A Work in Progress: Rite of the Dragon



This guide was made for entry:
Rite of the Dragon
In Contest:
kavia bowl


Original image


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Iguana source photo

Creation of Rite of the Dragon: Step 1

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Source (my own) for base used for Kava bowl

Creation of Rite of the Dragon: Step 2

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First a section of source is placed on layer over base photo.

Creation of Rite of the Dragon: Step 3

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Eraser tool erases most of source bowl so that rim is left to show around top.

Creation of Rite of the Dragon: Step 4

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Face source used for idol

Creation of Rite of the Dragon: Step 5

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Face is color changed to brown/red tones and flipped horizontally, and color change is added to bowl and smoke.

Creation of Rite of the Dragon: Step 6

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Palm tree and clouds background is added now and body is cloned in below the idol face and placed on layer behind the bowl and smoke.

Creation of Rite of the Dragon: Step 7

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Iguana is added now. It will be color changed enough to bring out blue/greens, and shadows will be added where necessary with burn tool.

Creation of Rite of the Dragon: Step 8

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Tongue has been brushed in using hard brush tool and a nost ring has been fashioned from source bowl and distorted to fit nose on face. This will be desaturated and colored to be similar to color of idol.

Creation of Rite of the Dragon: Step 9

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A torch is created from original source photo using clone tool to make rings and to change angle to get better perspective. Fire is brushed in with brush tools then shaded with dodge and burn tools.

Creation of Rite of the Dragon: Step 10

Final result

Creation of Rite of the Dragon: Final Result

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