Sunday, November 30, 2008
fix heidi klum/ then make her into an alien
use the healing brush to repair all of the wrinkles and other problems with heidi
use the red eye tool to fix heidi's red eye.
use the blur tool to smooth out the rest of her skin
create an adjustment layer (levels) and adjust rgb channels separately to change the color of her skin and hair.
download the three statue pieces.
cut them from their background by using magic wand and selection tools. copy and paste them onto heidi's face and arrange them with move/transform. make the pieces fit the face.
clean up the edges of the pieces with the eraser tool.
duplicate the layers of each piece. (drag layer image into new layer button) set each duplicate to screen.
Derive selection from each piece. make a new layer at the top for a color silhouette.
Choose paintbucket and sample heidi's skin color using option key.
Fill selection set with paint (skin color)
Switch blending mode of silhouette layer to color.
Select all three layers by holding shift. Hit apple G for group.
Make sure your move tool is set to auto select group.
Apply a mask to the group.
Use the black to transparent gradient to fade transitions between the face and the statue pieces.
repeat with all of the statue pieces.
use the red eye tool to fix heidi's red eye.
use the blur tool to smooth out the rest of her skin
create an adjustment layer (levels) and adjust rgb channels separately to change the color of her skin and hair.
download the three statue pieces.
cut them from their background by using magic wand and selection tools. copy and paste them onto heidi's face and arrange them with move/transform. make the pieces fit the face.
clean up the edges of the pieces with the eraser tool.
duplicate the layers of each piece. (drag layer image into new layer button) set each duplicate to screen.
Derive selection from each piece. make a new layer at the top for a color silhouette.
Choose paintbucket and sample heidi's skin color using option key.
Fill selection set with paint (skin color)
Switch blending mode of silhouette layer to color.
Select all three layers by holding shift. Hit apple G for group.
Make sure your move tool is set to auto select group.
Apply a mask to the group.
Use the black to transparent gradient to fade transitions between the face and the statue pieces.
repeat with all of the statue pieces.
blur/sharpen/burn/dodge/smudge
alter the picture of the Sacre Cour in the following ways:
Dodge the wall in front of the sacre cour.
Burn the church itself.
Blur the wall in front of the sacre cour to create a depth of field effect
Sharpen the church itself to emphasize its detail
Smudge the sky and clouds into new forms.
Dodge the wall in front of the sacre cour.
Burn the church itself.
Blur the wall in front of the sacre cour to create a depth of field effect
Sharpen the church itself to emphasize its detail
Smudge the sky and clouds into new forms.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
three project ideas for the last week
1.
http://www.design21sdn.com/competitions/17/rules
work on this poster contest. $3000 dollars for 8x11 poster. submit by jpeg upload.
2.
Expand your illustration project:
build some photos into the illustration you are making, or make another page.
3.
A photo-based poster. Any photo based poster, any size.
4.
A photo-based comic book. Use photos to make a comic diary.
free trial of comic software for your mac or pc at home:
http://plasq.com/downloads/
5.
Simply edit a photo set. save a ton of photos on your flash drive and work on them as you will in class.
It is important that you have something to do and are not empty handed in the last week!
http://www.design21sdn.com/competitions/17/rules
work on this poster contest. $3000 dollars for 8x11 poster. submit by jpeg upload.
2.
Expand your illustration project:
build some photos into the illustration you are making, or make another page.
3.
A photo-based poster. Any photo based poster, any size.
4.
A photo-based comic book. Use photos to make a comic diary.
free trial of comic software for your mac or pc at home:
http://plasq.com/downloads/
5.
Simply edit a photo set. save a ton of photos on your flash drive and work on them as you will in class.
It is important that you have something to do and are not empty handed in the last week!
Monday, November 24, 2008
CLASS SCHEDULE AND FINAL ASSIGNMENTS
Your current assignment, the color/illustration project, is due on the last session of class, Monday December 8. Please remember that this assignment should include text of some kind, which brings us in to the narrative you are creating. Along with this assignment, please print out the file of my drawings that you have been working on, also due december 8.
