Introduction
Hello everyone. It’s been quite a while since my last time I posted.
I’ve been creating art for quite time now, and I’m really happy with my latest piece, 'Forsaken.' I decided it was time to share it here. It’s a mix of free stock images and AI, processed and painted over in Photoshop. I’ll share a bit more about my process later in this post.
This piece is inspired by all the people I’ve met along my life who I feel, never received the gratitude they deserved. It’s sad, but it seems too common that those who dedicate their lives to others often find themselves alone when they finally need someone, everyone just disappears. Sometimes, I wonder if this is an inherent human trait, or the result of the individualistic society we live in. It’s probably a bit of both.
So, this piece is dedicated to those who have been left behind. I highly recommend opening the original image and zooming in to appreciate the details; you can also see some selected details below.
Hola a todos, realmente hace mucho tiempo que no he publicado nada.
Desde hace bastante tiempo, he estado haciendo arte. Estoy bastante satisfecho con mi última pieza, "Forsaken" (Abandonado), así que he decidido compartirla aquí. Esta hecha con una mazcla de imágenes de libre uso e IA, procesadas y pintadas en Photoshop. Más adelante hablaré un poco más del proceso que he seguido.
Esta pieza está inspirada en todas esas personas que he conocido en esta vida, las cuales creo que no han recibido el agradecimiento que merecen. Es triste, pero parece ser muy común que las personas que viven entregadas a los demás, cuando llega el momento en que necesitan de la gente, se quedan solos, todo el mundo desaparece. A veces me pregunto si es algo inherente en el ser humano, o producto de la sociedad individualista en la que vivimos. Probablemente, sea un poco de las dos cosas.
Así pues, esta pieza va dedicada a los que se han quedado solos. Aconsejo abrir la imagen original y aumentarla para poder apreciar todo el detalle, el cual también puedes ver aquí abajo en los recortes que he seleccionado.
The Process
To create this piece, I needed an image with a painterly and somehow abstract look to use as a base, so I decided to use my Gemini subscription to have more control over the result. I use Gemini for all sorts of things, like helping me debug code or correcting my English. Once I had the base and had retouched it by hand, I needed high-resolution textures to work with. The free image section on Unsplash literally has tens of thousands of textures to choose from.
Once all the material is ready, the process is about integrate the textures into the base image of the figure. Photoshop offers a wide variety of layer blending modes, which are ideal for texturing. When using a blending mode, Photoshop compares each pixel with the corresponding one in the two layers you are trying to blend. By understanding how these modes work, you can integrate textures to achieve some very interesting effects. For example, one of the modes I used is 'Soft Light.' This mode takes a pixel from the layer the effect is applied to, takes its color and luminosity, and blends it subtly with the color and luminosity of the pixel in the layer below.
Other techniques I’ve used include layer masks to hide or reveal parts of an image, as well as adjustments to color, luminosity, sharpening, blurring, and also other more advanced methods to enhance the graininess of the textures. I also used manual painting, as seen in the aura around the protagonist's head. As a final touch, I used some photography filters.
Below, you can see a screenshot of the work in Photoshop, showing the layers and the material I used to create it. I hope you enjoyed it.
Para hacer esta obra, necesitaba una imagen de aspecto pictorico y un tanto abstracta, para usarla como base, así que deciddí usar mi subscripción a Gemini, para tener control sobre la imagén. Uso Gemini para diferentes cosas, como ayudarme a depurar código y corregir mi Inglés. Y una vez conseguida y retocada a mano, necesitaba texturas de alta resolución para poder trabajar bién con ellas. La sección de imágenes gratis en Unsplash, tiene literalment decenas de miles de imágenes de texturas.
Una vez todo el material está preparado, el proceso a seguir es ir integrando las texturas en la imagen de la figura que estamos usando de base. Photoshop tiene una gran variedad de fusiones de capa, lo cual es ideal para texturizar. En una fusion de capa, Photoshop compara cada pixel con el pixel correspondiente en las dos capas que queremos mezclar. Sabiendo como funcionan los modos de fusión, es posible integrar texturas y conseguir efectos muy interesantes. Por ejemplo, uno de los modos que he usado es el de "Luz Suave". Este modo toma un pixel de la capa en la que ponemos este modo, tomo su color y luminosidad, y la mezcla sutilmente con el color y luminosidad del pixel correspondiente en la capa inferior.
Otras técnicas que he usado son las máscaras, para ocultar o revelar partes de una capa, correciones de color, luminosidad, enfoque, desenfoque, y otras técnicas más avanzadas para potenciar la granulariad de las texturas. Y también pintado a mano, como en el caso de aura alrededor de la cabeza del protagonista de mi obra. Como toque final, he usado también algunos filtros fotográficos.
Aquí debajo puedes ver una captura de la obra en Photoshop, con sus capas y también el material que he usado para crearla. Espero que os haya gustado.
All the content of this post is from my own.
Todo el contenido de este post es de mi autoría.
Material used are free stock images from Unsplash and/or stock generated with Gemini AI, artwork made with Photoshop.
El material usado son imágenes gratuítas de Unsplash y/o genereradas con Gemini AI, arte creado con Photoshop.
Original writing, Gemini AI for English correction.
Texto original, Gemini AI para correcciones en Inglés.
Brilliant piece. Suggestion of a halo (or is that just what I choose to see?)
I have to say I think of my mother. How many of us will think of our mothers? Worked so hard, under very, very difficult circumstances. When she died, everybody said she was a saint. But when she lived she was not much considered. So modest, so humble.
Sorry to say, I didn't show the great respect and regard she deserved until the final months of her life. I took care of her, but that great respect she had earned--that was missing. I was lucky there was warning that the end was near and I was able to show that respect, but so, so late.
Maybe I'm saying too much. But just want to let you know your picture spoke to me.
You are not saying too much, your comment has made my day. There is nothing better than feel that somebody connected with with the feelings I put in my artwork. the personal experience you have sahred and the history behind my piece, are different, but yet, the feelings are the same in both cases. I think that's the magic of be human beings, and the arts as well.
And you are right, the halo you choose to see is in fact and halo, and represents holiness.
Alhought it is not the main subject of the artwork, I can relate to your experience, I went trough something similar with my grandparents. Maybe I was a bit late, but also was able to acknowledge them and give back all the love they gave me. I'm sure this is something that probably has happened to most of the people, it seems we don't fully appreciate what we have until we are about to lose it.
Thank you very much for your nice comment, for be open about share your experience, and I'm very glad my artwork has spoken to you.
Have a great day!
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That's a nice job you have done there, very creative and time well spent
Appreciate your comment, and I'm glad you liked my artwork, have a nice Saturday!
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Amazing work when you lay it out in its details :)
I'm happy you liked it, have a good Saturday and cheers!
I love work that makes use of textures, and yours really has turned out spectacularly!!😍
Thank you! 🤗
I love textures too, and to be honest the rock texture I found, is a winner by itself. It gives a lot of spice to my artwork.
The rock textures are really good, they look like old, antique or crumpled paper. I love those too! It’s great that you’ve started posting again.
Thank you has been quite a while... I like a lot rocks with interesting patterns, and the black veins on this one are awesome.
They are!!🤗
The rock textures are really good, they look like old, antique or crumpled paper. I love those too! It’s great that you’ve started posting again.