A Work in Progress: Nightmare Ride



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Nightmare Ride
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Original image


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Source is duplicated, flipped and merged

Creation of Nightmare Ride: Step 1

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Eyes are created with liquify bloat tool

Creation of Nightmare Ride: Step 2

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Adjust/invert tool used to invert colors.

Creation of Nightmare Ride: Step 3

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Liquify warp tool accidentally creates a shape which looks like a girl with her head down and hair hanging down over her face.

Creation of Nightmare Ride: Step 4

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The idea of the face on the girl is brushed in lightly. Burn and dodge tools will later be used to bring out darks of hair and highlights of face and hair. Background is darkened to edges with brush tools

Creation of Nightmare Ride: Step 5

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Seed heads are now added from source, blending in edges with eraser tools.

Creation of Nightmare Ride: Step 6

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One seed has been lassoed and wispy parts recreated using the smudge tool. This is done on a new canvas, then moved into image. This one enhanced seed is duplicated, changed to various sizes, and rotated. Some are placed on layer behind animal, and smaller ones placed as if drifting off in distance.

Creation of Nightmare Ride: Step 7

Final result

Creation of Nightmare Ride: Final Result

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