A Work in Progress: The Mind



This guide was made for entry:
The Mind
In Contest:
mannequin heads


Original image


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The background is part of the material on the table

Creation of The Mind: Step 1

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Layer duplicated and twirled, blend mode changed to Colour Dodge

Creation of The Mind: Step 2

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One of the heads was selected and the ears, mouth and eyes were removed, this was duplicated and transofrmed with a lower opacity and the blend mode set to "Lighten"

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This is the head used in the background as well as the foreground

Creation of The Mind: Step 4

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the head was enlarged and some part on the top were removed

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The process of hollowing out a head is quite simple, i used the Eliptical Marquee tool to make an oval selection across to the top of the head and copied it onto another layer. Then using gradient overlays and inner glows (set to a skin colour)

Creation of The Mind: Step 6

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The next few steps were done by selecting the white head at the front's forehead and warping, liquifying and transforming it.

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Some custom brushes applied

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Some explosive light streaks were added

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Final result

Creation of The Mind: Final Result

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