Final image outcome.

Final image outcome.

I feel that I have achieved my desired final image and have fulfilled the points in my proposal.

Photoshop during final piece.

screen shot of final piece in Photoshop.

Screen shot of final piece layers in Photoshop.

The screen shot above shows that I used Levels, Curves, Adjustment layers, Masks, hue/saturation and layer styles.
 

Final Production.

 The base image I used for the project is a close up of some coral with a fish within it.

The first edit I did was to, using the stamp tool, remove the fish from the image. I then used the curves and the levels to create areas of darkness and adjusted the contrast to add brightness to some areas.

I then added an image of a scuba diver to the background and gave it an "overlay" layer style, I also applied a mask to it so I could hide the right side of the image. I also adjusted the levels of the scuba diver and reduced the opacity. Using the bush tool and motion blur I crated some light ray coming from the direction of the diver and reduced their opacity so they are very faint in the background.

I then placed some coral in the foreground and slightly blured it to give it some depth for when I later added in the text. In the left hand corner I duplicated the background to put it in the foreground so later the text can sit behind it.

 I then added the text "LIFE" in a font called "Molot", to this text I added a large outer glow in green and a small drop shadow to give it some depth. I then added a layer mask of an image that I created to give the text some texture. Above the text I added some light steaks using the brush tool and motion blur,  I reduced the opacity then using the blur tool made it look like the text is giving off some kind of chemical.

I then added some bubbles to above the text to emphasise the idea that it is giving of some kind of chemical. I also reduced the bubbles opacity and added a layer mask so that I could hide some bubbles and emphasise others.

 To the entire image I applied levels and curves adjustment layers to darken certain areas.

Next I added some mutated fish and some more coral to the right side of the image. To these I then applied levels adjustment layer masks .

Finally I applied a green overlay to the rock in the foreground to make it look like it was covered in sea weed. 

Image sources:
Font: Molot (http://jovanny.ru/)
All foreground, background and base image: http://sxc.hu/

Magazine cover.

Shark Attack.

I used a script font with an overlay layer style, behind a sans-serif font. The sans-serif has a semi-opaque gradient to give it the effect of a metallic finish, it also has a drop shadow to slightly lift if off the page and divide it from the type behind. For the sub-titles I used another different sans-serif font with a small blue outer glow.

Leopard and rhino.

Leopard and rhino.

I layered the skin of a leopard over the top of a rhino to create this effect. I used the liquify tool to warp the skin around the rhino and the applied a layer mask to hide the unwanted leopard skin.

Project proposal.

For this project I will create an image on the theme of "underwater life" that will be submitted to Revolutionart.com's online magazine. The magazine in read by over 70,000 people and contains some of the best current and up-and-coming artist from all around the world.

My concept for this project is to create an scene that will combine the bed of the sea or a reef with typography. I will create the type in 3D then render it in Photoshop adding different textures and creatures to make it appear as if it is in the reef.

The colours that I am going to use for the image will be dark blacks and greens in the background with very bright colours in the foreground.

My influence for this piece comes from the work of Justin Maller, who uses bright colours and often manipulates typography. I like the way that he make the typography part of the landscape, i will try to do this in an underwater environment.

I have decided to do this piece in the landscape (550px X 920px) option as this way I will be able to show more detail to the sea bed and the typography can be larger.

The output for this project will be screen based so I will create it at 150ppi.

Lizard + hippo = Liz-po.

Creation of a liz-po.

Half hippo half lizard. I used the head of a hippo and the body of a lizard. I added a colour balance adjustment layer to change the hippo to the same shade of green as the lizard. Using a layer mask on the hippo I revealed the lizard and blended it in. I then added a levels and brightness/contrast layers and used the stamp tool to get rid of the remaining visible lizard head.

Copyright.

Copyright is a set of exclusive rights that are granted to the creator. Copyright lasts on a single piece for 70 years after witch it enters the public domain, once it has entered the public domain it is free to use and is no longer subject to copyright.

Health and Safety Test.

Health and Safety Test.

My score 70%.

Bitmap and vector

Bitmap and vector

The difference between a bitmap and a vector image. A bitmap is made of  pixels and is saved as a map of where the pixels are on the image and their colour, the problem with this type of image file is that it can not to scaled without the image becoming pix-elated . On the other hand a vector image is created and saved using a mathematical algorithm, which means that it is scalable to any size with it becoming pix-elated.

Drinks, drowning and ice.

Drinks, drowning and ice.

Image sources:
http://girly-drinks.com/girly-drinks-links-halloween-edition/194/
http://ceo-info.com/2009/07/30/whats-the-hot-time-to-cold-call/ice-cubes-2/
http://popsop.com/6240
http://smoont.com/amazing-ice-bars/
http://myonlinetherapy.vox.com/library/post/drowning-in-emotions.html
http://wcjoseph.blogspot.com/2009/11/drowning.html
http://mariovittone.com/2010/05/154/

Mind map.

A class collaboration of ideas around the topic of "Water". 

Under water image research.

Under water image research.

Image sources:
http://pelfusion.com/awesome-graphics/creation-and-manipulation-of-digital-images-by-fiero-animals/
http://www.deviantart.com/
http://www.uwphotographyguide.com/underwater-photography-artistic-compositions
http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs38/f/2008/313/b/c/Deep_deep_sea_by_Sugarock99.jpg
http://abduzeedo.com/old-young-case-study-photoshop-cassio-braga