Original image
step 1 of 20
black background layer...
step 2 of 20
used this image as reference to create shape and design of skull parts...
Cat skull front by ~PokoAchondria at deviantart.com: http://pokoachondria.deviantart.com/art/Cat-skull-front-13173122
Cat skull front by ~PokoAchondria at deviantart.com: http://pokoachondria.deviantart.com/art/Cat-skull-front-13173122
sources used for this step:- : source
step 3 of 20
cut out shapes from source image, added inner shadows to each individual piece to create lines...then merged pieces together....added pattern overlay using textut=re from cgtextures.com
Bones0053: http://cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=18878&PHPSESSID=0c10c318deb985c45a8bb9c41ca8df4c
Bones0053: http://cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=18878&PHPSESSID=0c10c318deb985c45a8bb9c41ca8df4c
sources used for this step:- 1: source 1
step 4 of 20
duplicated the top half before merging, enlarged, added pattern overlay from cgtextures.com
Bones0053: http://cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=18878&PHPSESSID=0c10c318deb985c45a8bb9c41ca8df4c
added bevel and emboss and an inner shadow...
Bones0053: http://cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=18878&PHPSESSID=0c10c318deb985c45a8bb9c41ca8df4c
added bevel and emboss and an inner shadow...
sources used for this step:- 2: source 2
step 5 of 20
duplicated piece and changed hue/saturation/levels, layered on color burn with reduced opacity
step 6 of 20
duplcated piece from smaller shape, changed hue/saturation/levels, blended on overlay
step 7 of 20
duplcated piece from smaller shape, changed hue/saturation/levels, blended on overlay
step 8 of 20
duplcated piece from smaller shape, changed hue/saturation/levels, blended on overlay
step 9 of 20
created shape of mouth from source image, added pattern overlay using texture from cgtextures.com
Bones0053: http://cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=18878&PHPSESSID=0c10c318deb985c45a8bb9c41ca8df4c
Bones0053: http://cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=18878&PHPSESSID=0c10c318deb985c45a8bb9c41ca8df4c
sources used for this step:- 3: source 3
step 10 of 20
duplicated, changed hue/saturation/levels... layered on color burn.
step 11 of 20
created black fill for shape of mouth....
step 12 of 20
cut out eye of skull from source image, distorted, added inner shadow/outer glow/inner glow/bevel and emboss....duplicated, and merged for eyes...
step 13 of 20
cut out more pieces from skull and warped a little to create shape over eyes, added pattern overlay from cgtextures.com
Bones0053: http://cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=18878&PHPSESSID=0c10c318deb985c45a8bb9c41ca8df4c
Bones0053: http://cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=18878&PHPSESSID=0c10c318deb985c45a8bb9c41ca8df4c
sources used for this step:- 4: source 4
step 14 of 20
duplicated, changed hue/saturation/levels, blended on color burn.
step 15 of 20
used texture from cgtextures.com to create background
XRayCT0002: http://cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=30542&PHPSESSID=0c10c318deb985c45a8bb9c41ca8df4c
Distorted polar coordinates, added radial blur, changed hue/saturation/levels, added light filter.
XRayCT0002: http://cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=30542&PHPSESSID=0c10c318deb985c45a8bb9c41ca8df4c
Distorted polar coordinates, added radial blur, changed hue/saturation/levels, added light filter.
sources used for this step:- 5: source 5
step 16 of 20
duplicated background, added a different light filter, using Luce by L'amico Perry, blended underneath first layer....
step 17 of 20
to create the alien's head, i first masked out the skull (because i had other intentions to start with)....then i cut out the top piece to use for creation....
step 18 of 20
i then cut out my first shape from the piece of skull....
step 19 of 20
duplicated and merged....
step 20 of 20
i then did this for the bottom pieces, and so on, and so forth....
Final result
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