memoryweaver
The Witching Hour Approacheth.
Well past midnight, our imaginary protagonist is hard at work, fuelled by brandy, tobacco and chocolate!
Technical: surprisingly large number of layers needed for this image. Three base photos, exposure blended then the composite layers for each painting, tobacco smoke, embers in pipe, background wall image then layers for various fixes and cleanup, adding 'shinies' (black layer, in colour dodge mode, then very low flow white airbrushing to add shininess to some areas of metal and glass).
The Witching Hour Approacheth.
Well past midnight, our imaginary protagonist is hard at work, fuelled by brandy, tobacco and chocolate!
Technical: surprisingly large number of layers needed for this image. Three base photos, exposure blended then the composite layers for each painting, tobacco smoke, embers in pipe, background wall image then layers for various fixes and cleanup, adding 'shinies' (black layer, in colour dodge mode, then very low flow white airbrushing to add shininess to some areas of metal and glass).