"Doomsday"
"Doomsday" is my attempt at creating an old-timey image while developing my blending and masking skills in Photoshop.
Process
After blending the building into the rocks (main foreground of the picture), I added a mushroom cloud to accentuate the mood of "Doomsday." I had to mask out the edges with a small, soft brush to maintain the cloudy look, paying special attention to the edge by the rocks to make it look like it is coming from behind the rocks.
Then, I added a waterfall for extra effect. I spent extra time blending the top so that it looked like the water sprayed over the edge.
Next, I added a WWII style plane to spice up the sky. Once again, I had to carefully mask out the background of the plane image. Furthermore, I had to re-draw the propellers because they were masked out with the sky.
Last, I wanted to make the picture look as though it were a polaroid or old photo. To achieve this, I found a picture of a worn paper texture, and set the blending mode to overlay.
Final Layers
Picture URLs
Building:
https://klc-workshops.makes.org/thimble/MTIxMTgyNjY4OA==/building-buildings-pj-and-marni
Mountain/Rocks:
http://www.summitpost.org/granite-mountain/426530
Plane:
http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2010/07/b-17_bomber_coming_to_air_zoo.html
Mushroom Cloud:
https://www.google.com/search?q=mushroom-cloud-624x467&num=100&safe=strict&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVChMI99aR4NXqxwIViwuSCh34XwBS&biw=1280&bih=899#imgrc=ovf3uwKeEqpEeM%3A
Waterfall:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/496310821410933632/
Old-timey Texture ("lomofilm3.jpg")
http://www.unsigneddesign.com/lomofilm/Colorful%20Film/
Additional Rock (not in final PNG; hid the layer):
https://forums.dragcave.net/index.php?showtopic=151152&st=1360
https://klc-workshops.makes.org/thimble/MTIxMTgyNjY4OA==/building-buildings-pj-and-marni
Mountain/Rocks:
http://www.summitpost.org/granite-mountain/426530
Plane:
http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2010/07/b-17_bomber_coming_to_air_zoo.html
Mushroom Cloud:
https://www.google.com/search?q=mushroom-cloud-624x467&num=100&safe=strict&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVChMI99aR4NXqxwIViwuSCh34XwBS&biw=1280&bih=899#imgrc=ovf3uwKeEqpEeM%3A
Waterfall:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/496310821410933632/
Old-timey Texture ("lomofilm3.jpg")
http://www.unsigneddesign.com/lomofilm/Colorful%20Film/
Additional Rock (not in final PNG; hid the layer):
https://forums.dragcave.net/index.php?showtopic=151152&st=1360