Premonition of civil war

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final rank: 1 out of 33 entries

I had a few challenges here:
1. Find all the sources I needed
2. Convince my husband to pose when I did find what I wanted (Huuuge challenge)
3. Try to distort the photos as little as possible so that they still look like pictures.

This page doesn't allow me to upload all my sources, the rest are in the sbs.

High res to be seen ;-)

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final score: 67.3 %

votes placed: 313

submitted: 192 days ago

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looks like a lot of work... i like the end result.
(192 days ago)

so much work, Dali would be proud of you!

Best so far.
(192 days ago)

Incredible work, sit down, put your feet up, thank the hubby for us all and now relax, you have earned it. This is spectacular.
(192 days ago)

wow, this is an abstract masterpiece :O
(192 days ago)

Good one !
(192 days ago)

Green corrected. And somehow I hadn't uploaded the version with the tongue (on the right)

(191 days ago)

Very good

You've done a lot of work recreating this
(191 days ago)

Very good
(191 days ago)

Teriffic entry!
(190 days ago)

Very ambitious and kewwwl! Great job

(190 days ago)

for me the best entry!!
(188 days ago)

Wow! Good work. I admire your undertaking on such a difficult project. I'm creeped out and yet still love it!
(187 days ago)

Fantastic work !!! great entries, great contest idea !!
(185 days ago)

stunning work, great construction, beautiful
(185 days ago)

(185 days ago)

congratulations
(184 days ago)

bravo!!! Congrats !!

(184 days ago)

that is AMAZING! i'm sorry i missed voting on this contest! CONGRATULATIONS

(184 days ago)

congrats
(184 days ago)

congratulations! a well-deserved win!
(184 days ago)

congrants.....great entry and alot of tough ones to beat
(184 days ago)

congratulations my friend, well deserved, job well done and the best keep getting better

(184 days ago)

much deserved congrats
(183 days ago)

31-steps guide for Premonition of civil war:

Entry guide: step 1 of 31

Creation of Premonition of civil war: Step 1

masked the desert

sources used:

1: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/998728

Entry guide: step 2 of 31

Creation of Premonition of civil war: Step 2

Duplicated the sky a few times, then colorized each layer. Used layer mask to blend them all together

sources used:

1: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/973918

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Blending the mountains in.

sources used:

1: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1000855

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Liquify

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Blending my husband's arm

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Liquify

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Blending with a layer mask

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Burn and dodge to create the shadows

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Warp to fit the hand

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Blending the bob in

sources used:

1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/drspam/450599784/sizes/l/

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Adjusting the foot's color to fit the rest

sources used:

1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/whalt/221037792/

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Creation of Premonition of civil war: Step 16

Liquify.
I used a bear's skelleton, so I had to adjust the foot a little to make it look more human

sources used:

1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/whalt/221037792/

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Creation of Premonition of civil war: Step 17

Blending bones again

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Opps forgot to show how I distorted the box, well used distortion Lol
Then burn to adjust the shadows

sources used:

1: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/926084

Entry guide: step 20 of 31

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My husband :-)

Entry guide: step 21 of 31

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Used overlay to blend roots with the face.
Roots are from an old PST contest

sources used:

1: http://www.photoshoptalent.com/photoshop-contest/2326/entangled-tree.html

Entry guide: step 22 of 31

Creation of Premonition of civil war: Step 22

Added a layer mask and erased some parts

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Creation of Premonition of civil war: Step 23

Burn on the lower layer to give more intensity

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Blending the skull in. Again overlay, then a layer mask

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Creation of Premonition of civil war: Step 25

Merged the face layers, then applied liquify on the edges

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Ok, you really have to look at the source to see where I got the perfect hair from!

sources used:

1: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/978673

Entry guide: step 28 of 31

Creation of Premonition of civil war: Step 28

Layer mask, the colorized, then burn

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Creation of Premonition of civil war: Step 29

Blending the roots on the hands

sources used:

1: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/752280

Entry guide: step 30 of 31

Creation of Premonition of civil war: Step 30

Decided that the old man's head should be bended more

THANK YOU TO onlybrahma for the pic.

sources used:

1: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/925631

Entry guide: step 31 of 31

Creation of Premonition of civil war: Step 31

The original!

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