2D Rendering From Life

This assignment had us create a miniature 2-D still-life with an item to be found in our environment. I chose a small Funko doll of "Eleven" from Stranger Things that I have sitting on my shelf.

I did my best to portray a three-point lighting set up around it, using multiple sources from my desk lamp, flashlight, desktop monitors.

I then took the image into Photoshop, and using the magic wand tool, copied its shape to begin painting a recreation of the lighting using brushes.

The result on the right appears similar to the original, and it seems as if they both exist in the same environment, however there is still a flatness to both.

The addition of a shadow further pushed the credibility of the lighting in the final image.

Thank you!