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Illustration

Monroe

Digital retouching & illustration

Monroe

A Marilyn Monroe–inspired portrait: digital retouching and coloring from a black-and-white photograph. Skin texture, pores, lights, hair and every element were painted by hand in Photoshop, with no plugins, using a Wacom Intuos tablet. The result has the look of a 3D render without losing its naturalness.

Client
Personal
Year
2020
Services
Illustration
Links
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Digitally colored portrait

Process

Details, lighting, action

Close-up of the hand-painted face
Lighting and skin texture

Before and after

From the original grayscale photo to color