A Work in Progress: True Sea Monster



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True Sea Monster
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step 1 of 7

Cut out pirana...add teeth

Creation of True Sea Monster: Step 1

step 2 of 7

make a number of colored base fish

Creation of True Sea Monster: Step 2

step 3 of 7

Using moray head as model.. place fish on it to get monster head

Creation of True Sea Monster: Step 3

step 4 of 7

continue placing fish in serpentine fashion .. move transform and reduce as necessary

Creation of True Sea Monster: Step 4

step 5 of 7

create gradient layer background...
and underwater filter
layer clouds for surface....blur
add omni light at surface
create rays in separate pic and move over place under omnilights

Creation of True Sea Monster: Step 5

step 6 of 7

crate monster highlight with a color balance and exposure clipping mask
create monster shadow using a color balance hue and saturation and brightness/contrast clipping mask... merge each ..place shadow over highlight and mask it... paint in highlights

Creation of True Sea Monster: Step 6

step 7 of 7

removed and changed teeth to black fish
added shark from my own stock...
placed a few extra fish to give school effect
touch them up with doge and burn
light gradient layer for more of water effect

Creation of True Sea Monster: Step 7

Final result

Creation of True Sea Monster: Final Result

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