Text Portrait

I did this in a previous class and I wanted to share how it was done.

















This was the original image i brightened it by adjusting the contrast in image ->adjustments -> Brightness/contrast. Then I went into color range and selected shadows.








After making the shadow selection and copying it into a new layer I went back and made another selection this time using mid-tones which I also copied onto an new layer then I merged them and this is how it looked.





I then used text brushes I had made and randomly painted it all over the portrait.









Then I activated the layer painted with brushes, and click on the Add layer mask at the bottom of the Layer palette to add a layer mask.







At the end I added a background layer which I filled with a beige color to make the text stand out.








These were the steps I took to make this portrait but I was able to find a link that is more detailed on how to accomplish this kind of text portrait.
http://www.psdtop.com/blog/photo-effects/typographic-portrait-like-grammys-posters/

Cheetah/ Elephant

For this project my goal was to do something out of the ordinary. Something that you would never see in nature. I wanted the elephant to look like a mixed breed between a cheetah and elephant.

This is the original Image that I found in Google.
http://wowallpapers.com/show_wallpaper/animals/elephant_wallpaper_05_1600x1200.jpg.

First I made a Copy of the original and made a selection with the quick selection tool.

I then used refine edge to feather and smooth out the edges. The Refine edge helped me get more detail that I had missed by using the quick selection. The refine edge helped me select more precisely.

Once I made my more detailed selection with the refine edge I dropped the cheetah texture image and put it in layer Overlay.

This is the link for the Cheetah texture
http://animalprintwallpaper.com/wallpapers/cheetah-print-wallpaper1.jpg

I then made a masked the cheetah image layer onto the elephant using the the elephant selection.

Once the cheetah texture was placed onto the elephant I lowered the opacity to 58%








I then slightly adjusted curves and made a clipping mask only for the elephant so that the whole image wouldn't be affected by the curve layer.

Lastly I ended up adding a curve layer to make the background look more connected to the elephant.

Overall I like how this project turned out. I like the calm night and anything is possible kind of feel and surrealism. My goal was to make it look dreamlike that's why I chose this background.




With this background it seemed more like a painting drawn on wood material and I like how it looks crafty.









This is the links for the images
Girl
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs18/f/2007/18/7/9/Mmm___hot_chocolate_by_tennyo_ceres.jpg
Teddy Bear
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUOUWw9aaZLmmM4HVknE5iWynn7AhqYAIX4dHLjdsARbjDZQZ4sZFWO6PLEW9LQQLUi5CaRhgAm5zk6VhNvGTW0WFuUmtPu7UO2Aj06S54voK_7C5LAyTRWW6By26xUXO-rXjrlcg_5A/s1600/929+teddy+bear+iii+08-2010.jpg
Tree
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg172/shout_Music/8c5f5938.png?t=1301069480



Original Image.







I used a layer mask to extract the tree drawing and used the brush tools with different opacity to paint the tree.






I did the same for the girl, i used a layer mask to extract her.








I then added a new layer and with a with the brush make a what smokey shape and lowered the opacity to make look more smokey.






Again i used a layer mask to extract the teddy bear and lowered
the opacity and with the eraser tool (opacity lowered for eraser) i erased some of the teddy on its layer mask to make it look smokey/faded.




I tried a wood texture on it.







The added more opacity to the bear because it was too faded.

Masking techniques and shadow technique and Changing background.










This is the original background image.








I added the image of the girl in the canoe and made a selection using the polygon lasso tool around her to make a layer mask.





I then added an Adjustment layer to lower the vibrance of the girl to -35. I then applied it as aclipping mask to the layer mask of the girl.

I then two copies of the image with the girl and the canoe and used the free transform to flip then and lower the opacity to 37% to make it look like a shadow in the water.

Lastly I cloned stamped the black part of the shadow because that wouldn't really be reflected on the water.