A Work in Progress: The Seduction of Adonis



This guide was made for entry:
The Seduction of Adonis
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female statue


Original image


step 1 of 7

I copied Aphrodite's arm and used warp and liquify to bulk it up.

Creation of The Seduction of Adonis: Step 1

step 2 of 7

I made a very general version of Adonis' head from the face of Aphrodite so that I could wrap her arm around it.

Creation of The Seduction of Adonis: Step 2

step 3 of 7

The bits and pieces taken from his arm, plus her hip and sheet.

Creation of The Seduction of Adonis: Step 3

step 4 of 7

I used warp and different levels of brightness/contrast adjustment layers to shade the jar. The doorway is a square of dark paint that has been gradually masked.

Creation of The Seduction of Adonis: Step 4

step 5 of 7

Foliage from the source to decorate the jar, shaded them, then reduced opacity of the merged jar and placed it inside the doorway.

Creation of The Seduction of Adonis: Step 5

step 6 of 7

On a separate canvas, I used Filter - Render - Clouds. Then I bumped up the contrast and masked out the white parts. Filter - Distort - Wave to make the swirls. Desaturate and lessened the opacity to make it look like marble.

Creation of The Seduction of Adonis: Step 6

step 7 of 7

Revamped his face and added shadows.

Creation of The Seduction of Adonis: Step 7

Final result

Creation of The Seduction of Adonis: Final Result

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