Session 7 - 12/11/12

As mentioned in the previous post, our task for this week was to take our refined drawing into Adobe's Photoshop and create a digital concept of our creature. The images below show my progress throughout this task, each with an explanation of what has been done inbetween:

To start off, i decided it'd be best to simply trace the lines from my refined image and work from there.

I started from the head...

...and it was when i got to this point, having rotated the page to get a better angle that i decided to make some changes to the refined drawing itself.

I started by rotating the entire image.

Before making use of the Lasso Tool to cut out the head, allowing me to reposition it.

i then altered the torso to make it slightly less 'wasp-like', by again using the Lasso Tool to select the region i wanted to move, before holding Ctrl and clicking on the lower-left corner of the selection. This method allows you to manipulate a portion of a selection rather than resizing it.

After i was satisfied with the look of the refined image i deleted my previous effort and started once again to trace the image.

Upon reaching the shoulder region i decided that i wasnt happy with the look of the arms in the refined image, so i decided to look up an image of a muscular humanoid creature. The first thing that popped into my head was the Engineer's from Prometheus, these creatures are distinctly humanoid, but with some subtle differences, sadly it was only the arms and shoulders that i was interested in.

By using the image as i reference i was able to achieve what i feel is a slightly more realistic visual appearance for my creature.

Here you can see the linework on its own after i had finished tracing.

I then went over and refined the lines into a much tidier image.

I decided to experiment with the use of real world images to create the look of my creatures eyes, i simply used an image of a bubble that i found on google in this instance, then it was simply a case of dplicating each and using the selection tool to manipulate each one into place.

After this i added the colour and shading for my image, i imagined my monster being similar in appearance to that of a dolphin, hence the colour choice here.

Once i was happy with the shading i used the Magic Wand tool to select the area outside of the monster and delete it, allowing for a very quick and even tidy up.

 The final thing i did for my image, besides adding the backgroung gradient, was to select the layer with my line work on and move it to the top of the pile, bringing a sharp definition to the entire image.

Here you can see my final A3 sized piece. I am quite pleased with the outcome of this piece, it shows a style that really resonates with my idea of a quick concept. If i had the chance i would like to create a more detailed and realistic image of my creature, as i thoroughly enjoyed creating this simple image.