Benkowski+L-+Texture

__Texture Combine __


My project enclosed numerous different changes to make my final look somewhat professional. Just adding 3 different textures and pasting them together wasn't going to fit the needs of this project. So then it included changes that you have to make for each picture. Starting with the most simplest, I changed the **brightness, contrast and levels** to the normal picture of the cross to make it brighter at the cross but darker at in the trees behind it. After that, I picked out another picture to interpret into my final which had many steps of changes included. I used the **lasso** tool to outline the picture to only get the part that I wanted selected, I then **copied and pasted (Selection tools)** that picture onto my final. After doing this multiple times but with different pictures of different flowers, I started to **overlap/layer** them by filling in the whole cross. Along with the flowers, I had to **rotate** them to fit them in the cross but if some were hanging over, I then **erased** them so that it fit perfectly. I had to make sure that my flowers were the same darkness or brightness as my cross so that It wouldn't look odd. Even so multiple times, I had pictures that either didn't or didn't work good with my picture, so I double clicked it and **cut (Selection tools)** it out of my picture. I used this change in another item as well such as adding the moss to the bottom of the cross however, while I was pasting it, I went back to cut out the image that will still from the other grave stone for it to match the cross stone using the took **quick selection tool**. I used the **heal brush** on the stone to erase some of the moss that was already added just to add another image of moss to add more color since the moss that was originally on there was a brown color. What I used multiple times in my project is the **moving tool**, this tool is used to drag the entire single layer places that you want or need it to be. I used this tool on every part of my project which allowed my to make my project look how it does. To end my project, I added Lauren's hair in the corner to fit along the side to make the concept more clearer while evoking the change of **opacity ** so you could see right through her hair to the cross.

There are very few techniques within my picture but to start off, the cross within my picture is not dead on straight nor off to the side, but in fact my cross is somewhat rotated and facing one side to make it look more unique. My picture also includes leading lines because when you look at it, your eyes automatically lead up the cross. Asymmetry is also is included, since it creates a simple composition with the sky and the cross which creates a more interesting picture. Lastly, my picture creates a movement of the head and the cross which guides your eye to move from one to another creating a more pleasing image. Within my project, I had at least 4 textures alone. Starting with my main photograph of the cross, I had one texture which was the feeling of hard, rough stone. Then came the flowers that took over the cross which left smooth, glossy petals as the texture. I then cut out moss that I found on another grave stone to add onto the moss of the original cross to add more color and to create more of a gritty, furry, cushion feeling. Lastly, I attached Lauren in the right bottom corner to give one last texture which added a fine, smooth texture to my finished product while leading into the concept.

My concept is "Looking at the past and wondering why"because my picture is a image of the back of Lauren's head as she is staring at her grave stone in which shes barred under. This concept fits well with my image because its as if shes trying to go back and relive her life but had to stop by her grave and wonder why is she died. This is why I turned down the capacity in the image of her head because shes not actually there, shes just a ghost looking at her grave that she hasn't seen yet. I chose to do flowers on the grave because usually a grave has flowers on it from the people that they are loved by. Nonetheless, the flowers symbolize happiness and shes looking over the happy times she had in her life before death.

My overall project was successful in way but could need some changes in some spots. I felt like I was successful on figuring out a concept for my picture since sticking Lauren's head there was the key to my concept. I also thought I did pretty good at making sure the flowers worked well with each other and layering them so that they didn't look awkward on the cross. Or even sticking the moss on the bottom to make sure it fit in well. If I had the time to go back and change a couple things it would be adding more texture to my picture along with making some more changes to make my picture look more successful. Nonetheless, my picture turned out how it was going to but I was lacking pictures to put in my final to make it look more complete.