A Work in Progress: Bad News Travels



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Bad News Travels
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Original image


step 1 of 4

Masked smoke ball, warped to change perspective, and adjusted "roundness" as needed.

Creation of Bad News Travels: Step 1

step 2 of 4

Flame gradient overlay applied to skull. Opacity of smoke ball turned down, and skull placed behind smoke ball.

Creation of Bad News Travels: Step 2

step 3 of 4

Isolated foreground tree to add fire light only to it and not surrounding greenery. Changed exposure of entire image to darken forest.

Creation of Bad News Travels: Step 3

step 4 of 4

Lighting for gypsy was done on several separate layers. This is a close up of the original (early) yellow, orange, and white layers of light applied to the gypsy.

Creation of Bad News Travels: Step 4

Final result

Creation of Bad News Travels: Final Result

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