Hi Again!
Can't seem to get in a serious mood here. I suppose it's too dern hot for *real work* so I am still playing with pushing paints.
All belief is perspective and angles must be abandoned here in favor of artistic license. This strategically placed mirror is a voyeur's dream...or I am guessing it would be.
The image is created from two stock photos and three Hemera objects using PSP7.
First, the background *was* a cityscape photo from Earth, Sky, Water, Fire. Antimatter filter was applied then canvas was enlarged on a white background to allow some space for deformations. The bottom section was selected and pasted as a new layer then deformed to create the table top. This layer was duplicated again then moved and redeformed to make the lower front of the table. Top part of table (the upper city) was selected, promoted to a layer and flipped. Opacity lowered to blend. Some touch up was done on edges with eraser brush. Layers merged (merge visible) and extra canvas cropped back out. Zap filter from Paint Engine applied.
Brush and hand mirror (Hemera object) started as a separate image & were given an Edge Preserving Smooth at 30. Duplicate layer. Zap applied as in the background. Layer duplicated again and flood filled with black to create shadow. Deform tool used to reshape. Gaussian blur applied, moved below brush & mirror layer, opacity reduced and set to multiply blend. Layers merged. Image moved to main image as a new layer.
Standing mirror with woman's reflection. Black & white stock photo from Hemera BBA cd set. Mirror is an Hemera object. Each was set on it's own layer in a new image. Images resized to be compatible..Selected the center of the mirror, expanded slightly & feathered. (Selection saved to alpha.) Moved selection to the photo layer. Inverted selection and deleted. Still on the woman layer: Adjusted R/G/B values to add tint (R +36/G +13/B +10). Edge preserving smooth at 30. Edge Dilate. Sharpen-Sharpen More. Selected several different areas and promoted to layers. Touched in more color with manual color correction tool. Using the saved selection, I created 2 new layers one with a radial gradient for white highlight and one with a darker grey edge for shadow.
For the mirror frame, layer was duplicated, trace contour, sharpen more twice, negative colors, edge preserving smooth at 30 blend color at 56%. Zap applied again. Auto color balance at 2500 (warm orangish tone). Layers merged and shadow created as above with brush and hand mirror. Layers merge (merge visible) and image added to main image as new layer.
Window. Another Hemera object. Shutters and extra wall cropped out. Edge preserving smooth at 30, Paint Engine Zap. HSL adjusted. Layer duplicated. Manual color correction applied to window frame. Layers merged and added to main image as new layer.
All parts positioned. All layers except the window frame merged.
Window panes selected and given a light feather. Selection applied to background (inner room) layer. Promoted to layer and Eye Candy glass filter applied. Set to low opacity/darken blend mode.
Layers were merged and for the heck of it, I played with the auto photo filters to adjust color, contrast & saturation. Clarify and sharpen applied. Cutout used to create shadow around outside of image. (Applied in two opposite directions. 5 and -5)
Reduced by 30% saved as jpg.
That's what I remember from this odd little romp in my paint playground.
(See next message for attached image...Farron changed her mind again...sheepish grin)
_^..^_
Farron
Can't seem to get in a serious mood here. I suppose it's too dern hot for *real work* so I am still playing with pushing paints.
All belief is perspective and angles must be abandoned here in favor of artistic license. This strategically placed mirror is a voyeur's dream...or I am guessing it would be.

The image is created from two stock photos and three Hemera objects using PSP7.
First, the background *was* a cityscape photo from Earth, Sky, Water, Fire. Antimatter filter was applied then canvas was enlarged on a white background to allow some space for deformations. The bottom section was selected and pasted as a new layer then deformed to create the table top. This layer was duplicated again then moved and redeformed to make the lower front of the table. Top part of table (the upper city) was selected, promoted to a layer and flipped. Opacity lowered to blend. Some touch up was done on edges with eraser brush. Layers merged (merge visible) and extra canvas cropped back out. Zap filter from Paint Engine applied.
Brush and hand mirror (Hemera object) started as a separate image & were given an Edge Preserving Smooth at 30. Duplicate layer. Zap applied as in the background. Layer duplicated again and flood filled with black to create shadow. Deform tool used to reshape. Gaussian blur applied, moved below brush & mirror layer, opacity reduced and set to multiply blend. Layers merged. Image moved to main image as a new layer.
Standing mirror with woman's reflection. Black & white stock photo from Hemera BBA cd set. Mirror is an Hemera object. Each was set on it's own layer in a new image. Images resized to be compatible..Selected the center of the mirror, expanded slightly & feathered. (Selection saved to alpha.) Moved selection to the photo layer. Inverted selection and deleted. Still on the woman layer: Adjusted R/G/B values to add tint (R +36/G +13/B +10). Edge preserving smooth at 30. Edge Dilate. Sharpen-Sharpen More. Selected several different areas and promoted to layers. Touched in more color with manual color correction tool. Using the saved selection, I created 2 new layers one with a radial gradient for white highlight and one with a darker grey edge for shadow.
For the mirror frame, layer was duplicated, trace contour, sharpen more twice, negative colors, edge preserving smooth at 30 blend color at 56%. Zap applied again. Auto color balance at 2500 (warm orangish tone). Layers merged and shadow created as above with brush and hand mirror. Layers merge (merge visible) and image added to main image as new layer.
Window. Another Hemera object. Shutters and extra wall cropped out. Edge preserving smooth at 30, Paint Engine Zap. HSL adjusted. Layer duplicated. Manual color correction applied to window frame. Layers merged and added to main image as new layer.
All parts positioned. All layers except the window frame merged.
Window panes selected and given a light feather. Selection applied to background (inner room) layer. Promoted to layer and Eye Candy glass filter applied. Set to low opacity/darken blend mode.
Layers were merged and for the heck of it, I played with the auto photo filters to adjust color, contrast & saturation. Clarify and sharpen applied. Cutout used to create shadow around outside of image. (Applied in two opposite directions. 5 and -5)
Reduced by 30% saved as jpg.
That's what I remember from this odd little romp in my paint playground.
(See next message for attached image...Farron changed her mind again...sheepish grin)
_^..^_
Farron
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