For this tutorial we adjusted the brightness of the image and added more greens and blues using colour balance to make the image more vibrant.
For this tutorial we added the bug in to the cup and to make it look more realistic and like it was coming out of the water we added a ripple effect and blended the bugs body into the water using layer masks. We also added shadow under the foot using the brush tool and reducing the opactity of the grey.
For this tutorial we had a basic potato head and a sheet of facial features which we cut out using the lasso tool and then cut them from that document and on to the potato head.
For this we used the paint brush tool on a lowered opacity to change the colour of the animals fur and eyes.
This was made by using the layer mask to blend the three images together.
This tutorial involved using the lasso tool to cut the apple into two and then adding the zip (which was cut out using the magic wand tool and then placed on to the document) to hide the join and blending it with a drop shadow. The orange was then placed behind the other layers.
This tutorial involved using layer masks to blend the city with the buisness man image and then erasing the background of the fork and placing it in the foreground.
For this tutorial we placed shapes over the images (made using the shape tool) and then edited the colours using layer modes.
For this image we traced the outline of the sunglasses then copied the aeroplane image and pasted it inside the selection.
For this image we used layer masks to place the sky above the field, and then used image adjustments to enhance the colours.
For this collage we mixed together different images, shapes and textures and type and edited them using layer modes and by lowering the opacity.
For this tutorial we first selected the hair using the quick selection tool then edited the colour using image adjustments. We did the same for the eyes and lips then added the eyeshadow using the brush tool on a lowered opacity.
This tutorial involved making the background by adding a texture over red and blending it in using layer modes, adding the spotlight and placing the skin texture into the text by selecting it and clicking 'paste into' and then giving it a 3D effect by using the burn tool on the edges and dodge tool to highlight. We also created the sliced effect on the 'i' by using the lasso to cut it in half and then adding the meat image by cutting it out using the lasso and placing it over the bottom half of the letter.
For this tutorial we used a variety of different techniques:
-We cut out the suit and placed it in the background and lowered the opacity
-We added the mask on the bottom half of the face again lowering the opacity
-We added the tree in the background, blending it in using a layer mask
-We added the woodern arms and adding shadows to them to blend them in better and then added the hands on the end
-We added the mask and then placed the image of the eye on top, blending it in using a layer mask
-Lastly we added the watercolour swirly texture on top and lowered the opacity and played around with the layer modes.
For this collage I started off with the bridge layer then I cut out the ballerina and pasted her on top, changing the layer modes and placing a duplicate behind to slightly blur the edges. I placed a newspaper texture over the ground and lowered the opacity and adding fairylights on top, making them black and white and changing the layer mode. I also added two different coloured patterned backgrounds to the sky area and lowered the opacity and changed the layer modes and finally I added the feathers and newspaper on top again playing around with opacity and layer modes.
This tutorial was based around colouring in the illustrations and to do this we selected the areas and used the paint bucket to fill them. I also added a gradient to some of the elements to give a more 3D effect. I also made the text at the bottom by using a basic typeface and using the 3D tool and to make the lines on the planet and the 'age' text I hand drew it with pencil, scanned it in and live traced it. I drew the shapes stuck to the planet with the pen tool and gave them an opaque fill.
For this collage we used layer masks to blend the four images together. Then we changed the colours to give them a summer warm tone using the image adjustments and added the shapes to the top and lowered the opacity of them.
For this collage we cut out plants using the magic wand tool and them duplicated and layered them together to create a symmetrical image. I also used the image adjustments to enhance the colours making them more vibrant.
Next we did a small brief where we went out and took pictures to create nature collages. We also collected things to scan in. Once everything was scanned in and uploaded we layered them together to create collages. This one was made by layering scanned in feathers over an image.
This is one of the smaller elements I made by using the tree to create the shape of the letter. To do this I placed the shape over the letter and removed the excess background.
I used the same technique for this one.
I used a similar technique for this one but instead of removing the fill of the shape I kept it and just lowered the opacity to give the tree a clearer outline.
This is one of the collages we came up with, mixing one of the elements I made with a scanned in leaf and then the outline of that leaf filled with one of the images we took.
This collage incorporates the '7'image I made and two pieces of photography. We then duplicated it and placed them together to make it symmetrical.
Research for holiday collage
For the research for my holiday collage I found images of existing digital collages that I thought were effective and could be an inspiration to me. I annotated them with how I thought it was made and this helped me when creating mine because I had an idea of how the effects in the best collages were created so that if I wanted to I could try it out in my own collage.
Developments/Final Idea
I chose the theme of winter for my holiday collage. To make this I mixed water colour textured backgrounds with ice and snow textures and then edited the colours using image adjustments and placed them together using layer modes to create the background. I also added the word winter which was written in snow on an image and I used layer modes and opacity to fade it. Finally for the background I added the tree and footsteps, blending them with layer modes and opacity. To make the snow globe I cut mountain shapes out of various winter images and layered them together to make mountains. I also edited the colours of these with image adjustments. I made the snowglobe by placing the mountains inside a circular shape and added a cracked glass texture and used a glass effect photoshop tutorial to create the effect of glass. I cut out the base from a real snowglobe and edited the colours to blend it and added an ice texture.
I also tried a different layout using baubles and used the same basic background and inner images, also making a new one for the second bauble using the same techniques. To make the baubles I found existing bauble glass casings and placed them on top of the pictures lowering the opacity and cut out the tops from existing baubles and placed them over the tops of the circles. I didnt like this design as much because I didnt get to use as many textures and techniques as the baubles needed to be the main focus so I found it was plainer and it was hard to get the strings to look realistic enough.
This is my final outcome for the collage which I edited by toning down the background colours to make the snowglobe stand out more and adding a glow around the edges again to make it stand out more as it is a similar colour tone to the background so needed something to lift it off the page.
