A Work in Progress: After the War



This guide was made for entry:
After the War
In Contest:
cave painting


Original image


step 1 of 10

Use the wet media brushes to create a scene, draw over the original image to get lots of lines, texture, a mess..

Creation of After the War: Step 1

step 2 of 10

Use the normal, color, dodge and multiply brush to add color and feel to the scene.

Creation of After the War: Step 2

step 3 of 10

Duplicate the original in a new layer on top, resize it using transform; perspective and distort.

Creation of After the War: Step 3

step 4 of 10

Delete the parts you do not want with the eraser tool. You can change the opacity of the layer(75%) you want to erase parts from so you can see what needs to be removed.

Creation of After the War: Step 4

step 5 of 10

Make some cracks using multiply tool, make the edges on either side of the cracks a little bit lighter.

Creation of After the War: Step 5

step 6 of 10

The same as the previous steps, duplicate layers and transform.

Creation of After the War: Step 6

step 7 of 10

Make the cracks.

Creation of After the War: Step 7

step 8 of 10

Make a lightsource of some kind, I made a fire. Use the color brush(yellow and orange) for the surrounding objects and the burning wood. Use dodge with the same colors for the brighter parts, especially the center of the fire.

Creation of After the War: Step 8

step 9 of 10

Now give the figure a character. I had the idea of the cape from the beginning.

Creation of After the War: Step 9

step 10 of 10

Last step is working out the details. Just look at your drawing for a while and things wich look wrong will come up. I changed the fire, I felt it was to big and not in the right place. I changed the hood, added a chair, and very important the shoe needed a different perspective.

Creation of After the War: Step 10

Final result

Creation of After the War: Final Result

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