The first photoshop manipulation I did in almost 20 years!
I used to do wallpapers, banners and photoshop manipulations of my favorite TV show (Charmed fans, I see you!), and how fun was that! And trust me, in 1999 the internet was nothing like it is today and tutorials were not so common so I had to learn it by myself. And I was pretty decent with it.
But then, I went to college. And what was just a hobby turned into work... and the fun was practically gone, you do the math. Until I've decided that I would try to do something just for fun. One day, listening some Taylor Swift songs, I came across this on in particular called "I Know Places" with some very inspiring lyrics.
"Cause they got the cages, they got the boxes (and guns) They are the hunters, we are the foxes (and we run)
And I got stucked with this specific scene in my head: something dark, kind of mysterious and with an urgent feeling of escape. I decided to give it a try and start slow. And boy, I had a blast doing it! I totally forgot how therapeutic it was. While working on it, I realized the lighting was all wrong, but went on anyway just for the sake of it. For something that I haven't done in 20 years, hell, I was so proud of it.
If you already know the basics, you can learn:
How to cut images perfectly with the pen tool
How to blend images together in Photoshop
What is the difference between levels and curves
How to use the Puppet Warp tool
Shading and lighting in Photoshop
You can check the speed art for it below.
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