This works so well in two layers. I remember seeing some of these amazing figures when they visited the British Museum a number of years ago - awed by them.
it wasn't that long ago when you wanted to learn about layers - very nicely done.
I'll assume you started with a gradient and then traced the soldier?
Was your gradient drawn out horizontally?
@casablanca I remember first seeing them in 1995. I was in total amazement at the story. But then, seeing them in the setting in which they were found -- astonishing! @joansmor@photographycrazy@jqf@kvphoto@dutchothotmailcom@helenhall@ricksnap@sherimiya -- this is a combination of two separate images taken on the same day in the same area but the left single one was in the "museum" section of the exhibits whereas the big lineup of soldiers are left in the area in which they were found. @cwbill I saw this in Xi'an, China exactly where they were found. I'm fortunate to have seen the traveling exhibit in Ft Worth, Texas in 1995. @Taffy and I traveled to Xi'an in 2016, and I returned in 2019 on a business trip.
I like how the two photos are related and yet distinctly different. I used the gradient mask to go from a white on the right to the black on the left and then "erased" the overlapping section on the warrior. If I were to re-edit this, I think I would make a larger section with a gray mask so you would see a little more slow transition to the black at the left. The other thing I didn't change but wanted to is the difference in color tones. But this is how they were presented because one was in a museum setting with artificial lights on it and the main was in natural sun light.
Nice enough choice of photos for the challenge and well done. You will eventually learn how you can change the web on one of the layers to match the other
A moving image. I was lucky enough to see a display of the terra cotta soldiers in Houston. Must have been amazing to see them in their original location. Well done edit.
I'll assume you started with a gradient and then traced the soldier?
Was your gradient drawn out horizontally?
@joansmor @photographycrazy @jqf @kvphoto @dutchothotmailcom @helenhall @ricksnap @sherimiya -- this is a combination of two separate images taken on the same day in the same area but the left single one was in the "museum" section of the exhibits whereas the big lineup of soldiers are left in the area in which they were found. @cwbill I saw this in Xi'an, China exactly where they were found. I'm fortunate to have seen the traveling exhibit in Ft Worth, Texas in 1995. @Taffy and I traveled to Xi'an in 2016, and I returned in 2019 on a business trip.
I like how the two photos are related and yet distinctly different. I used the gradient mask to go from a white on the right to the black on the left and then "erased" the overlapping section on the warrior. If I were to re-edit this, I think I would make a larger section with a gray mask so you would see a little more slow transition to the black at the left. The other thing I didn't change but wanted to is the difference in color tones. But this is how they were presented because one was in a museum setting with artificial lights on it and the main was in natural sun light.