Image by reference

Test Task for AAA Game Art Studio

__Tasks__
1) Create an image of an Arab girl dancing in a crowd of people, based on the provided reference, in Pixar style; image size: 2520×720. The main focus was on the placement of the main character and the environment.
2) Cleanly separate the characters into different layers so that no overlay traces are visible.

__Implementation__
1) Since there were no strict requirements regarding scene details (time of day, location, old or modern city, etc.), I made a few artistic assumptions that, in my opinion, did not contradict the assignment and complemented it harmoniously.
2) Using the provided reference, I created a draft image in the required style, consistent with the reference in terms of composition (the girl in the center of the frame, surrounded by a clapping and joyful crowd, with old buildings in the background).
3) Corrected the hands and faces, primarily of the main heroine, as well as some people in the crowd.
4) In Photoshop, I separated the main heroine and the crowd into different layers. I also refined the background so that it looked complete and did not give the impression that part of it was “cut out.”
5) Performed an upscale of the image to improve its quality.

__Time & Price__
The entire work took about 4 hours. I estimate the cost of such work at 700 UAH (300 UAH for the image based on the reference + 400 UAH for layer separation).

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