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Figure Friday Challenge – "Sword Dancer" 2

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Here's my entry for this week's #figurefridaychallenge . I gave a bare bones sneak peek two to three weeks ago (http://goo.gl/rt8SNl).

The background and basic guide I used was from Sorin Bechira (http://goo.gl/Jbtfx7). I also borrowed Bechira's background from his Figure 16 image to save time (+Albert Nakano I'm in the same boat with a bad photo; but with a low resolution for a background). Everything else in the image was done on my own accord to figure things out. 

Some may know I tend to use Photoshop / Lightroom … heavily. I'm still a novice ^^;

I wanted to get better at Photoshop and decided I should focus on a long term self stretch project, matte painting (http://goo.gl/jscszP). 

I have a much better appreciation for those that do matte painting for a living. To say it's difficult is an understatement.

Here's brief amount of techniques I had to learn/use:
– Color matching
– Displacement maps
– Contrast blending
– Clipping masks
– Multiple layers (4-6) blending

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Figure Friday Challenge – One light source (Waning Moon) 3

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This was more of an experimentation of utilizing a single non-stationary light source. This shot was using a long exposure, a partially filled water container, and a LED flashlight with gaffer's tape (makeshift spot light).

Video of the light painting technique (not my video): 
Photography light painting tutorial

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Figure Friday Challenge – Yellow 3

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When I suggested the yellow for Figure Friday; I wanted it to signify the color of happiness, optimism, of enlightenment and creativity, sunshine and above all spring. Given we have done colors for most of the seasons why not do one for Spring?

I didn't have much time for this week's challenge so I took a page from +Sean Bires's awesome bokeh background and applied it to #thousandsunny .

Sunny's name also "a vessel capable of crossing a thousand seas which would shine as brightly as the sun."
 – ( http://www.thegrandline.com/thousandsunny.html ) 

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