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ADD IMAGES TO THE BASE PLATE
This is what is called the base plate. On it I lay
in several photos that will be the base for the painting
and already establish some of the atmosphere. No part
of the base plate remains untouched in the end, as I
paint over practically everything.02
DO SOME BRUSHWORK
Here you can see how I adjusted the main
rock formation, elongating and tilting it a bit. I also
did some heavy brushwork on the foreground rock,
ground, main rock, background, sky and planet. Light
was also addressed, always striving to keep the
overall mood I planned beforehand.03
FINISH THE IMAGE
I thought adding more planets would
make a more-compelling image. I kept painting
over everything to achieve a painterly look, yet still
having the details the photos provided. I did more
work on the sky and added a small astronaut on
the foreground rock for better scale.TECHNIQUES 20 PROFESSIONAL TIPS FOR PHOTOBASHING
- BUILD UP THE PAINTING
RICARDO GUIMARAES SHOWS US HOW HE OVERPAINTS HIS PHOTO COMPOSITIONS IN PHOTOSHOP - USE PHOTOSHOP’S
BRUSH SELECTION
When it comes to building up a photobash image,
the brushes in Photoshop are essential to help blend
the photos into the painting and build up the painterly
feel that we’re looking to achieve. Freelance artist
Jakub Skop starts with a quick sketch and adds the
photos to it. “The next step involves using many
different brushes, thanks to which the pictures gain a
sense of originality. It’s the most time consuming
and interesting part of a new project, adding and
creating details gives a lot of satisfaction. It’s always
a good idea to spend some time on the sky. The
whole colour scheme of the artwork is dependent
on that. It is responsible for the whole atmosphere
and is a significant part when it comes to catching
attention. For this, I mostly use normal brushes,
Mixer brushes and also the Smudge tool.”
© Ricardo Guimaraes© Jakub Skop