AffinityJules

Shhh. . .never give away your creative secrets, it takes something away from the mythology. 😜
But seriously: a very good composited picture. I dread to think how far down one would have to scroll if I were to display all the source material I use. Good luck in tracking down a goat to pose for you. 

It's certainly a hundred or two fewer than some of the vector stuff I've done, Jules!

Shhh. . .never give away your creative secrets, it takes something away from the mythology. 😜
But seriously: a very good composited picture. I dread to think how far down one would have to scroll if I were to display all the source material I use. Good luck in tracking down a goat to pose for you. 

I had a sudden inspiration to create some critters from mythology. I intended to start with a faun/satyr, but I couldn't find a photo of a goat's hind legs in the right pose, so I went for a centaur instead. Source photos from Pexel.

Source images ...

And the layers ...

For the horse's right shoulder I copied the horse layer and flipped it -- that's the turned-off layer -- and used the clone stamp to copy the rump. I made a rectangle with the chestnut colour of the horse and a gradient of 100% to zero to make the colour change between the horse and the man look seamless and more natural. I blurred and dulled down the background image to make the centaur stand out better.

And now I suppose I'm just going to have to go out and take my own photograph of a goat standing on its back legs!

I can't leave it alone!
Another story based picture.

To reset the canvas rotation, whether it was on purpose or accidental, you can use menu “View → Reset Rotation”.

Simple idea but nonetheless enchanting.

I can't leave it alone!
Another story based picture.

Alt+Mouse scroll back to correct angle.
Perhaps there's an option to disable it, or it was asked for.

Just because...

I can't leave it alone!
Another story based picture.

I can't leave it alone!
Another story based picture.

Good!

I can't leave it alone!
Another story based picture.

I can't leave it alone!
Another story based picture.

I knew that I wanted a pentangle included in this picture, so apart from all other pictures sourced at unsplash, the pentangle is mine/mine/mine. I was determined not to go trawling through the internet looking for an easy life in choosing other people's graphics - free or otherwise. So, by using shapes - and my tired brain, I was able to manufacture the pentangle to how I wanted it to look. After many crashes when using the Perspective tool (my computer hates it and always freezes and crashes when it's used) I emerged from my deficient computer's sulky, inadequate gloom, and had myself a customised graphic.
Time to invest in an actual faster computer I think.
 

I knew that I wanted a pentangle included in this picture, so apart from all other pictures sourced at unsplash, the pentangle is mine/mine/mine. I was determined not to go trawling through the internet looking for an easy life in choosing other people's graphics - free or otherwise. So, by using shapes - and my tired brain, I was able to manufacture the pentangle to how I wanted it to look. After many crashes when using the Perspective tool (my computer hates it and always freezes and crashes when it's used) I emerged from my deficient computer's sulky, inadequate gloom, and had myself a customised graphic.
Time to invest in an actual faster computer I think.
 

I knew that I wanted a pentangle included in this picture, so apart from all other pictures sourced at unsplash, the pentangle is mine/mine/mine. I was determined not to go trawling through the internet looking for an easy life in choosing other people's graphics - free or otherwise. So, by using shapes - and my tired brain, I was able to manufacture the pentangle to how I wanted it to look. After many crashes when using the Perspective tool (my computer hates it and always freezes and crashes when it's used) I emerged from my deficient computer's sulky, inadequate gloom, and had myself a customised graphic.
Time to invest in an actual faster computer I think.
 

Thank you so much my friend, it actually worked.

Onion Rocks Biome
Weathered rocks and pavements
Size 800 x 300mm
Painted using Concept Painter Brushes only

Beautiful

Playing around with medieval fantasy again.
This picture actually has a story to go with it and helps explain the visual content.
 

Try using different blend modes with the image - multiply usually works well.

Try using different blend modes with the image - multiply usually works well.

This started out as a peaceful scene in the long grass, but then my imagination interfered and took over.
And thanks to Salvador for the soft watch idea.