A Work in Progress: Leaf me Alone!



This guide was made for entry:
Leaf me Alone!
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step 1 of 4

Mask the leaf border, I did it with the magic wand, mask also a rounded part in the center with the lasso tool.
Begin the caterpillar, make the shapes with the pentool and fill them in separate layers usa as many layers as you want, just remember to keep them organized

Creation of Leaf me Alone!: Step 1

step 2 of 4

Make two more holes for the eyes, use the liquify tool to pull the leaf borders in the mouth and eyes zones give some expression
Use some layers in multiply mode use a black soft brush with low opacity to make the caterpillar shadows.

Creation of Leaf me Alone!: Step 2

step 3 of 4

Improve the shadows, paint the eyes and the mouth giving the caterpillar a funny expression

Creation of Leaf me Alone!: Step 3

step 4 of 4

Add some Contrast in a new layer in overlay mode, use a soft brush and paint with dark green to dark the shadows,

with the same brush pick white to paint the highlight
Pick a thin brush and draw some hair in the catepillar's body, with a bigger brush do the same in the head.
Place the sky picture in the background and finished


Creation of Leaf me Alone!: Step 4

Final result

Creation of Leaf me Alone!: Final Result

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