For this Photoshop challenge, we were asked to incorporate different elements of nature in to a photo of a man. The first thing we had to choose was the photos we wanted to photoshop into different parts of the original picture. One of the first photographs I saw was an interesting rock wall. I really liked the unique colors it had, so I started by putting that photo into the man's jacket. I did this by creating a layer mask that worked alongside the picture of the rock wall, along with the original photo and I made it so the photo only would show through the area I wanted. After this, I also added a curve adjustment layer to make the rocks appear a little darker than before. Lastly, I changed the blending mode to "pass through" to make the colors pop even more.
Next I started to work on the man's hair. Since I made the jacket look like rocks, I figured it would look really good if I made the rest of my photo rock themed. Once I decided this, I knew that it would be perfect to make the man's hair a mountain! Once I found an image that I liked, I placed it in to my Photoshop document and began editing. I started by creating another layer mask in the shape of his hair and then lining up the mountains how I wanted. After I lined up the photos, I had to make a few minor adjustments to make sure the mountain was in the shape I wanted, and nothing from the original photo was showing through that I didn't want. Lastly, I feathered the edge of the hair to make the transition a little more subtle from one image to the other.
The last part of this photo that I edited was the shirt and collar. I wanted something that would compliment the colors of the jacket, so I searched for a lighter color of rock. I eventually came across one that I liked, and created a layer mask to place the image in the wanted area. After that, I changed the blending mode to "color burn". I thought this mode helped to make this part of the image stand out while also working well with what I had already created.
I would say my final image ended about how I expected it to. I was very happy with how the jacket and shirt ended up looking and I think I did a good job adjusting the colors. However, the mountain as his hair didn't end up quite as well as I was hoping. Even though I feathered the edges, I still think it doesn't really look natural where it is. In hind sight, I might have tried to change the brightness or other aspects of the coloring to help make it better fit the rest of the image. Lastly, if I were to do this again I think I would have made some changes to the background. The man includes so many different vibrant colors, that I think it looks a little weird with just a plain white background. As a whole, I am fairly pleased with how my first Photoshop challenge looks and I think it definitely helped me better establish my current Photoshop skills.
Next I started to work on the man's hair. Since I made the jacket look like rocks, I figured it would look really good if I made the rest of my photo rock themed. Once I decided this, I knew that it would be perfect to make the man's hair a mountain! Once I found an image that I liked, I placed it in to my Photoshop document and began editing. I started by creating another layer mask in the shape of his hair and then lining up the mountains how I wanted. After I lined up the photos, I had to make a few minor adjustments to make sure the mountain was in the shape I wanted, and nothing from the original photo was showing through that I didn't want. Lastly, I feathered the edge of the hair to make the transition a little more subtle from one image to the other.
The last part of this photo that I edited was the shirt and collar. I wanted something that would compliment the colors of the jacket, so I searched for a lighter color of rock. I eventually came across one that I liked, and created a layer mask to place the image in the wanted area. After that, I changed the blending mode to "color burn". I thought this mode helped to make this part of the image stand out while also working well with what I had already created.
I would say my final image ended about how I expected it to. I was very happy with how the jacket and shirt ended up looking and I think I did a good job adjusting the colors. However, the mountain as his hair didn't end up quite as well as I was hoping. Even though I feathered the edges, I still think it doesn't really look natural where it is. In hind sight, I might have tried to change the brightness or other aspects of the coloring to help make it better fit the rest of the image. Lastly, if I were to do this again I think I would have made some changes to the background. The man includes so many different vibrant colors, that I think it looks a little weird with just a plain white background. As a whole, I am fairly pleased with how my first Photoshop challenge looks and I think it definitely helped me better establish my current Photoshop skills.
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