Photobashing Experiment
A rough photobashing experiment done for my thesis over the subject.
All images used are either taken by me, or free to use for such work.
Noah Bradley's Photo Reference Megapack in particular was an excellent package for study, reference and photobashing, check it out at: https://gumroad.com/l/reference
Final image
Process Image 01 - Thumbnailing
02 - Continuing the thumbnail that seemed to be the most fitting for this image
03 - Starting off with a photo that had lots of similar elements as well as a nice shadowy lighting going on
04 - Ended up only taking the roof from the first image, although that lighting scheme still stood in my mind
05 - Building up the base by piecing up multiple images, picking up some desirable features
06 - The canvas is filled with photo material as a base. Now to head off into details.
07 - Some of the numerous tests and attempts that only amounted to some knowledge over what will not work for this piece
08 - Building the cottage
09 - An example of how a single photo element, in this case a tree, can sometimes travel a long way before finding its place
10 - Some lighting experiments
11 - Switched to hand-painting every now and then, mostly to sketch things out that'd later on be covered with photo textures if necessary
12 - More lighting experiments. Decided to add some much needed interest and contrast to the piece by lighting up the cottage
13 - Adding more details and mixing up some photos of varying biomes to make things more interesting and fantasy-esque
14 - More lighting experiments. Trying out some more interesting stuff with lighting and light sources
15 - Decided to add a character into the piece, inspired by this fisherman. I didn't really bother to change the clothing much to something more fitting, I was more interested about the silhouette and mood
16 - Adding some final lighting adjustments and details