A Work in Progress: Pondering Life



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Pondering Life
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rose thorns


Original image


step 1 of 11

Cropped the background image.

Creation of Pondering Life: Step 1

step 2 of 11

Darkened the upper part of the image.

Creation of Pondering Life: Step 2

step 3 of 11

Added the skeleton.

Creation of Pondering Life: Step 3

step 4 of 11

Recreated the missing parts of the skeleton (hip and elbow). Cloned out the daisy.

Creation of Pondering Life: Step 4

step 5 of 11

Tilted the head.

Creation of Pondering Life: Step 5

step 6 of 11

Added the rose.

Creation of Pondering Life: Step 6

step 7 of 11

Added the shadow below the skeleton.

Creation of Pondering Life: Step 7

step 8 of 11

Colored the skull and used the dodge tool to change the lighting.

Creation of Pondering Life: Step 8

step 9 of 11

Started making some color adjustments.

Creation of Pondering Life: Step 9

step 10 of 11

Sharpened and made more color adjustments. Also added rose again at a lower opacity.

Creation of Pondering Life: Step 10

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Drew in a tear and added a drop shadow to it.

Creation of Pondering Life: Step 11

Final result

Creation of Pondering Life: Final Result

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