Giant Peony Portrait on Purple

Creative editing

A kneeling pose in a white bodysuit on lilac backdrop paper is set inside a giant pink peony on a single stem, with the purple background deepened.

Background replacement
Fine art
Colour separation

Service: Basic Creative Photo Editing / Manipulation

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Retouched portrait of the same pose inside an oversized pink peony on a stem, against a deeper purple background — Drag anywhere on the image, or focus the handle and use the arrow keys, to compare before and after.

Original capture of a model in a white bodysuit kneeling on a flat lilac studio backdrop — Drag anywhere on the image, or focus the handle and use the arrow keys, to compare before and after.

Project overview

The model and the backdrop are close in tone, so the figure has no edge. The pose also reads as kneeling on a floor, which is exactly what the concept has to remove.

Transformation details

Model and lilac paper were so close in tone that the figure had no edge, so the backdrop was deepened and vignetted before anything was added.
The peony was built under the pose at the angle the knees already sit at, so the body settles into the flower rather than on top of it.
A single stem was added below to explain the height.
The pink of the flower was pushed away from the purple behind it, so the two colours stay separate instead of blending into one gradient.