Perspective Project - Breath of Fire

To create this image I started with an up close image of fire and used it as the background. Then I found an image of a man breathing fire and decided to use his face several times to create perspective and depth. I used the magnetic laso tool and the selection tool to select the fire breather from his original background. Then I cut and pasted his face into the fire layer. Then I adjusted the size and placement of each face creating the illusion of perspective. When I first placed the faces against the background the edges of the shapes where too harsh and did not blend well into the background which is want i wanted. So I used the blur and smudge tools to create a softer more blended look. I think it looks more like the faces are emerging as part of the fire.

I used two different macro photographs to create this new image. The final product isn't necessarily a macro photo but it's interesting to use up close images and collage them together - what emerges isn't always predictable.