A Work in Progress: Dark Vision



This guide was made for entry:
Dark Vision
In Contest:
dark surrealism 2


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Creation of Dark Vision: Step 1

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use hue/saturate to change the color of the skin slightly... then mask out portions to emphasize the lighting.

Creation of Dark Vision: Step 2

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add globe

Creation of Dark Vision: Step 3

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take the image, and crop it so that the width is at least 3 times as long as the height. then flip the image and use image size to change the width to match the height. then use polar coordinates to create this effect. I have also done some extra cloning and other things to create the vortex pool in the center.

Creation of Dark Vision: Step 4

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add the world in

Creation of Dark Vision: Step 5

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mask it to fit the globe

Creation of Dark Vision: Step 6

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add some additional effect layers and a light ring to give a glowing effect.

Creation of Dark Vision: Step 7

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using the pen tool create a line around the globe. stroke the line, then mask out the parts that would fall behind the globe.

Creation of Dark Vision: Step 8

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add some additional brushing to create a magical like trail.

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add in a light at the tip of the trail to give it a source of life.

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some finishing touches with some additional filters, completes the image!

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contacting boff2 on SCX about the use of their photo.

Creation of Dark Vision: Step 12

Final result

Creation of Dark Vision: Final Result

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