This project started about one week ago, and being finished almost exactly a week later makes it probably the quickest project finish I've done in a couple of years.
What you see here was originally based upon a human skull Bryce rendering which I've actually reused on a couple of different projects.
I imported the raw, untouched Bryce render just so that I'd have a color and texture foundation to start with- pretty much a shortcut since I was working under a deadline for this one.
I started customizing the texture a bit more, adding in an old wood and fractured rock texture which I've had for a couple of years now and blended it with the existing skull texture and then digitally airbrushed them resulting mix into something unique.
The shape and form of the project developed as I worked, changes which seemed "right" were made and I allowed the overall appearance of the work to shape itself based on what I saw and what seemed to be needed. This has the ultimate affect of forcing you to discard entire areas of work which was done just the previous day; The snout changed shape at least twice, there were two completely distinct sets of teeth and the area between the eyes and the nostrils changed at least four times.
Overall I am pleased with the results. The final work here is almost entirely airbrushed and very little of the original starting image remains at all.
this is absolutely amazing! i love it and i know everyone involved with the dragon project will too! it looks so real, like id see it in a museum or something
I hear you, it's a legitimate concern. Thankfully (?) I'm too low-key for that to happen to me yet. Still, I think you've left quite an impression with what you've showed us.
Some people have been asking me about this stuff so I decided to gather all information in one single article on how to make your own portfolio, in a profesional and clean looking way. I hope it's useful, because these steps I myself take.
In this article I will provide you some ideas how you can build your own homestudio for considerably cheaper price than it would cost to use "official" studio gear. I will also show you few examples where I have used the gear I describe during this article.
DeviantArt is full of extremely well produced artistic fashion and fine art photographs. Make up. Styling. Creation of scenery. Story. Light. Glamour. A combination of these expressions sometimes make up a great photograph. But the protagonists of these pictures are usually female.
So... now it's the time for male models to come into focus.
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It looks so realistic, amazing.
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