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| Justin Bieber (Original) |
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| Justin Bieber (Enhanced) |
Filter and Adjustments Layout:
The goal of this project was to familiarize us with ways to skillfully use photoshop with an emphasis on photo enhancing via the use of filters and adjustments. Through this layout, I mainly used the filter tool in order to create a sketched drawing of my image. The most successful thing about this specific photo was that I followed the steps carefully yet still managed to come up with a somewhat original result.
Layers Layout:
The goals of this project was to use photoshop tools to create an enhanced self portrait through an emphasis on the layering effect. I used tools such as the quick mask, and the brushes. i learned how to shape and skillfully use the brush to my preference, such as softening it or hardening it and messing around with the "flow jitter". I was successfully able to finish and perfect this photo within 30 mins which displays the fact that I understood what I was doing.
Mask Layout:
The goal of this project was to create a high contrast self portrait with an emphasis on masking. I used the adjustment tool, the pen tool, the magic wand tool, the paint brush tool, and mostly the layer masks. My image turned out to be very professional looking and paralleled the image of the tutorial.
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| Filter&Adjustment |
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| Mask |
As time progresses, the use and effects of images change. Around 50 years ago, colored images and colored photography wasn't available thus all the Hollywood pictures that were taken in history were in black and white because they had to be. As time progressed, images started to be in color yet color also dulled out and black and white made a comeback. Now we use and see many images that are both in black and white and in color. We mainly use a black and white image as an effect to enhance on the past.
Photoshop tools and effects are used to transform portraits because they allow any designer to enhance the image to their preference. Whether it be through color enhancement, layer masking, photo adjustments or even completely altering the reality of the image, Photoshop tools allow a designer to take control. They are the tools used to enhance and edit millions of portraits and transform an artists imagination into reality.
Designers emphasize on their personalities and moods through the use of color, and effects. For example, if I was angry I would possibly blur my image and increase the amounts of red in my photo. if i was sad i could use more of the color blue, and so forth. Depending on the artist, the images they create can be a reflection of who they are.
The internet is a huge resource in the progress of photoshop. There are numerous online tutorials. some of the tutorials are in the form of a video while others are in the form of pictures and text. The tutorials that are via video are the most helpful since we can lively follow each direction. Although, there are many text and photo tutorials that are also very fluent with their directions, i prefer videos. obviously, not all online tutorials are efficient nor are they all accurate.
