Merging two photos into Composition

Merging different photos into a composition sometimes isn't easy.

In this case it is just 2 photos, which is probably the easiest scenario. All you have to do is decide what you are losing and what you are keeping in the merge.

I want to use this as the main composition.

I want to use the left side mostly and add the extra flower into the new composition.

The initial drawing is really important to get everything exactly where I want it or need it to be.

Sometimes I will just draw large circles where the blooms should go and work the greenery around it. This is not the case here, it fit quite nicely as I went along.

Once the drawing was done, I filled in the background with just a matte black.

After that, this is where the fun starts.