A4+Texture+Walldren

Texture & Composition Project

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For my final image I combined 3 separate pictures. By doing so I made 10 changes. These changes included:

1) Using the lasso tool:
 * I used the lasso tool to select my images. I used it on the foot and the grasshopper. After using the tool I clicked inverse to get the image I wanted. By doing so I was able to select a part of the picture I wanted. I then clone stamped it to the other layer I was working on.

2) Using the burn tool:
 * I used the burn tool a lot for this project. I found that I actually really like how it effects the image and makes it look. I used the burn tool on the foot, grasshopper, and the fallen down gravestone. By using the burn tool on the foot it made the lighting look better (before it was too bright). The reason I used the burn tool on the gravestone was to give the effect of a created shadow by the foot. I feel that this makes the image look more realistic. In addition I used the tool on the grasshopper. By only using it on the the grasshopper's back, legs and antennas the shadowing looks as it should.

3) Using the eraser tool:
 * I used the eraser tool mainly on the foot and grasshopper. When I used the lasso tool I had some additional parts of the image that I did not want. This tool I found to be very useful. It allowed me to subtract what I wanted.

4) Using the blur tool:
 * I only used the blur tool on the foot. I could not get close enough to some parts of the foot using the lasso tool (some parts of the blue sky were included still). So by using the blur tool I was able to make it look like it all belonged.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">5) Using the smudge tool:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">I used the smudge tool on parts of the fallen down gravestone. This added to the shadow affect and made it look more realistic.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">6) Making multiple layers:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">For my entire composition I had 6 layers total. A layer for the foot, grasshopper, background (locked), background copy, lighting and a solid color. I added a new layer and filled it with a solid color (green). I changed the opacitcy to make it a little bit lighter. I feel like this made ther greens in the image stand out more.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">7) Brightening the layers:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">I experimented with the lighting for this image for a while. I was torn on if it should be lighter or darker. I decided on making it towards the darker side. This way the highlights and shadows could stand out more.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">8) Resizing images:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Before putting the images into this wiki page I needed to resize them so they would not slow down the website or make it crash. I changed the size down to 72 and made the images 8x6 in.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">9) Rotating images:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">After having used the lasso toll I rotated my grasshopper so he was facing the other direction. This completes the image. If he was faced the other way it would not have good composition.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">10) Contrast:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">I adjusted the contrast of my background layer to make it "pop" so to say. This enhanced the coloring of the image and made it more eye appealing.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Compositional Techniques

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">﻿My final image consists of a few key compositional techniques: balance, framing and perspective. With only three things making up this image it is relatively simple but is well balanced. There is something in every part of the image. I used the rule of thirds well here. The blades of grass and the foot together are just separate images but how I have placed them they end up framing the grasshopper. Because these two images are relatively large, they help draw your attention to the tiny grasshopper who might have originally been overlooked. The angle of the camera for all of the pictures individually I took was low to the ground, in fact the camera was on the ground for all of them. This brings together a unity but also makes the viewer feel as though he/she was at the bugs level.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Elements & Principles of Design

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">The main texture I emphasized in my image was the smoothness of the filp flip compared to the grass. The flip flop is shiny versus the dull blades of grass. These two items are somewhat opposites of each other in that aspect and together make it visually appealing. Additional elements and principles of design that are incorporated in this image are value, shape and color. Value is incorporated in my image by the use of light versus dark. The light coming from the sun is near the top of the image and towards the bottom it is darker. Shape is also seen here. The pattern on the stone contrasts with the natural grass (the man mande versus nature). In addition there is color unity in my image. Everything has undertones of green. With all of these items combining they are able to make a designed image.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 140%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;"> <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Success of Overall Project <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Having this been my very first time ever using photoshop I think I did a pretty good job! Learning a huge program such as this will definitely take some time but I have a few of the basics down. Overall I think I was for the most part successful. I like what I did with certain parts of my image like the foot and the gravestone but if I could make any changes to my current final image right now I would. I would touch up the grasshopper a little more and try to not make it look so pixely (is that even a word?) and move it farther back. Maybe directly under the foot among the blades of grass so it looks like it belongs more. Right now, I feel, it is too far in the foreground. It kind of jumps out at you. With a few minor adjustments my image would look better, but as a first time photoshop user I think I did a pretty good job.