Der Rote Schädel
Der Rote Schädel (The Red Skull in German). Taken at the big Marvel Universe photo-shoot.
This guy... wow. That was some mask and he was a trooper in letting me use my ring flash to take a very well-lit cosplay portrait.
I added in some post processing to age the image (going for an old colorized photo look); added in a B&W layer with sepia toning; a rendered "fibers" layer (to give it some graininess and texture); and brushed out those effects to highlight the Skull and faded/blend out to the edges. His mask was outstanding but I used a healing brush to blend the mask area a bit better around the eyes and eliminate white flecks as latex masks attract lint.
Comments and critiques?
Der Rote Schädel
Der Rote Schädel (The Red Skull in German). Taken at the big Marvel Universe photo-shoot.
This guy... wow. That was some mask and he was a trooper in letting me use my ring flash to take a very well-lit cosplay portrait.
I added in some post processing to age the image (going for an old colorized photo look); added in a B&W layer with sepia toning; a rendered "fibers" layer (to give it some graininess and texture); and brushed out those effects to highlight the Skull and faded/blend out to the edges. His mask was outstanding but I used a healing brush to blend the mask area a bit better around the eyes and eliminate white flecks as latex masks attract lint.
Comments and critiques?