A Work in Progress: enigmatic



This guide was made for entry:
enigmatic
In Contest:
sweet break


Original image


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i used the spoon handle to make all my different designs....i masked it out, then used liquify and warp tools to transform....

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black background...

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made my model in Bryce/Daz Studios.....this layer has a light rendered onto it...

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model creation....opened up basic vic 4 model in Daz....

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zoomed in on head, positioned arms down, and adjusted facial features...

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brought model into bryce, set background to black, deleted eye materials to leave empty sockets....

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added a light, this is a top view of my light and model...

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rendered final image and brought into photoshop...

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i've merged a lot together, since there were so many layers. i duplicated the face only before adding light to bottom layer, and i duplicated the ear for adjustment (warped and added light)...
i inverted the face and layered on lowered opacity

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rendered a lens flare and masked out areas for eyes....

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using the liquify tool, i warped and grouped pieces of the spoon and blended them into image with lowered opacity brush....

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more pieces...

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different shapes made by warping and merging pieces of spoon....blended on overlay and pin light on lowered opacity

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more shapes....same blending method

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more shapes, same blending method

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more shapes, same blending method

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more shapes, same blending method

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more shapes, warped to fit eyes, added outer glow

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more shapes, same blending method

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merged shapes together, added light filter

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fins made using more merged shapes, duplicated and added motion blur for second set

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i could have merged these with he rest, but this gives you an idea of the original shapes i was working with after warping pieces of the spoon

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more pieces...

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more pieces...

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more pieces...

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added fill layer on top, rendered light, layered on overlay/lowered opacity

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Final result

Creation of enigmatic: Final Result

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