Photoshop Workshop : Exploring The Manipulation of Images...

James has returned (we can't off scared him to much last year!), to help expand our knowledge of computer software. Last year we learnt about editing and post-production using the software 'After Effects', this time we have focused on Photoshop, as for our ancillary task we must create a film poster and review page, photoshop therefore is a key element in the completion of these tasks. I personally had a little insight into photoshop before we started, as last year James taught me a bit about how to create a transparent background to objects and move them so you could create a final image using a range of smaller images, as I needed this skill to create my beachut-sea gull ident image (so I didn't feel I was going into the task completely blindness just slightly).

We were focusing on completing our own "creature"  inspired by the botanical-artwork-heroes image. We were set the task of choosing our own base image (I chose a mushroom), our own set of crazy eyes, and any other features we thought our "creature" needed in order to create an impacting effect - I went for the "cute creature" look than scary! Once we had formed our basic image, we then had to develop a knowledge in changing and manipulating colours and saturation, in order to stop the image from looking like lots of different elements pulled together (even thought in fact that is what it was!). Once we were happy with our final image, we started to focus on adding text (which is a crucial aspect to creating the review), we learnt how to create a word path, in which the text follows the line (example = round the image in a circle) or goes around in the image (example = when a box a is formed by the lines).

Here is an photo collage of the different processes involved in creating my "cute creature" :

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