Plague Doctor Mask Illustrations

Here are a couple of more illustrations I've created in Photoshop using my plague doctor masks.

Above is the Ichabod mask, set in an Elizabethan scene. It is titled "The Displeased Patron" and shows the obsequious artist attempting to convince the nobleman that the painting is worthy. I made all the costumes (for both illustrations) years ago when I was in the Society for Creative Anachronism.


Here the Krankheit mask is shown in a medieval setting. The wealthy nobleman is remembering his days during the crusades in the middle east, and the mysterious woman who sold him his plague doctor mask.

All masks shown are available for sale on my etsy store.

Olifant Outlaw

As part of my learning with Photoshop I decided to create a remake of a picture I took of my wife Jill several years ago wearing the Pachydermos mask, as seen below.

I figured with my new camera and lighting equipment that I could improve on the original, which was not well lit and a bit out of focus.


First I posed her on a white background for easy extraction in a pose similar to the first one, and with most of the same costume.


I then went to stock.xchng to look for free pictures that they offer for the furniture and interior. Here is a great old telephone table that looks like it could be Victorian, which is the look I was after.

After extracting the figure in Photoshop (removing the background) I combined her with the seat, resizing them as necessary to make it look like they went together.



Next I looked for wallpaper and discovered this pattern on DeviantArt, which was offered for free usage.


And back on stock.xchng I found a nice old floor.


I decided that a wanted poster for our heroine would be a nice touch, and created this one in Corel Draw. I then combined all the images, and photographed and added in some miscellany to populate the floor for my final image, seen below.




My original plan was to extract the figure and find a single photo to place her in. I ended up with ten separate images which make up the final picture.

Eviction

Another commissioned leather and resin mask. I decided a couple of months ago that I really should learn to take good photographs of my work, and to that end I bought a Canon eos T2i, some good lighting equipment and Adobe Photoshop. I have been studying all three since then, and here, ladies and gentlemen, is my first Photoshopped image of my steampunk leatherwork.


I've titled it Eviction, and I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. Models are my wife and myself. Background is the entry to Empire Mine State Park in Grass Valley, California. The two models and the background were all photographed separately and assembled in Photoshop. What a great program!