A Work in Progress: Contemplative Art



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Contemplative Art
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wooden ceiling


Original image


step 1 of 4

Made a wallpaper canvas to use as a base.

Creation of Contemplative Art: Step 1

step 2 of 4

Using the reference image I mapped out the face from the canvas, duplicated it 4 times and using a combination of dodge, burn and curve adjustments.

Creation of Contemplative Art: Step 2

step 3 of 4

Again using the reference as a guide I created her eyes as show in the image. I used similar technique for the nose and mouth.

Creation of Contemplative Art: Step 3

step 4 of 4

I cut out a strip of the thatch and used warp and them liquify and smudge to create a basic hair layer which I duplicated ad nauseum with filters and resizing/rotating/mirroring and added numerous masks to achieve the final effect

Creation of Contemplative Art: Step 4

Final result

Creation of Contemplative Art: Final Result

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