A Work in Progress: Prayerful



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Original image


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Created various pieces of the nun's habit with the pen tool, then filled with white or black.

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Kneeler made from section of wooden dresser

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Rosary beads made one bead at a time, and added highlight for depth. Links were created from a stroked ellipse, cloned several times

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Crucifix and medal created from rectangles and ellipse, with bevel and emboss applied

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New floor created

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Single candle isolated and cloned

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Layers of light added. Objects (statues, basket, and what looks like a coffee mill) were isolated and shadows added.

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Stained glass window created by cloning diamond shapes filled with different colors, with Stained Glass effect applied

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Diamonds cropped to window shape. "Lead" frames added

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Bright yellow color painted under window. Opacity of diamond panes turned down to 70%

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Several layers of various color beams (beam brush used) applied to window.

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A second layer of the window diamonds was placed over the floor, skewed, and lowered opacity. Area where the figure kneels was erased. A second layer of white was placed over the colored layer to lighten and fade the floor reflection even more.

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Layers of final shadows were added over the figure and the floor.

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Final result

Creation of Prayerful: Final Result

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