A Work in Progress: Tom Sawyer's Black Gold



This guide was made for entry:
Tom Sawyer's Black Gold
In Contest:
impossible reality 2018


step 1 of 8

For the oil can label:
1.Base Color,layer of red
2.Circle, ellipse tool used, filled separate layer filled with white.
3.Star and "Center T", paths made with pen tool and filled layers with color.
4.Text, Arial bold.
All shapes and text layers have "stroke" effects applied.

Creation of Tom Sawyer's Black Gold: Step 1
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step 2 of 8

Finished map for can.

Creation of Tom Sawyer's Black Gold: Step 2
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step 3 of 8

Finished can, rendered using 3D capability of Photoshop.
The base model is a lathed extrusion of a path/shape created with the pen tool.
The "label" UVW map applied and adjusted.

Creation of Tom Sawyer's Black Gold: Step 3
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step 4 of 8

Oil Drop is another lathed path created with pen tool.

Creation of Tom Sawyer's Black Gold: Step 4
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step 5 of 8

Placing 3D models into scene. Attention payed to lighting and blending.

Creation of Tom Sawyer's Black Gold: Step 5
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step 6 of 8

The pump was layer masked. To alter it's shape I took sections and altered their sizes and position.

Creation of Tom Sawyer's Black Gold: Step 6
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step 7 of 8

Finished Pump and oil drop. Attention to blending pump to ground.

Creation of Tom Sawyer's Black Gold: Step 7
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step 8 of 8

The PNG file of the boy was layer masked in order to fine tune the edges.
Dodge and burn tools used to set the light. His shadow made with brush.
Final blending of pump and can done; (combination of brush work and layer masking.)

Creation of Tom Sawyer's Black Gold: Step 8
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Final result

Creation of Tom Sawyer's Black Gold: Final Result

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