A Work in Progress: Metamorphosis



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Metamorphosis
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vespa


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step 1 of 7

separated parts of vespa to be manipulated.

Creation of Metamorphosis: Step 1
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step 2 of 7

rough sketch of what I want to make of the parts, it started to be more of a woman/bug, but in doing it it metamorphisized.

Creation of Metamorphosis: Step 2
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step 3 of 7

warp and liquify parts to make object

Creation of Metamorphosis: Step 3
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step 4 of 7

piecing parts together

Creation of Metamorphosis: Step 4
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step 5 of 7

lighting and shadows with burn and dodge to dramatize more

Creation of Metamorphosis: Step 5
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step 6 of 7

For background, I started with flat grey background, added noise, slight blur, then lighting effects click on directional and a texture channel 50% mountainous, then lighten and darken to your artistic sense.

Creation of Metamorphosis: Step 6
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step 7 of 7

kind of confusing yes, but it shows where all the parts come from.
Blurred foreground and background of "bug" to create shallow depth of field in order to make it appear as small as a photographed insect.

Creation of Metamorphosis: Step 7
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Final result

Creation of Metamorphosis: Final Result

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