Software Practice Part 1:
Firstly we uploaded an image of myself onto Photoshop, before we edited the photo, we duplicated the image in case we made any mistakes, seen below:
By selecting 'image' and then 'adjustments' you are given the option to change a number of things about your image, some of these things include change of colour, contrast, saturation, highlights, shadows ectr. Seen below:
Once you have made any alterations, and you are happy, we decided that there was an area on my black and white image which we wanted to add colour to. Firstly we had to create a new layer, seen below:
click on the black square positioned on the bottom left hand side of the programme and choose the colour that you want. Click on the 'brush' tool and increase or decrease the size of the brush to your preference. After you have done this, colour in the area you wish to add colour, seen below:
Once you have finished, above where you see all of your different layers there is a box titles 'normal.' Open that up and scroll through the different choices until one makes in my case, the eyes, look natural. Seen below:
Final Image:
Software Practise Part 2:
Firstly we uploaded an image of myself onto Photoshop. We selected the 'quick selection' tool, increased the size of the brush and selected the background, seen below:
As you can see from the above image, after selecting the background of the image using the 'quick selection' tool, some of the subject (myself) has also been selected. To alter the selection, click on the 'subtract' symbol positioned on the top left hand side of the programme. This enables you to alter what has been selected, seen below:
Once you are happy with the selection of your background, click on 'select' and then on 'inverse.' Then back into 'select' and this time click on 'refine edge,' seen below:
The background of your image will now disappear and you will be left with what you didn't select - the subject, over the top of a white background. You see that the image you are left with will not exactly look natural, and that is where the 'refine edge' tool box which has appeared will be put into practise. Using the tools from this box your aim is to first smooth the edges around the image. Then select the 'refine edge' icon, increase or decrease the size of the brush to your preference and trace round the outline of your subjects hair. This will delete the white background and recover the hair you missed using the 'quick selection' tool. Once you have traced around the outline of your subjects hair, click on 'decontaminate colour' and press okay. Seen below:
Now you will see that you are left with your subject and all of the hair, appearing natural. Once you are at this stage and you are happy with the final outcome, delete your original image and create a new layer, seen below:
Now to add a new background, there are multiple ways that you can do this. One way is to just fill the background with a gradient or plain colour, another way is to open up a new image, and paste it onto the new layer you just created. The image that you have chosen may be too big or too small, you can transform your image by selecting the 'arrow shaped' icon positioned at the top left hand side of the programme. Apply this transformation once you are happy, seen below:
Drag your new layer underneath the layer you previously created containing your subject, seen below:
The size of your subject (myself) may not look in proportion to your new background. Using the same methods to transform your new background, you can transform the size of your subject until it looks natural with your background.
Seen below:
Final Image:
Software Practise Part 3:
first i uploaded the image i created from software practise part 2 and create a new layer, seen below:
Hide the original layer so that the only visible layer is the one you just created. select the 'T' icon which allows you to add text and draw a box anywhere on your newly created layer, seen below:
Select the box you have just created on your new layer and add your text, seen below:
Once you have added your text you can use the above functions to change the size, font, colour and sharpness ectr.
Seen below:
Selecting the 'arrow shaped' icon positioned on the top left hand side of programme you are able to transform your text to the size you want. Once you are happy apply the transformation, seen below:
Reselect your original layer and see what your image now looks like.
Seen below:
As you can see from the above image the text doesn't blend in to the background of the image, therefore to make the text appear natural, as if it belongs with the images surroundings, first double click on the layer containing the text, and you will see a 'layer style' box appear.
Seen below:
Using the blending tools you are able to blend the text into the surroundings of the image, in this case the text appears to have been spray painted onto the brick wall. this works by increasing the amount of light pixels that are seen through the text, seen below:
However even tho you have now blended the text, the edges are still extremely crisp. Therefore to enhance the naturalism of your new text you can blur the edges. You can do this by clicking on 'filter' and then scroll down to 'blur' and then select 'Gaussian Blur.' This allows you to blur the text to your preference.
Seen below:
Final Image:
(Hayden Gene is my Group Member)
