A Work in Progress: Expressions



This guide was made for entry:
Expressions
In Contest:
three dogs


Original image


step 1 of 5

Made a new carpet for the dogs to sit on. Selected the area, chose two brown colors from the source, rendered clouds, added grain and sandstone texture.
Put a new mouth on the white dog and enlarged the eyes using liquify.

Creation of Expressions: Step 1
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step 2 of 5

Put new mouth on right dog and enlarged eyes using liquify.

Creation of Expressions: Step 2
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step 3 of 5

New mouth and enlarged eyes on left dog.
Oil paint filter applied.

Creation of Expressions: Step 3
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step 4 of 5

Created a line drawing effect on a new layer.
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K43-_zhQZiM&t=108s if you dont know how to do that.
Blended the line drawing over the oil painting using darken.

Creation of Expressions: Step 4
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step 5 of 5

Flood fill a new layer with a cream color picked from source. Add sandstone texture and a mask to that layer. Paint on mask with watercolor brushes to show the dogs underneath. Add a few new layers and paint with watercolor splatters in different colors.
Adjust contrasts and add some soft light.

Creation of Expressions: Step 5
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Final result

Creation of Expressions: Final Result

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