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07/21/2006 03:19:12 PM · #1 |
In the past two months, I've stepped aside from the actually taking of photos part of photography to try and concentrate on learning Photoshop CS2 which I got in April. So continuing in my quest I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction with something.
I need help in figuring out how to do a photomanip type of thing similar to what Kerry Roper does or something along the lines of this [img] 348702[/img] where textures are used creatively as backgrounds, etc.
I understand it's a complex process, but if someone could point me in the right direction that would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Lee
Message edited by author 2006-07-21 15:19:53.
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07/21/2006 03:21:30 PM · #2 |
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07/21/2006 03:26:37 PM · #3 |
A lot of that kind of work would be be easier done in Illustraitor or Painter but for the photoshop part it looks like compositing images and processing the pictures to have a grunge feel to them. Have you checked out the video by Joey Lawrence? I don't personally have a copy but I think it might point you in the right direction.
I'm sure one of the hundred or so people who ordered it will chime in soon ;) |
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07/21/2006 03:29:29 PM · #4 |
In a nutshell, you work on two separate images; the BG and the subject/overlay. Possibly more than two, depending on the complexity of your project. You get the BG the way you want it, then you erase everything but the subject on your other image, then copy that and paste it on the background, then zoom in and fine-tune the overlaid image with any of a number of possible tools; the eraser is a simple way to start.
You can later the relationship of the layers to each other by playing with the layer modes and opacities on the top (subject) layer.
Robt.
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07/21/2006 03:31:08 PM · #5 |
This was posted by kiwiness in the comments for that photo.
Originally posted by kiwiness:
Approx. 5 hours of work, 63 layers (all named :), Wacom graphic tablet, lots of brushes and masks. Only the girl is real and I airbrushed the rest on the Wacom, including the hair. |
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07/21/2006 03:31:29 PM · #6 |
Thanks Rob, and I've gotten that far. What gets me is when the layers begin to blend with each other so that it seems as though the "subject" has taken on the texture of the "background". The only way right now that I have figured out how to do this is by using Multiply, but that only works when the area surrounding a texture is white.
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07/21/2006 03:36:38 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Tranquil:
Thanks Rob, and I've gotten that far. What gets me is when the layers begin to blend with each other so that it seems as though the "subject" has taken on the texture of the "background". The only way right now that I have figured out how to do this is by using Multiply, but that only works when the area surrounding a texture is white. |
You can, for example, overlay subject on BG and make that layer 50% opaque, or whatever works, in whatever mode seems to do the best job. Then you can overlay the subject on top of THAT a second time at 100% and "normal", and you can go in and erase with a soft brush at whatever % of erasure works best for you those areas of the subject you want to see through to the 50% overlay layer underneath, etc etc...
Robt.
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07/21/2006 03:38:36 PM · #8 |
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07/21/2006 03:42:48 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by Tranquil:
Ah, now we're cooking! |
Don't forget the garlic :-)
R.
Edit to add: if you are overlaying the subject and moving it around, then you are gonna want to recopy it AFTER it is moved but BEFORE you do the transparency bit, and paste it in place as the new layer, then turn that layer off so you can do the transparency thing, then turn it back on for the erasing thing. And you can link these layers together so they stay aligned and you can move them simultaneously I believe. But alignment would be critical in this workflow...
Message edited by author 2006-07-21 15:45:24.
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07/21/2006 03:48:51 PM · #10 |
for this one I removed the spider from the original black background then added my textures and such then added the spider back on another layer so that he stood out from the background.
Edit to add: the texture is very dark and may not show very well one some monitors.
Message edited by author 2006-07-21 15:49:36. |
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