Assignment 2: Photoshop (face of...)

I had chosen Kara Walker, an artist for this assignment.

Her art works are very narrative, although is a bit violent. The way each character that she created in her artwork are very interesting. The features are being enhance, in order to bring out the silhouette. This is what I wanted to create the look on her by bringing her face features out first.
  
  

This is her original image

Later on, I liquify her face looking more like an "alien".

1. I used bloat tools to bloat the eyes
2. Then I used pucker tools to shrink the nose and mouth
3. I adjust the face using forward wrap tools to make it looking more like and alien.
4. I make the face slimmer using forward wrap tools.

Here how it looks like after I edit it.

Looking like "ET" now.

Now I edited the tone, brightness, and contrast of the face.

by doing this, I'll have better effect at my wording later.

Cover the layer, if not the wording won't be able to see, because have to use white text to do the effect later.

Next... Is time to add the wording/text on the the face.

1. Duplicate the artist face
2. I used pen tool to create the path.
3. later on, I used the horizontal type tool.
4. When the icon is placed at the path tool, it will automatically change to path type tool.

This could take up a few days time to finish it.
(Looking suitable words for this artist)

This how it looks like after I done the texting.
1. Convert all the text to rasterize type at the layer.
2. Adjust the text (edit - transform - warp) according to the face to get the best fitting.
3. Once done, merge all the text layer.

1. Create a new layer
2. Ctrl + backspace to create a black layer as backgound
3. Put this layer below the text and the duplicated of artist.
4. Arrangement should be duplicated layer of artist on the top, below is the typography layer then the black layer.

1. Right click on the duplicated layer of artist, click "create clipping mask"
2. Here's how it looks like after you done this.

Lastly.................

(this method I learn online)

The flaming hair~ at first I wanted to put her art work on to her hair and also used the clipping mask method to do it. I realize that it doesn't work, because of her black hair will blend with the black background. I have no choice but to do the flaming hair.

1. Duplicated the artist image again.
2. Desaturate the image
3.Now invert the colour by pressing Command + I. 

1. Duplicate the layer from above.
2. Then apply the find edges filter
3.Next, invert the colour and change the Blending Mode to Hard light.
4. Then here's the result I got.

1. Duplicate from the layer just now. To have stronger line.

1. Put in the flame image.
2. blending mode change to screen to remove black background.

1. Duplicate a few layer of the fire until the whole hair is covered.
2. Now merge all the layer from the starting of doing the flaming hair process.

1. Now at layer mask to he flaming hair layer.
2. erase the face off.

1. Show the typo layer, and this is what I got.
2. I Used dodge tool and burn tool to adjust the image

So here is the final outcome

Final result
KARA WALKER ~~

After I hand up... My lecturer said that she doesn't looks like a artist. I make her looking more like a model. I was all down at that time. Haizz... never thought of this point. I just thought that bringing her face features out instate of what she have done. I thought of doing this because looking at her art work is almost similar, but after thinking of what the lecturer said... I guess what he said was right.
My fault too... consulting the lecturer last minute. Haha... no excuses for this time.   

Digital Imaging: Week 10

Blend with the tree

Hmm...
over here is all the compilation of technique since week 1-9.
I crop the face image.
Paste it on a background image.
Then I play the face image with the blending option and filter.
I did masking, to erase the image.
Then I burn the whole image to make the "FEEL".

Nothing much...
Experiment a lot over here.

Digital Imaging: Week 9

The fox reflection 

This week also is self exploration week.
So The main technique I use is displacement.

The main part to do the reflection was the displacement:

After I have duplicate the fox layer and flip it.
Then I open a new layer with white blank page.
Next, filter > filter gallery > halftone pattern.

Then apply gaussion blur.
Save this image as psd. file.

 After this have done.
Apply the displacement on the flip over fox image.

Digital Imaging: Week 8

Hybrid (human + fox)

This week... my lecturer already finish the module. Is all by our self now.
So I learn to do some new technique by myself.
This picture.. The main technique I used is liquify.
The rest is adjusted with burn tool, dodge tool and opacity.
Huhu... I make my classmate looking awesome.

Digital Imaging: Week 7

My final result.
Looking like an old man..

This week we learn text on portrait

Is easy, but taking the longest time to do.

All the steps is repeating.

1. Get ready the sketch in the photoshop
2. Type in the text.
3. Rasterize the text

Adjust the image text 

Warp the image until it fits the sketch

Repeat the same process until it is done.
Then add a suitable background for it.

Digital Imaging: Week 6

Print on the fabric

Hybrid human

This lesson is pretty easy. In this lesson I learn how to use displacement
This will make an image blend with the background image very well although there is folding...
This technique can be done if making a tattoo, hybrid, and other effect.

Here is how the displace is done:

Note- before any displacement is to be done.
Desaturate the background then save the image as .psd file.
Open the background image again.

1. Put the flag on to the image.
2. Select the flag layer.
3. Go to filter > distort > displace...

1. Adjust the displace scale
2. Choose the file that you have save the desaturated background image to .psd format.

1. Now your image will look like this.

1. Duplicate the flag.
2. First flag layer, blending option put multiply
3. Copied flag layer, blending option put screen.
4. Adjust the opacity. 

 So, this is the way displacement is done. Many steps for one effect. XD
Thank you~~~

Digital Imaging: Week 5

tracing

texture

This lesson is more interesting than the previous one. I waiting to learn using the tools quite long already. I thought interior architect student will never get to learn it.

We learn how to use the WACOM tablet...

basically we learn how to use pen tool to make the shapes and use brush tool to do some shaping and rendering. Then we learn how to stylize the image and so.

Next, learning to make effect and texture, basically just play around with the filter and get the desirable effect.

Is really fun to learn this. Playing around with texture can make a lot of effect