And one more thing ? if you are satisfied with re result ? just Merge all the layers together ? (as you want actually) I've merged only TAIL.



Man tire of this mouse business ? let's paint create a top Payer a go!

Use soft brush with minimum Flow settings (let's say ? 10% -15 %).

I've used Blur on the background of the picture (it's a law of painting).



I've copied the Key layer. + I've set the opacity at about 80 -90 % - and erased some parts of it.

An there we have it ? Magic some kind of trail is finished) = Crop the file for better composition.



I've used and Adjustment layer ? CURVES.