Before and Afters
I just sent a few pieces, with “befores”, off to Tracy Cornett, for her Fantasy Photography panel at Dragon. (Tracy rocks) I’ve been meaning to do proper before and afters/tutorials on the site for a while, but until I have time to do it properly, here is a little taste:
Summoning Luna (finished):
Summoning Luna (main source):
This is the first really complex composite I’d ever done, pretty much simultaneously with Throne of Fey and Planet Eater, and while there are certainly things I would do differently now, I’m still pretty pleased with it, especially as it is the first complex digital piece I’ve finished that started with a sketch, rather than looking through a shoot and going “Hmmm, I bet I could do something with that….” There were three different photographs combined with digital painting and the most persnickety layer masks ever. (I’m pretty sure this piece took in the neighborhood of 60 hours to finish.)
Poseidon’s Bouncer (finished):
Poseidon’s Bouncer (two main sources, out of 4 photographs)
Images like this are why I need to get myself to shoot more landscapes, even though I don’t particularly enjoy them. (Of course, that’s also why I started learning Vue, so I’m not limited to the landscapes I’ve shot.) I do have a plentiful supply of photos of fish bits, however (which also explains much of the Space Whimsy series; I just can’t resist flowers and sealife.
