Pretty simple.. some pencils and a brush with a little paint. Laid them out and snapped a bunch of shots. Auto adjusted levels, contrast, color. Adjusted bright/contrast, saturation. Resized, added border and unsharp mask.
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Great image! Kind of like a "Where's Waldo" poster - I would not have noticed the brush if I was not looking for something different. The DOF helps you find it nicely. Lighting, perspective and colors are all very good. Great picture - I hope you do well!
A little too discrete IMO. Nice idea though. I think it would have worked better if you had made the paintbrush more prominent, maybe put it in the foreground.