A Work in Progress: StylaVase



This guide was made for entry:
StylaVase
In Contest:
simple stylus


Original image


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Wrinkled fabric source (my own) for under vase

Creation of StylaVase : Step 1

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Dried stalks source photo (my own)

Creation of StylaVase : Step 2

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First color changes were made to bring color into the source stylus using color balance, and hue/saturation tools.

Creation of StylaVase : Step 3

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Shift/pixel tool in liquify is used to bring a different shape to work with. This looks like a possible flower, which leads me into the next step.

Creation of StylaVase : Step 4

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The base of stylus is isolated and liquify warp 'pulls' out side petals, and the liquify bloat creates the larger, deep areas in the flower.

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Stylus is pulled up into vase using the edit/transform/scale tool.

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First of flowers are put into vase after brushing in some stems and leaves.

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Glass filter will be used on the vase, flower and leaves will be added in foreground. Background is covered in a dark redish brown and will have filter/render/omni light added.

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Base cloth is added now and small amount erased around base of the stylus to make it look like it sits behind a fold. Additional flowers are added to vase now in sizes scaled smaller.

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From brush strokes in light color, swirly strokes are moved with liquify warp to produce wispy spiral-like shapes for around vase and going up into the flowers. Noise is added (filter/noise) and also contrast is brought up for interesting texture on the spirals.

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Final result

Creation of StylaVase : Final Result

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