Deena Warner

Behind The Scenes:
The Organ Donor

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The gathering of the supplies. I lined my garage floor with newspaper. I printed out the computer composite sketch of the cover. On a blank canvas, I drew a rough outline with Sharpie.
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I used spray paint to create the background gradient and a burst of red.
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On the easel, I painted the ripped texture, the reptile skin, and the eye.
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I photographed the canvas and put it into Photoshop. I added some shading and corrected some color.
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The background doesn't quite have that "skin" texture. What better source than my own skin? Here's my arm on the scanner.
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Image with skin texture in place.
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Stock image of cracked texture layered on top.
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Now to add the I Ching. Moody always volunteers to help.
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Markering in the I Ching.
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I Ching added to the layered file.
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Final touches include scar tissue in the upper left and darkening the red around the center rip.
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