Monday 26 November 2012

Erik Johansson - Surreal 3D Outdoor Room

Erik Johansson - Surreal 3D Room
Surreal 3D Outdoor Room
By: Gurnisha Sidhu
Photoshopped in Adobe Photoshop CS3


The Process:

The process of this project was to find an image of a landscape on Google images. The the second step was to open it into Photoshop, unlock the background and had created a new file. After that, I moved the image to the canvas layer. The third step was to remove the sky from the image with the Lasso Tool and then replace the sky image with the old sky. Then I used the Free Transform, and used the Rectangle Marquee Tool to split the images into three parts. Then, I measured from zero to three on the ruler, which is located on the left hand side of the screen and made a rectangle. After, I moved the left wall to the new canvas, free transformed it, and moved the perspective to make a 3D look to it. I did all these steps for all my walls but from different places on the ruler. The left wall is from zero to three, the right wall is from seven to ten, and the middle wall is from four to six. Adding a floor was a little difficult because I had to pick the right floor with the right colour that would work well with my picture and the size was a bit difficult to find. But then, I found a floor and moved it into another canvas and then I had to put the floor layer on top of the walls layer so that the images would look like one piece not a bunch of pieces put together. To make the floor look like one piece with the walls, I had to create a black rectangle around the floor and had to add it to the left side, middle and right side to make it look 3D. Then, I made some adjustments to the floor colour and had to adjust the colour balance. After adjusting the colours for the whole image, I put a painter into the image. For the painter I had to separate him from the background that he was already on by using the Polygonal Lasso Tool and trace along the painter's body. After that I had to isolate the painter from the image and drag it to the canvas by using the Move Tool (V). Then I had to switch to Free Transform Mode and resize the painter. Then, I gave the painter some shadows and highlights Dodge Tool/Burn Tool (O). Then, I had to create a new layer named "Shadow of painter part two" and put this under the "Shadow of painter" layer. Then, I had to create a new layer and name it "Ladder shadow 1" and apply shadows to the ladder by using the Brush Tool (B). Then I had to adjust the ladder's colour. Then I created more shadows on the ladder and had to create a new layer and name it "Ladder Shadow 2.




Thursday 8 November 2012

Erik Johansson

Erik Johansson


#1 - Cut & Fold

This image was found on Erik Johansson's website. I found this picture very interesting because the way the two roads are being cut apart and separated from the white dotted line in the middle of the road. I also like the picture because the hue and saturation is well put together. The name of this image is just perfect for this image.

 #2 - Common Sense Crossing 

This image was found on Erik Johansson's website. I personally found this picture very interesting because it makes you think which direction each car goes on an actual road. The image looks like an illusion. This picture really makes your mind go crazy thinking about the image. The name of this is personally an awesome name for this image, it really is a common sense crossing.

#3 - Vertical Turn

This last image was also found on Erik Johansson's website. I think Erik Johansson is really creative with taking his pictures  I personally love how the boy at the top is looking down the path. The boy looks very shocked looking down the ramp. I think the boy is looking down in great position. The name for this image is also perfect.


Wednesday 7 November 2012

Retouch A Bland Model Portrait

 Retouch A Bland Model Portrait In Photoshop
Location: Clayton Heights Secondary

#1 - Sarah Veloo 
 #2 - Russell Agustin
#3 - Robin Castro

The Process:

The process of photoshopping these images was very difficult and took a lot of work. First I had to open the image in Photoshop CS3 and unlock the image to a layer. Then after doing that you make a selection using the Quick Selection Tool. With the quick selection tool you need to make a barrier of the face and a little bit of the body. After that step, you need to refine the edges. Then click the dialog box and check the smart radius. Then, go to the Output module and select new layer with layer mask. Using the Spot Healing Tool, you can repair any scars or dark spots. Then use the Patch Tool and Clone Stamp Tool to clean up any stray eyelashes. For the eyebrows make a selection on the upper half of the eyebrow and then copy the selection using New Layer via Copy (Cmd + Mac/Ctrl + J Win). Then clean up mess areas around the eyebrows. You also add eyelashes but I didn't have to on some of the images, I only added them on one of the images. After all those steps, you can add makeup and change the hair colour if I want to. I did most of these steps for all my images. I tried my very best to do these images in photoshop even though i was very difficult.