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A Work in Progress: A Pirate's Life
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cursed gold
Original image
step 1 of 7
Cut out the pieces that will be used to create the sword.
step 2 of 7
Shape the sword... the skull head is the blade, the jaw is the handle, the coins are the various gold bits of the handle.
step 3 of 7
Color the sword properly
step 4 of 7
Begin highlights and shadows
step 5 of 7
Refine shadows/highlights. Refine shape of the sword handle a bit.
step 6 of 7
Use red velvet (turned green) for the background. Flip the sword and add perspective shadow and glow. Refine lighting.
step 7 of 7
Perspective crop, add engraving to blade. Fin.
Final result
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