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Description
My second piece for the Similar But Different game over at ManipulateThis

Original Gamepiece: fav.me/d39j9aq

Game Rules: fav.me/daccywk

I wanted to work on this piece because I liked the composition but I really enjoy stronger contrast and darker/more saturated looks, so I wanted to see if I could change it up a bit. This one was trickier because I had so much trouble with the original stock. The models were both gone, a lot of stock was renders which I don't like using too much, and I couldn't get the full sizes of a few other stocks to load. So it was never going to be too similar I guess.

So, given that everything stock wise had fallen apart, I liked the idea f a drastic mood shift for this and went straight into a genre shift, really. from shiny happy surrealist city to some kind of apocalypse and a preparing battle against darkness... which is apparently a dress form with a mask and jackdaw wings. Don't question evil.

I tried to keep most of the elements in there but change them to add to the new pseudo-post-disaster look. The cogs that were once lined up on the sides of the buildings are now scattered across the road. The black cats have multiplied and are following the mother and daughter around, watching. Most ships and balloons are staying their distance. The Stop sign that was in the sky is now laying in the mud, etc. And the strange rendered mannequin from the original got an evil makeover, complete with the flying swan boat original's wings.

I like how it turned out but that stock hunt was a mess

I also worked on this at 5% zoom the entire time so I can get this printed out as a poster for my college room when I move in in 2 weeks. Speaking of, Photoshop hits the RAM limit on my laptop trying to save that jpeg optimized!

SHARED STOCK:
Sunset-Stock by MissyStock Mehrunnisa-stock257 by Mehrunnisa-stock Places 046 stairs by Dreamcatcher-stock stairs I by mimose-stock more stairs by mimose-stock

UNIQUE STOCK:
We Shall Have Spring Again by Elandria Fog 26 by lumibear Cracked Ground 02 by WingsOfAHero Broken Floor tile by editingninja Gears Transparent PNGs by redheadstock Cogs transparent PNG by AbsurdWordPreferred Stop by senzostock Discarded Bear.10_Mind-Matter by Mind-Matter Old Wall Clock by FantasyStock Verona Stock 11 by Malleni-Stock Hot Air Balloon by DandyStock
Girls Everywhere 43 by Falln-Stock Straw Hat by deathbycanon-stock Pink Headband Bow by RandomResources Gothic Texture 2 by AshenSorrow stock 280: yellow balloon by sophiaastock
Cima 098 by FairieGoodMother Candles 3 by Tasastock
mask III by min-stock Dressform 3 by momerath-stock Jackdaw53 2013 by FrankAndCarySTOCK
Sitting Black Cat Stock by CNStock Cat Stock 26 by Malleni-Stock Cat Stock 27 by Malleni-Stock black cat on white snow by two-ladies-stocks Miss Diva by DiamonEyes

Description
My second piece for the Similar But Different game over at ManipulateThis

Original Gamepiece: fav.me/d39j9aq

Game Rules: fav.me/daccywk

I wanted to work on this piece because I liked the composition but I really enjoy stronger contrast and darker/more saturated looks, so I wanted to see if I could change it up a bit. This one was trickier because I had so much trouble with the original stock. The models were both gone, a lot of stock was renders which I don't like using too much, and I couldn't get the full sizes of a few other stocks to load. So it was never going to be too similar I guess.

So, given that everything stock wise had fallen apart, I liked the idea f a drastic mood shift for this and went straight into a genre shift, really. from shiny happy surrealist city to some kind of apocalypse and a preparing battle against darkness... which is apparently a dress form with a mask and jackdaw wings. Don't question evil.

I tried to keep most of the elements in there but change them to add to the new pseudo-post-disaster look. The cogs that were once lined up on the sides of the buildings are now scattered across the road. The black cats have multiplied and are following the mother and daughter around, watching. Most ships and balloons are staying their distance. The Stop sign that was in the sky is now laying in the mud, etc. And the strange rendered mannequin from the original got an evil makeover, complete with the flying swan boat original's wings.

I like how it turned out but that stock hunt was a mess

I also worked on this at 5% zoom the entire time so I can get this printed out as a poster for my college room when I move in in 2 weeks. Speaking of, Photoshop hits the RAM limit on my laptop trying to save that jpeg optimized!

SHARED STOCK:
Sunset-Stock by MissyStock Mehrunnisa-stock257 by Mehrunnisa-stock Places 046 stairs by Dreamcatcher-stock stairs I by mimose-stock more stairs by mimose-stock

UNIQUE STOCK:
We Shall Have Spring Again by Elandria Fog 26 by lumibear Cracked Ground 02 by WingsOfAHero Broken Floor tile by editingninja Gears Transparent PNGs by redheadstock Cogs transparent PNG by AbsurdWordPreferred Stop by senzostock Discarded Bear.10_Mind-Matter by Mind-Matter Old Wall Clock by FantasyStock Verona Stock 11 by Malleni-Stock Hot Air Balloon by DandyStock
Girls Everywhere 43 by Falln-Stock Straw Hat by deathbycanon-stock Pink Headband Bow by RandomResources Gothic Texture 2 by AshenSorrow stock 280: yellow balloon by sophiaastock
Cima 098 by FairieGoodMother Candles 3 by Tasastock
mask III by min-stock Dressform 3 by momerath-stock Jackdaw53 2013 by FrankAndCarySTOCK
Sitting Black Cat Stock by CNStock Cat Stock 26 by Malleni-Stock Cat Stock 27 by Malleni-Stock black cat on white snow by two-ladies-stocks Miss Diva by DiamonEyes