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art, ART 177 photoshop 1, colorful, digital art, illustration, photography, photoshop, silhouette
A few weeks ago I saw a bulletin that had a gradient background with silhouetted people jumping in the air. I wanted to recreate the image and knew that we were going to have a chance to do so. I tried 2 different variations for this project, one with a natural image and the other as an illustrated image.
The natural image is of a photographer behind a large format camera taking a picture of the lions lying on the log. I liked the idea behind this one with the silhouetted photographer hiding behind the bushes to photograph the lions, but with the two images together, I wasn’t really “feeling” the composite. Maybe I could have added some dramatic color changes to adjust the mood.
I used the quick selection tool with a combo of the lasso tool. I also added a mask to my layer so I could adjust the silhouette by brushing on or off the black areas.
These are the two images I used.
And here is the final:
Here are the photos I used for the illustrated image:
The second project is a silhouette of my son at his 3-year-old b-day party hitting the piñata. This one took me all day (sorry babe), thinking about what I was going to do, how to lay it out and choosing many photos that did not make the cut. I originally wanted to create a concert feel because I was apart of one this weekend, but to my disappointment there were tons of illustration that were very similar to what I wanted to do.
I had an idea as to the background I wanted, so I created that first using the rectangle marquee tool and creating a gradient in each strip. I also knew I wanted grass at the bottom. I thought I would try adding a tree to see how it came out, I tried to select a lot of different types of trees but I did not like the way the were coming out. This tree was selected as you see it, at first I did not like it but it grew on me. I like how the branches extend across the top of the image kind of creating a border. For my son, I needed to use 2 separate images because the piñata photo my son was cut off and adding only half his body didn’t look to appealing. So I found one of him on his scooter and I selected his bottom half of his body and added it to his torso. I also added a mask to blend the two layers together.
All in all, I flipped the kid (and resized), the tree and the large blades of grass, added some extra visual elements, used a combo of the color range with the lasso, marquee and quick selection tool, refine edge, changed blending modes and created masking on some of the layers.
This one is definitely my favorite of the two projects.
So here is the final:
*All images were taken from the internet except for the child*
hammerfalls said:
Okay so yea I feel the one with the photographer failed to work as a comp, wise choice to can it. But the other one with the kid and pinata, now that is good work. Very well done, nice clean and crisp.
queenvoney6687 said:
I REALLY like the child one. It looks like something i would see in a childrens magazine. very attractive. I like the bold colors and the color pallet you used. All in all it is a very fun piece.
tarrynbrynn said:
The illustrated image is definitely my favorite as well but both projects were brilliantly thought out. 🙂 Wonderful Work!
melanielthomas said:
Your second attempt is awesome, it shows that you enjoyed doing it more too. Very nice!
mydesignpage said:
Awesome! Love them. Great minds think alike, we kind of had the same idea but yours is way better. Looks great!
doniainphx said:
yeah, angle is all off on the wildlife one but the child image is fun, bold.
Lourdes said:
Wow! Such a fabulous blending of multiple mediums. I love the result. Good job!
nathannelsonross said:
Looks awesome, come on man, save some photoshop for us!
riot45 said:
Great use of color! It has a sort of graphic-comic book feel.
necroxophelia said:
Doing a great job with each assignment. You have a good eye for composition and color that seems to fit well with your personality. I enjoy the carving on the tree and how it seems to glow.
CassieRose said:
I absolutely love your illustrated image! That took a lot of work, and you combined it all very well. I like the photographer one as well! Great job!
aldesignfire said:
The gradient looks awesome. Nice touch.
jessicathorne said:
very cool
artforpandas said:
I like them both frankly. The one with the kid and the pinata is so vibrant it really grabs your attention and I like the subject on your first one. You did a nice job on both!
photosbyamyb said:
You did a great job on both pictures but I love the one with the boy. Awesome!
electriclumpyland said:
great job – a little disappointed the kid was hitting a pinata instead of a beehive 🙂
Aleida said:
I was RELIEVED he was hitting a pinata and not a beehive!
Ari D.W said:
Looking back at it, it does kind of look like a beehive 🙂