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December approaches and it's that time of the year once again for a significant portion of the world to be subject to freezing cold temperatures along with the malicious gift of snow. I figured I would mix a little festivity into my next batch of photo manipulation to show some holiday spirit.

This image in all of its entirety was created in Adobe Photoshop with occasional use of a Wacom Intuos4 tablet for smaller modifications. As always, creative and constructive criticism is welcomed with open arms, as are questions surrounding the artwork.

Blizzard (1920 x 1080) | Original by ichigo778 | Comparison
* full-view download available on deviantart (above) and here.

Happy holidays.

[Edited on 11.22.2010 6:54 PM PST]

  • 11.22.2010 3:41 PM PDT
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vanert says: Apparently he went to college with Stosh.
Killane says:
Stosh went to college?
Posted by: stosh
I'm a college dropout.

Thanksgiving hasen't even passed... Little early?

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  • 11.22.2010 3:43 PM PDT

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Posted by: vanert
Thanksgiving hasen't even passed... Little early?


Probably. My special lady put the Christmas tree up already (much to my objection).

Either way, nice image. Real artsy, what all did you do to it?

  • 11.22.2010 3:45 PM PDT
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vanert says: Apparently he went to college with Stosh.
Killane says:
Stosh went to college?
Posted by: stosh
I'm a college dropout.

Just messing with ya brah. Now let me speak real to ya. I like it; it's going to be my new wallpaper for a little while.

  • 11.22.2010 3:47 PM PDT

Intolerance is the highest level of stupidity and inbred thinking.

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Posted by: vanert
Just messing with ya brah. Now let me speak real to ya. I like it; it's going to be my new wallpaper for a little while.
Diddo. Cool stuff Viscid.

  • 11.22.2010 3:58 PM PDT
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Posted by: vanert
Thanksgiving hasen't even passed... Little early?
Tell that to the jerks at local food markets who are selling me Christmas-branded items in October!

Posted by: True Underdog
Either way, nice image. Real artsy, what all did you do to it?
Here is a good comparison photo to catch a general idea of what was done, but it's a pretty massive list of layering snow particle effects with a forest background combined with use of brushes to slap snow wherever it realistically made sense for it to be. Obviously, naming the whole list would be dreadful for everyone to read.

Other additions like adding a reflection to the visor, rendering lighting effects or modifying the hue and saturation made it come together in a pretty cool way that really differentiated it from the original in-game image. Given the original had a solid gray background, it was incredible to work with in Photoshop.

  • 11.22.2010 4:16 PM PDT

Makes my balls shrink right into my body just lookin' at it.

  • 11.22.2010 4:27 PM PDT

If this is the state of my art, then I secede.

I really, really like that. Very well done broseph!

  • 11.23.2010 8:59 AM PDT
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Positive vibes.

Brilliantly done, my friend. The background looks completely different from the original shot. The trees, falling snow, and various other patterns really bring out some life in the shot. I love how you darkened the shade of the visor, as well, and added the Christmas Tree. Perfectly done, especially since it's around that time of year. The texture of the armor is stunning as well! Good work, keep it up.

:)

  • 11.23.2010 10:05 AM PDT