Bellow you can see the difference between all of the elements put into place and cut out of their respective images compared to the final with all the light and texture adjustments that bring the work to life.

These are the assets I gather before starting the project and that are all used in the final artwork. I try to envision which elements I will need and which I will crate manually. When choosing assets I try to look out for things like lighting, angles of pictures and try to think outside of the box on how an image can be manipulated to fit what I need it for. The images are of course just the base layer and the content of the artwork, the biggest part of making a project like this come to life is thinking of a lighting and perspective scenario and bringing all of the mages together in a seamless way.

A quick video walkthrough of building up an artwork from a white canvas to the final version