A Work in Progress: Atlas



This guide was made for entry:
Atlas
In Contest:
greek gods


step 1 of 3

Started with the picture of the body builder. Origina background was black so he looks a little strange at first. That'll change.

Creation of Atlas: Step 1
sources used for this step:

step 2 of 3

Scaled the earth and work it so that his head was in front and his hands were behind. Then I use the Dodge and Burn tools to make the shadows work (sort of)

Creation of Atlas: Step 2

step 3 of 3

Filled the background with black. Both the source pics had black backgrounds originally but black is not always black so I used a solid background to make them match. Used a simple lens flare to make the sun and added a few stars on a separate layer. Blured the stars just a touch.

Creation of Atlas: Step 3

Final result

Creation of Atlas: Final Result

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