A Work in Progress: Blue Steel Avatar



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Original Image

Creation of Blue Steel Avatar: Step 1
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Select eye and copy into new layer. Transform eye so it is enlarged and shaped.

Creation of Blue Steel Avatar: Step 2

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This is how it looks compared to the other eye from original image

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Do the same to left eye as you did to right eye

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Use eraser tool or use layer mask to remove unwanted parts of the duplicated eyes. It should look like this.

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Select nose copy selection into new layer and widen

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Select ear and copy into new layer. Remove ear in original image with clone tool and position new ear layer

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Make duplicate of ear layer and flip horizontally, merge two ears and use clone tool to clean up then position ear.

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Do the same for the left ear as you did for the right ear.

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pick blue color with color picker then use color replacement brush found in the brush section of tools. Do the same with the color pink/red for the ears.
(I used Photoshop CS3)

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do the same with eyes by using yellow and color replacement brush

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It will look like this

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clip a couple of sections from zebra - place into image - then use soft light mode in layers - use eraser tool to fine tune stripes then position.

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Final result

Creation of Blue Steel Avatar: Final Result

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avatar hereisanoop

fantastic sbs very very nice

(5 years and 3302 days ago)