata 90degrees. Then import the background image of the Eiffel Tower and press ctrl+T for free transform and adjust it to desired size and position.

Next, by using the Quick Selection Tool (W) I selected the top part of the tower and cropped it out. Next I  selected the sky with the Quick Selection Tool (W) and select inverse by pressing ctrl+shift+I to select the lower part of the tower and the trees. The image selected is duplicated in a new layer by pressing ctrl+J.

The cropped part is placed on a new layer and the position is adjusted as shown in the image by using Free Transform (ctrl+T)..

The sky image is imported and placed under the duplicated lower tower layer. I adjusted the color balance and levels to get a more chaotic and gloomy look for the sky. The lower and upper tower layers' colors are matched with the sky layer by going to Image>Adjustment>Match Color and selecting the sky layer as the source.

The image of the explosion is imported and resized with Free Transform. The unwanted parts and background is erased with the Eraser Tool (E) with a soft brush selected.

The image of the debris is added around the explosion to make it more realistic. The layer is duplicated to get more debris around it.

Finally, the lightning image is added. The background is removed with the eraser tool. The size is adjusted with the Free Transform Tool and in the layer style, outer glow is enabled to gain the light effect. The image is duplicated and placed randomly at the skies.

Finally, this is how the calender looks like after the calender template is inserted =)