Passing of Time

A render I created for my 22nd birthday. decided to make something somber just like my old birthday render project, Flickering Hope (https://www.artstation.com/artwork/1xBGy8). For the lighting, I experimented with gobo effects using a black-and-white blinds mask texture I found online. I then enhanced the lighting and highlights in GIMP by painting and masking specific areas where I wanted additional illumination. I then softened the effect with a Gaussian Blur and set the layer blend mode to Soft Light. Finally, I fine-tuned the colors using Hue-Chroma adjustments. This workflow allows me to make precise lighting and stylistic adjustments without having to go back, modify the scene, and re-render the image.