Above: Final Composite of Photographic Illustration
Below: Detail of final Illustration
Below: Detail of final Illustration
Above: Initial Photograph of character after retouching, and first round of color correction.
Above: Development of the ocean created from scratch in Photoshop using only filters
Below: Further developement of the background ocean
Above: One of the final phases of developing the Matte Painting for the backplate used in image, using Photoshop brushes, 3D assets and filters.