A Work in Progress: Fridge Fruit



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When I opened Photoshop, I imagined myself sitting in front of a canvas with paint and basic brushes handy. The only concession I made to using PS is the eraser and layers.

Creation of Fridge Fruit: Step 1

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These are my own photos that I used for reference.

Creation of Fridge Fruit: Step 2

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I started with a sketch

Creation of Fridge Fruit: Step 3

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I used the eyedropper to pick a color form the color swatches and then moved the little circle until I found a color I wanted. I figured this would be equivalent to adding white or black paint to a basic color.

Creation of Fridge Fruit: Step 4

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After doing a green and then a red tomato just to see if I could do this, I started saving to show the evolution of the tomatoes.

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I originally wanted to do the bottle all on one layer, as with the tomatoes, but after a couple of hours of frustration, I gave up and put the bottle on layers.

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The various forms that the label took until I finally did one I was satisfied with.

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Creation of Fridge Fruit: Step 8

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As I was looking at what I had done, I decided the small green tomato was too high, so I lowered it and finished the label.

Creation of Fridge Fruit: Step 9

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All of the stem leaves were done in the same manner.

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The final thing was the shadow.

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Final result

Creation of Fridge Fruit: Final Result

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Beautiful. I love your drawings describing your steps!

(5 years and 3707 days ago)
avatar billyboy
billyboy says:

I shall never be able to drawn something but your SBS look so simple that I tempted to do it.

(5 years and 3703 days ago)