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    CREATE SURREAL PORTRAIT ART

    Aug 07, 2020 5 minutes

    In this workshop I’ll show you how I create my artwork using my own photos, 3D models and custom brushes. The workshop uses ZBrush and Keyshot for creating 3D models and rendering. Most of the image’s shape and composition is built in Photoshop with blends of images, textures and brush strokes.

    This process starts with simple shapes that are repeated, flipped and rotated to build out the artwork and find more abstract shapes to fill in the composition. I start in ZBrush, making basic spiral shapes that resemble organic elements such as horns and branches. I then render these in Keyshot with three layers to create light, depth and shadow.

    These iterations are then saved as Photoshop files with a transparent background, so they can be dragged into the main composition to build up the overall silhouette.

    Once I’m happy with

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