own photo, added the beard to keep the anonymity
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step 2 of 16
one hand
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and another one
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mask the body elements
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add some skin texture on a new layer behind
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Use levels (ctrl+l) to dark the skin and paint on the borders to blend everything
Paint also some light and shadows to the body.
Paint also some light and shadows to the body.
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Source for the chain
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source for the clock, this is an old Strato chronograph
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and another clock
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mask and place all the elements
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merge all the layers into a new one, create a new layer and Menu > Image > Apply image.
Use Hue/saturation (or levels) to make this layer black, place it behind, move it and bur using gaussian blur.
Set the blending mode for this layer to multiply.
Paint some lights and shadows to blend the pieces into the body.
Use Hue/saturation (or levels) to make this layer black, place it behind, move it and bur using gaussian blur.
Set the blending mode for this layer to multiply.
Paint some lights and shadows to blend the pieces into the body.
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basic color for the background on new layers
step 13 of 16
Texture used for the rusty effect
step 14 of 16
Place the texture on multiply mode
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Paint some dirt with soft rounded brushes
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Use a radial gradient on a new layer in multiply mode to add some vignettes
Final result
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