[ Caltefi ] Long-distance Relationship HD (+ process + PSD) (Patreon)

I was so excited to be drawing them that for the whole part of painting Mortefi I forgot to save any progress image, and there's barely anything layered for those stages since I on the same ones😅

In exchange, I'm going to go into details of how I did the hologram effect, since I was asked! Starting from this screenshot which was my reference and is also what inspired the whole piece hehe

1️⃣ Having already painted Mortefi, I lowered opacity to 70% and, using a Layer Mask, erase the "hologram" whre it's not supposed to be projected. In this case I considered that Calcharo's leg would interfere with the projection from the and erased Mortefi's foot:

2️⃣Since the hologram emits blue light, I applied a cool filter. This can be done in many ways, here's two:- In Photoshop (what I did): apply on the character a Crisp_Winter.look Color Lookup Adjustment (Normal, 100%)- General method: select the character's visible pixels and fill a new layer with a blue tint, set the layer to Overlay mode and lower opacity. You can later adjust the chosen tint using the Hue/Saturation (CTRL+U) palette until you're satisfied!

Here's a comparison between the two:

My version:

3️⃣I created a bitmap halftone layer in Photoshop, imported in the file I was working on and set it to Overlay mode, 80% opacity. Using a Layer Mask, I limited its visibility to Mortefi's body, then I either erased it further or added extra strokes around him. Keeping in mind that the hologram is generated by the Pangu Terminal, I also added lines in its light cone of projection (realistically, maybe those lines doesn't exist outside a hologram, but they helped visually)

4️⃣ Last step has been painting extra blue light on a Color Dodge, 73% opacity, layer. I added some blue closer to the source (the Pangu Terminal on the floor, bottom-right corner) and on the surfaces impacted by it, such as Calcharo's knee!

5️⃣ Same process was done for Calcharo's hologram, with minor changes to the opacity percentages of effect layers. In his case, because the hologram appears in a lighter room than the one he is in, I wanted to adjust luminosity and contrast with a Levels adjustment! (You can achieve the same with a Curves adjustment. If not both, your software should have at least one!)

As usual, I'm available for questions if you have any!! ❤️‍🔥

💌 HD + PSD in attachments!

1A files are Calcharo's POV1B files are Mortefi's POV

If your software doesn't read my PSD correctly and you do not have Photoshop, you can open my files on the free online tool https://www.photopea.com !!