Photoshop Inspirations

Image that would be really hard to photoshop yourself in to:

There are many light sources from multiple angles which I find difficult to work with.

Image that inspired you for an idea for the "Somewhere" project:

I like the idea of a group photo because you can mimic their clothing style and also brings about opportunity to give the image a creative twist.

Set of images that made you laugh:

I like how the artist just zoomed in on the kid when the customer asked for him to be removed.

Illusion that you might want to recreate:

I thought these images brought a lot of fear when I first saw them. They really caught my eye and I had to second check the images.

Somewhere

Somewhere:

For this project we were to seamlessly insert ourselves into a setting from a favorite movie, show, or historical event. To accomplish this task, I player around with masks and layers specific to lighting and coloring.

When deciding what image of myself to use, I analyzed the other characters in the image. I thought it was important to maintain consistency with the hat look as well as having my eyes looking at the camera. I masked myself into the background and used tools like the stamp tool and blur tool to fill in the affected background. I found it easy to replicate the stone wall because it was a fairly basic design. The couch was a little harder to redesign because of the elaborate design on the blanket.

In terms of lighting, I found that my original image of myself was much darker. I messed around with the brightness and contrast to readjust to fit the new background.

I also had to consider shadows that were already established. I created a realistic shadow from my body and had to slightly adjust the shadow from the character to my right.

Through the use of masking and layering I inserted myself into an image from a favorite tv show. I needed to consider attire, colors, brightness, and shadows when forming this image.


Inspirations:

Somewhere:

Hours worked on: 2

Autoscopy

For this autoscopy project I was tasked with taking a photo of myself and transforming it into something I never knew of myself. For this assignment, I wanted to create an image of opposites and mystery.

I used the hue/saturation filter to add a layer of red to about half of the image. I used the quick selection to select areas like clothing, skin, or objects. For my filter variations, I decided to contrast clothing with the body and espresso cup.

To add an element of mystery and a serious tone I modified the background with various masks. I added Venetian blinds to give a film noir mood and used that inspiration when masking the typeface "STAY INSIDE".

This fantasy scene can be interpreted in many ways in today's times. It is important to note the typeface as it has been one of the government's suggestions during this outbreak.

Original:

Inspirations:

Autoscopy: 

Hours worked on: 5

BW to color

For this project, I used masking and selection techniques to create 3 different color variations of myself. For colors, I used a color harmony wheel from Adobe.

This project really challenged me to improve my color masking skills. I believe the triad color variation is the most cleanly colored image. However, for the square and compound color variations, I had more difficulty with cleaning up edges to create a polished product.

In terms of selecting areas to color, I found this to work out pretty well. Although not always precise at first, I was able to clean up some big areas with the stroke tool that I would not have been able to do with just a selection tool.

I really enjoyed working with layers for this project. Specifically within the sunglasses, and the nose and mouth. I am pleased with the way the sunglasses have a 3-D pop to them simply from the color variations and the layering of objects. I also really like the way the nose and mouth came out because I was unsure how I was going to distinguish those areas from the rest of the face.

Through the use of various selection tools and coloring tools I was able to create these newly colored images. I would like viewers to take special notice to the triad color variation, as that is my most proud product from this assignment.

Original:

 Black and White:

 Triad:

 Square:

 Compound:

Total hours worked on: 10-15