Building the Byzantine Post-Modern Scene

Step-by-Step, Shooshie's progress in creating the angel scene for the MacCentral 2003 Mosaic Project

Here's how it ended. Now... where to begin? Border inspirations: I see curtains, sun-like object, furry "clouds" to sit on. First, a Google on Angel. Alas, Nothing here that I can use. So, I used Adobe Illustrator for the wings. 100,000 pieces. Underlying pattern is mystically hypnotic. You're getting sleeeepy... Hard work in Adobe Illustrator yields some difficult... aww, Ok... just playing. Curtains extrapolated from top border through mirroring "Sun" (spiked) graphic is added to bottom border. Add wings from Adobe Illustrator Time to split and pull back curtain. "Liquify" is a tricky technique! Add curtain hilites and pull ties. Add Curtain shadows. With more time, these could be made better. Angel started with parts of 4 girls used as models... Models were pieced together, sized, over-drawn, shaped to fit... ...resized, reworked, and blended... ...along with hair... and legs... And gradually the girl's figure took shape... Hand extended, later reworked, to show more boobs. And hold stuff. An angel emerges, but needs effects & setting... Mechanical stuff added. With face, wings, masks and glow effects, she becomes an angel. Now her blue dress is added... Try on blue wings just for fun... With White Dress White furry thing and rocks