thanks again kind friends :]...
the song has haunted me for awhile & i always did want to illustrate it
something spurred me to immerse myself in creating it

the eyes were a given, the doors were harder to envision
but came out well in the "difference"
layering option at less then 50% opacity (30%?)
duplicating the layer for the 2nd eye & merging only the 2 "doors"
not open but closed which i figured was alright
it's a shame that the lock does not show in the pupils...
after placing the doors, it felt stagnant so i rotated them at an angle
still needed something... to give that lost feeling

i did a similar nude photo in college...
for a full size drawn self portrait assignment
(kept me from having to draw the face too... hehe)
i set that up with a black felt background using the self-timer,
knocking my camera against the stand i had it on
& dislodging the extended lens!!!!
my insides went cold when that happened! arrrrgh...
but thankfully it popped back in place with a little pressure
without ruining the gear! wheeeeeeeew! cam still works!
geeez what a klutz

so... adding the figure tied the 2 doors together...
flattened image, saving several times during the process
but then i wondered how would it look with a b&w background
PSP decided to freeze up & couldn't go back... pppppht!
using the desaturation tool, i went around the doors to take the color out
& compared the 2... preferring the mix of color against the b&w emphasizing the overlay

i'm still working on the font... evened them up since posting here
toying with the idea of adding a textured layer behind the lettering

& that's how this came about for a little background

the whole cd is wonderful! i luv "my immortal" too the other idea i had for this song which has been done before, is use a stretched piece of fabric (like white jersey) & be the figure behind the cloth pressing against it in expressive poses would be difficult to set up but something i would still like to try sometime

Message edited on: 07/14/2005 11:24