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The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf

I got an image of a wolf that looks bad and more real like and put it in photoshop. I used the quick selection tool to select just the wolf from its background. Then got a straw tepee for where the pig would live. I used the quick selection tool as well to select the tepee from its background.
I found a forest that I really liked and put it behind the wolf and the tepee and used it as a background. I made a brush out of the tepee and made it yellow/green and put it behind the real image to help it blend in with the forest and grass in the background. I put the wolf in a good spot in the forest and the right size to make it look like he was planning his attack on the pig.
To finalize, I found a real life looking pig and put him in the tepee to look like he was sleeping and poking his head out because he hears something. I cut out with the lasso tool the part where the pigs head would go in that shape so he could be behind the wall of the tepee but his head could be seen. For the final look for the first piece, I have a little pig sleeping in his straw house but he hears the Big Bad Wolf coming from behind him so he is sticking out his head to take a look.
For this next piece, the wolf has moved on to the pig living in the brick house. I found a little brick house that I thought was perfect. I used the pen tool to select around the house and take it out of its natural background. I got a really good picture of the same wolf creeping up  so I used the quick selection tool to select it from its background.
I found a perfect scenery to go with the brick house. I put the forest background behind everything and moved the house to the spot where it looked the best. I adjusted the size of the wolf and put it in the right spot as well. I brought in an image of another real looking pig and used the quick selection tool to select it from its original background. However I did not know where I wanted to put the pig yet.
I put the pig looking out the window scared as its looking at the big wolf creep up on him. I used the eraser tool to erase the shape of the pig by turning its opacity down so that it could be seen in the window. I then used the stamp tool to put the post from the window back on the pigs face. I made sure to blend the wolf with its background by using the stamp tool at his shoes to put dirt around them. For the final look I had a little piggy looking through the window at the big bad wolf creeping up on him while he was in his little brick house.
This was my favorite one to make where I found an image of a huge mansion for the third pigs house. At this time in the story the other two pigs ran away and joined this pig in his big house. I got all three of the pigs together using the quick selection tool. I found a image of a nice sports car for the pigs to have for their house as well.
I used the lasso too to touch up the car and deleted the white background that was through the windshield. I moved all three of the piggies to the car because they are gonna escape from the wolf because they know he is coming. I made the pigs the perfect size and fit them into the car to where they are about to drive off.
I wanted the car to look more natural and on and running so I got headlights from another car and put them on to this car. I did this by using the pen tool and selecting around the light. I then made them the right size and put them into the perfect position. Now it was time to get the big bad wolf. I got a wolf that was dressed up as a chef to look like he was coming in disguise to the mansion. I used the quick selection tool to select him from its natural background.
As the pigs were about to drive off the big bad wolf pulled up in a sports car as well. I got a Lamborghini for the wolf and adjusted it to put the wolf in the car. It now looks like they are gonna be chased by the big wolf. I made sure everything was to scale and that the shadows were correct under the cars. For the background I used the pen tool to select around the house and delete the background behind it. Instead of the old background I wanted to bring in my own. I got a beautiful sky with a sunset and put it behind the mansion to make everything look brighter and better. For the final piece, I had the three little pigs escaping in a sports convertible from the last house when the Big Bad Wolf is right behind them in his own sports car ready to chase them down. 
The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf
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The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf

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