A Work in Progress: They Look Like Us



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They Look Like Us
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I use the "That just doesn't look right" method, so I start out rough and refine as I go along.

I started out with a very basic shape and a very basic outline.

Creation of They Look Like Us: Step 1

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Here I used dodge and burn for the features and painted in the mouth and teeth.

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Smudging and a little more dodge and burn on the features. I painted in the iris, whites and reds of the eye.

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Here, I carved down the mask, painted in the eyebrows and burned some eyelashes.

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Once I finished with the mask, I started on the skull with this blob.

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Dodge and burn with painted eyes.

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I didn't like the way the neon green was working out, so I used color balance to add more yellow and red to it, while still keeping the greenish tone. Then I burned in the teeth.

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I burned some cracks on the skull and added a ribbon to the mask, using dodge and burn to shade it.

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I decided that the skull was too bright, so I reduced the opacity of the skull, while leaving the eyes at 100%.

I painted in the body, dodging and burning for shading, then reduced the opacity on that, too.

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I was originally planning on making the body match the mask, but I thought it looked better if it matched the skull, so I used color balance, adjusting the yellow, green and red.

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I didn't want him to just be green, so I decided to have him peeling out of his skin.

First, I painted the skin, then added the flaps. I used dodge and burn to give the flaps texture.

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More dodge and burn on the skin and flaps, painted and smudged blood and finally, a painted background.

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Final result

Creation of They Look Like Us: Final Result

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