Trying Photoshop again, after some years (I don't think that Photoshop Express counts...), and exploring its features, I took two photos of storks shot by my brother and I made an "Etude", a study on where they would lead me to through multiple variations. Here's my route:

These are the two initial images:

I brought them together...:

...and spruced their looks up with a touch of oil painting:

Then, I played with the Lighting Effects:

More Lighting Effects Games led to this (rendered with Premiere Rush):

Afterwards, I tweaked some backgrounds...:

...some color transfer effects...:

...some color range play with highlights...:

...as well as some style transfer effects...(of the Photoshop defaults, mostly impressionistic):

         Finally, the 3D effects were next (with another, random image as a background):

Now, I am standing at the finish line and thinking:

The End (?)