A Work in Progress: Half Unmasked



This guide was made for entry:
Half Unmasked
In Contest:
venice mask


Original image


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Background image by faestock at DeviantArt

Creation of Half Unmasked: Step 1

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Did a basic cutout of the mask and placed it where I wanted it to go. Resized it, then transformed it so that light sources were correct and rotated into position.

Creation of Half Unmasked: Step 2

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Masked out the mask leaving only the headpiece and mouth.

Creation of Half Unmasked: Step 3

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I created a color overlay on the mouth area. I then duplicated all the layers and merged them. Using the patch tool I placed the skin texture around the mouth area.

Creation of Half Unmasked: Step 4

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I then cut out the mask section that covered the eyes and placed it over the hand. Again I used transform and a layer mask.

Creation of Half Unmasked: Step 5

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I then masked this part of the mask so that it looked like she was holding it.

Creation of Half Unmasked: Step 6

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I then added some shadowing to the headpiece and to the mask in her hand.

Creation of Half Unmasked: Step 7

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I then sharpened the image and made some color adjustments to finish it.

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Final result

Creation of Half Unmasked: Final Result

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