4/11/24 - 10/11/24 / Week 7
Brendan Fedya / 0376283
Digital
Photography and Imaging / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative
Media / Taylor's University
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. LECTURES
➼ Double Exposure
Double exposure is merging multiple images into one to make them more harmonious, this usually features silhouettes. With black & whites, double exposure portraits will be more interesting, it gives them a unique depth.
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| Figure 1.1: Double exposure portrait (05/11/24). |
➼ Color Theory
Color theory is a very powerful knowledge every designer must have, simply because of colors, designs could improve drastically. This is because there's a certain psychological connection in how humans perceive colors, and we take that to our advantage.
Note: CMYK are colors for printing, while RGB is for digital display.
Figure 1.2: CMYK and RGB (05/11/24).
Below is a visualization of how hue, shade, tint, and tone works:
Figure 1.3: Hue, shade, tint, and tone (05/11/24).
There's a color scheme called the monochromatic color scheme, this means it's only based on a single color, and other colors within the scheme are only shades of that particular color. Here's few other color arrangements to make a visually pleasing design:
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Figure 1.4: Color schemes (05/11/24).
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Whites are oftenly used as a primary or secondary color, it could pair with almost anything. Blacks, on the other hand are used in a very restrictive manner, but at times it could still be used for background as a primary color. Warm colors usually evoke feelings of energy, happiness, and optimism, while cool colors evoke feelings of soothing and calming, but sometimes also sadness. The hues of warm and cool colors are split in the center into half:
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Figure 1.5: Psychology of color (05/11/24).
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II. TUTORIAL
In this week, we were tasked to do a double exposure version to replicate the one in the tutorial, and then do our own version of it.
Tutorial video:
III. PRACTICAL
➼ Image #1: Tutorial Application
1. I did select subject instead of manually masking the character to save time, then we use the refine brush edge tool to polish the unmasked areas.
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| Figure 3.1: Masked character (05/11/24). |
2. Now, I added a solid color layer under the masked character portrait layer.
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| Figure 3.2: Adding background layer (05/11/24). |
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3. Curves set to S shape to create a more contrasting image. |
| Figure 3.3: Curve adjustment layer (05/11/24). |
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4. Place the other image and use the eyedropper tool to get the same background with the forest image, then do clipping mask to the portrait, after that I could unmask her face with the brush tool.
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| Figure 3.4: Clipping mask (05/11/24). |
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5. Add the other elements given such as birds and clouds, use darken / multiply blending mode to remove the background of the image. Lastly, add a gradient map to further enhance the portrait's artistic feel, and finish!
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| Figure 3.5: Utilizing blending mode and gradient map (05/11/24). |
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The tutorial is a bit hard to follow because it's too fast and there aren't any voice guidance or description provided throughout the video. But since Mr. Fauzi made a google slide about the process, we could get more about what is going on.
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Figure 3.6: Final artwork, tutorial double exposure (05/11/24).
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➼ Image #2: Self-Portrait
For the second portrait, I chose a picture of me in a golden hour phase because it gives a somewhat ethereal feeling to the whole portrait, especially when the light shines through my eyes. I'm planning to make the eye as the main focal point.
The theme I will be taking right here is a traditional Japanese culture aesthetic. In my opinion, the spiritual elements gives a very mystical and otherworldly vibe, which compliments very well with my golden hour portrait.
I referred from 'Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku' series, it blends dark tones with the mysterious colorful atmosphere, creating a mix of beauty and horror. Here's the references along with the materials I used:
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Figure 3.7: 'Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku' series reference (06/11/24).
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| Figure 3.8: Editing materials (06/11/24). |
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1. Repeat the steps from the previous image for my portrait picture. |
Figure 3.9: Portrait edit (06/11/24).
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2. I clipped the flower field into my portrait, so it looks like my body is being covered by flowers. I enhanced it with additional details. also used the brush tool to reveal some of the colors instead of just black, so that I could emphasize the reference more. |
Figure 3.10: Portrait with clipping mask and details (06/11/24).
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3. Now for the main part, I unmasked black & whites in the eye area, making it appear in a golden hue, and this will allow the attention to be focused to the eyes. I have added further details using the same step as before.
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Figure 3.11: Adding elements with clipping mask, blending modes, and opacity adjustments (06/11/24).
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4. Lastly for the final touch, I added a gradient map along with some butterflies on top of the layer, because I wanted the overhead butterflies to pop out to give a glowing effect, so it cannot be affected by the gradient map I made. |
Figure 3.12: Final refinements (06/11/24).
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I'm quite satisfied on how it turns out because it really matches my intended nuance. If I could describe it in a word, it would be mysticism, but in a dark fantasy symbolizing the duality of life and death.
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Figure 3.13: Final artwork, self double exposure (06/11/24).
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IV. REFLECTIONS
It's hard to follow instructions at first because it seems very complicated, having to merge images, edit elements seamlessly like those fashion albums, film and cinematic posters.
I thought we're not still in this level yet, but then I realized this is just a mental barrier. After doing exactly according to the tutorial, I could do my version without any issue, and I could express my creativity as I intended, which means I'm getting used to using the tools in Photoshop.
According to me, this is my best artwork I made in this module so far, and because of this, I found that I've improved a lot compared to the previous weeks, and I will still continue to improve more.
Your attention is valued, thank you for reading until the end!
4/11/24 - 10/11/24 / Week 7
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