A Work in Progress: There Was a Rumor of Mantis



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My Photo

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parts used

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enhance the image with contrast/brightness/auto

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topaz filter

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mask out parts

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eyeball constructions warp

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burn spots

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gradient red back

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bevel emboss a radiant gradient disk for pupil

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mirror flip for lip build

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repeat the lamp top over and over

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blend the sections together

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hair build

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repeat hair and burn

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necklace (will be used to make nails later)

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mask out the underside of the lamp shade and double to make the braw

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this all came to me in one huge rush.. I just kept cutting and pasting and piling and blending and mixing, you can see all the parts are from the lamp photo, the bra was a bit CBRed but it was all I could do to make it work

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elongate body

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refine

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foot build

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foot base

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puppet warp leg bend

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moving the hands with puppet warp into position

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making the claw out of the necklace

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burn in the claws

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add the pom poms to the hair, change the colors

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base body form

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play on the original face but angled to look up from their hiding holes

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finished head with proper burns

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add water, add a gradient rectangle and warp into a flowing surface

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burn and shadow

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simple oval black disks to become the hidy holes of the dudes (blend and burn them into the holes

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Final result

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