>>2525
>you really outdid yourself in the thought put into this and the selection of the right image and filling i of the background details.
honestly, my brain only worked with the idea of avoiding all the stuff that could prevent the illusion. The forest setup just came along with the experiment and I jumped instantly onto it because it was the most natural path to follow and hide the original atmosphere. I was like: "another water edit,really? Cannot you do anything else?" and then, that objective came up. That´s why I didn´t want to post the original picture....the subtlety came during the post in the last hour and it went on wheels.

>Not calling you a master of illusion or anything but I am impressed. It opens up new avenues in editing as this is probably the best change of situation you have done.
well thanks. I am glad to have offered something else with the same old tools and that comment relieves me because I felt like I was running out of ideas or punchy material to add over here.

I am realistic though. The image fit but that´s one out of 3000. Very few ones could have such defined results and I was willing to add more flaws just to create artificially that atmosphere (I think I have another pic on my mobile with the blurred result). So despite punching on the table with this illusory concept, I have honestly to test it more and I don´t know if I would apply it besides the water images. I know that I edited Daybreaker´s fire mane for an icy mane but that would require recolors or subtly advanced coloring that looks natural in the end. I don´t know.

I expected a positive reaction but not with that comment of mastering illusions and subtlety even though I love the fake realism concept (Blade Runner) and subtle conflicts/details (season 8) to point out above the main moral.

>If the pose had been a little different it could've broken the illusion.
absolutely ruined and I would have ditched it if they weren´t having a natural pose you would find on earth. I wouldn´t have edited nor given it a try.

>So there was some subtle manipulation involved too
I was pointing it out >>2498 and especially in >>2484. I just wanted to make an experiment and hide the fact that they were underwater. Focusing on the cuteness and simplicity served to hide the rest. This is why the eye betrays a lot and psychedelic abstract images exist. You said it was about romance and it served to hide one element (their cheeks) and just pretended that it was very simple, nothing special to mention around it....