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Documentary evidence of the 1893 expedition into the ruins of Chicago.






The body painting was done freehand (because my damn meticulously cut out plastic film templates didn't work for beans) by myself on my good friend Brian, who sat perfectly still watching Junkyard Wars for eight hours straight so the paint wouldn't flake. The double picture was taken by my classmate Louis. Please note the "ghostyness" of the figure is present on the original film (yes, real honest-to-god film).

The picture frame is from: :iconinspyretash-stock:

I desaturated it completely, hand repainted it, then destroyed it with grunge brushes from:
:iconeliburford:

The mold damage/water spotting is a custom brush I came up with.

The picture corners were made from scratch pixels.

Alchemy signs and text brushes from:
:iconscully7491:

All this was a project for my Non-Western Art History class, and went along with a 20-page thesis on Maori ta moko. Just so you know, traditional Maori tattooing was done with a sharp chisel, not with a needle as we are accustomed to. The subject would be fed through a funnel while their face healed to prevent cracking and infection. The designs on the chin are a typically female adornment (sorry Brian, you're still manly...).
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Bnspyrd's avatar
WOW! You did so much more to the frame, and that looks great. Thanks for choosing to include my stock image in your art. :)