Normally I also assign a large scale photo-editing project, but we only have 2 weeks of work meetings left. So, to fit our time constraints and to ensure that we get through all the photo editing demos, your final project will be something you design yourself. There are two guidelines:
1. Your final should be photo-based. The photos should be photos you've taken yourself.
2. It should be separate from the illustration project.
You can simply edit and adjust any set of photos you have taken, or you might choose to do a photo-collage or poster. A photo-based comic book is also a really fun project. size and output are up to you. please think carefully about your project. Bring a written project proposal and a set of your own photos to work on next class. Remember, it should be something you can do in a few hours, there will be a lot of demos next week.
Normally I also assign a large scale photo-editing project, but we only have 2 weeks of work meetings left. So, to fit our time constraints and to ensure that we get through all the photo editing demos, your final project will be something you design yourself. There are two guidelines:
1. Your final should be photo-based. The photos should be photos you've taken yourself.
2. It should be separate from the illustration project.
You can simply edit and adjust any set of photos you have taken, or you might choose to do a photo-collage or poster. A photo-based comic book is also a really fun project. size and output are up to you. please think carefully about your project. Bring a written project proposal and a set of your own photos to work on next class. Remember, it should be something you can do in a few hours, there will be a lot of demos next week.
final cloud with gradient color layer and light shapes.
an extremely cheesy looking image, but a good example of simple photo editing (with non-photographic goals)
photo brushes and color layers
two quick elements in painting that will bridge us into photo editing:
PHOTO BRUSHES AND COLOR LAYERS
Photo Brushes:
Just use edit> define brush preset
on a photographic source!
take any detail of a photograph and make it black and white. (image>mode>grayscale)
Then use (image>image size) to reduce it to about 2 inches.
remember black defines the brush and white does not paint, so you may need to invert it (apple I)
adjust levels to set transparency (apple L) black is solid and gray is transparent.
when you are ready, use (edit> define brush preset) to make a new brush from a photographic source.
Make a cloud brush, change its parameters so it scatters, and paint into the other cloud image. While painting, use option to sample color from the image.
COLOR LAYERS
color layers are important to photo editing. They define a color for any given value system, and can be masked out to blend the original color. The main application is for photocollage, when you want to mix parts of two different photos.
Make a new layer in the cloud composition. Set its mixing style to (color) fill it with any color using the paintbucket. Your composition is preserved but it's color has changed. Try making color layers with the gradient tool! try masking a color layer or using an active selection set before you fill. Color layers work well as a final step for integrating photobrush work. everything hangs together a little better and seems more believable. Transparent shapes (such as rays of light) seem more believable when unified with the rest of the picture behind a color layer.
PHOTO BRUSHES AND COLOR LAYERS
Photo Brushes:
Just use edit> define brush preset
on a photographic source!
take any detail of a photograph and make it black and white. (image>mode>grayscale)
Then use (image>image size) to reduce it to about 2 inches.
remember black defines the brush and white does not paint, so you may need to invert it (apple I)
adjust levels to set transparency (apple L) black is solid and gray is transparent.
when you are ready, use (edit> define brush preset) to make a new brush from a photographic source.
Make a cloud brush, change its parameters so it scatters, and paint into the other cloud image. While painting, use option to sample color from the image.
COLOR LAYERS
color layers are important to photo editing. They define a color for any given value system, and can be masked out to blend the original color. The main application is for photocollage, when you want to mix parts of two different photos.
Make a new layer in the cloud composition. Set its mixing style to (color) fill it with any color using the paintbucket. Your composition is preserved but it's color has changed. Try making color layers with the gradient tool! try masking a color layer or using an active selection set before you fill. Color layers work well as a final step for integrating photobrush work. everything hangs together a little better and seems more believable. Transparent shapes (such as rays of light) seem more believable when unified with the rest of the picture behind a color layer.
Friday, November 7, 2008
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