Hai, today I would like to show you a simple tutorial how to create a robotic effects. Hopefully after view you can leave a comment. Thanks for viewers.
Final Photo
Original Photo
Step 1
Open the picture. You can download a high resolution picture from Link
You can search from Google Images any chrome objects to add at dragonfly body. Depends your own creativity. My suggestion you can search motorcycle chrome engine. Like this:
Then, find a best part for to crop add paste at dragonfly body. See I crop some part. Using a Polygonal Lasso Tool, Ctrl + C then Ctrl + V at dragonfly body.
Adjust and re-size the part. Press Ctrl + T or go to Edit > Transform > Warp.
Actually to build the robotic machine is very easy. You must creative to fine a suitable part to add on dragonfly body.
This is suitable the dragonfly mouth.
After finish you add on chrome objects to the body, for every parts functions like mouth, eyes part, you can change the color. Go to Image > Adjustment > Hue/Saturation and tick at colorize.
Final Photo
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This is really cool! I'm gonna try it with other things. I always have a hard time with chrome, I never thought to "sample" and match. Thanks for posting this...you inspired me!