Make the feather look smoother, using Smudge Tool and brush's Hardness on 0%. The Strength must be on 80%.

Drawing Feather Bed in adobe photoshop cs

Smooth it out more, using a big size of Smudge Tool with the brush's strength on 40%.

Drawing Feather Bed in adobe photoshop cs

Apply the next instruments: Burn Tool and Dodge Tool for adding shadows and the light.

Drawing Feather Bed in adobe photoshop cs

Make use of another instrument (Eraser Tool) to correct the feather's edges.

Drawing Feather Bed in adobe photoshop cs

Choose again the Brush Tool to picture definitive feather fibres and make the feather look more naturally.

Drawing Feather Bed in adobe photoshop cs
 


The feather's shadow is possible to represent on the background's layer.

Drawing Feather Bed in adobe photoshop cs

Blur it out, applying Filter – Blur – Gaussian Blur.

Drawing Feather Bed in adobe photoshop cs

Apply the next command Image – Adjustments – Curves (ctrl+m), to change the feather's color.

Drawing Feather Bed in adobe photoshop cs

And also the layer's color on the appropriate one: Image – Adjustments – Selective Color.

Drawing Feather Bed in adobe photoshop cs

That's it!

Drawing Feather Bed in adobe photoshop cs 

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