Arkflip wrote:I still need to figure how I'll do that for the second movie, because the images I used aren't full body pictures but I'll work on that later.
Here's a trick I use fairly often in situations when I don't have full body pictures to work with... I'll use my Jessica Jones keyart as an example (although I've done this across a lot of my covers).
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And here are the original images:
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As you can see, each picture crops off the characters around the knees (which is actually a lot more of the body than some other photos show). Here's a visual aide of how to extend the bodies...
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Now, of course, this method works best when you're dealing with a heavy amount of shadows and dark areas in your design. For situations when you can't hide the extended part of the body in shadow, you could always try cloning the rest of the legs if possible.
On a few occasions, I've even merged the torso with a pair of legs from another photo (although this relies on having the right two images to work with). In the example below of Wolverine from X2, I was only able to accomplish this because of Wolverine's arms being crossed.
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I hope these little tips and tricks help to make the other covers in the series go a bit smoother for you! Looking forward to seeing some updates whenever you get to them (no rush! Enjoy real life as well!).
All the best,
- K
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