Digital Imaging 1: The Clone Wars

Objective (goals): Create a Composite photo of 5 or more images using the layer mask tool to merge them all.

Requirements:

• You must take AT LEAST 30 pictures for this project. This gives you options to choose from if something does not work. You will be making and submitting a contact sheet on your blog to prove you took these pictures.
• You may use 5 or more images to create your composite image with 5 or more clones.
• Dimensions will be 8X10 or 10X8 inches with 300 Res.
• Play! Make your clone interaction fun and interesting!
• Be careful not to UPSTAGE. Having one clone directly in front of another, blocking them.

To Make a contact sheet:  Open Photoshop>File>Automate>Contact Sheet II. Then browse what file or folder you want to open and hit Okay.  Save all tabs as JPEGS.

Layer Mask Demo:

 

 Vocabulary:

Graphic Arts: skillful communication of type and image

Composition: The arrangement of subjects/elements on a picture plane.

Rule of Thirds: A grid used to arrange a strong composition by placing a subject/element in 1-3 of the 4 spots the lines intersect.  Horizon lines should be placed above or below the horizontal lines of the grid.

Contrast:

Repetition

Alignment:

Proximity:

Layer:

Layer mask: a grayscale layer attachment that you can edit in order to help blend layers of images together and create soft transitions between elements. Looks like a square with a circle inside.

Levels:

Curves:

Composite Image/photo: An image that is compiled of multiple images layered on top of one another.

 

 

Examples: