Source material
- Stock soldier from Fotolia (download receipt included)
My photos (I took all of these photos personally with my own camera and hands, and eyes, and they are not photos I found on the internet)
- Medusa's clothing
- Cave background
- Boulder
- Medusa eyes
- Soldier and wreath texture
- Medusa Arms & tubes
- Snake heads
Background blurred, models added, trimmed female to prepare for other graphics to come. Added mono to color gradient on soldier.
step 3 of 5
Female
- Added my photo of eyes
- Added my photo of arms with tubes wrapped around them
- Changed hair and wreath color to red
- Added cement texture to hair wreath
- Tinted face slightly
- Added my photo of snake heads
- Added my photo of green flowing blouse
- Added lower snake head shadow
step 4 of 5
Soldier
Added my own gradient stone texture
Added shadowing
step 5 of 5
Add my boulders photo to foreground with slight brightness and contrast adjustment.
Bring into PS Lightroom for further color modification and dodging & burning for final look.