A Work in Progress: Steampunk factory



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Steampunk factory
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That's the screenshot of the first page in Flickr. I used the words "Steampunk machine". The photos I used are marked with red border

Creation of Steampunk factory: Step 1

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Start with the background

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Change the light distribution by paint over with overlay mode, make the bottom dark and the top bright

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Put the octopus machine and the girl onto the upper layer

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Put the machine with human face above the octopus layer

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Make the shadow and light more dramatic by paint over with black and white brush, using the overlay and soft light blending mode

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I used PTS CS5 with the puppet wrap tool. Use this tool, I can bend the basement of the machine fitted to the octopus.

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The masking of the 3 first factors were done. The light comes from the top to the bottom, make the shadow of the machines fitted to that

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Next one is the reptile

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... and the robot on the back. Make one layer with solid color above all the layers except the ones on the octopus. Use eraser to erase slightly some area to make the foggy effect

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Put Emil's father, the robot, the small flying object

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Turn Emil's father into the laser image:
Colorize this image to the blue color, reduce the opacity, make the transparent zone beyond him.
Draw the light comes from the eyes of the machine, reduce the opacity

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Duplicate the father layer, use Motion blur effect, then Sharpen effect, blend with the beyond layer by Screen blending mode

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Make a top layer with Overlay blending mode to control the light, darkness on the overall image

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Final result

Creation of Steampunk factory: Final Result

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