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Placing a photograph of a wall as a background layer (below the objects), McGarry
then exported the file to Photo-shop, preserving the layers. In Photoshop he created
the illusion of a glass cover on the meter by placing a photo of the sky. Then, using
the Warp command (Edit> Transform> Warp), he warped the photo to the
roundness of the meter face. He next added a layer mask to the photo layer and
used a gradient (Black, White) to fade the lower part of the photo, blending it in with
the background image and adjusting the opacity to simulate the reflective,
transparent quality of curved glass. For the finishing touches he used a variety of
Photoshop's Brush tools, as well as the Eraser and Smudge tool (all with varying
opacity), to paint the rust, stains, and grime, thereby creating a grittier look.
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