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My Projects

Watch me learn to use PhotoShop!
So far, I have signed up for a Udemy course.


In case you're interested, I have purchased an inexpensive course on udemy.com

 

Background Stuff 
 

My first ever attempt at the background eraser - I took the picture from my ABOUT page, erased the background and added a new one using different layers and paint brushes. It is not the most artistic or amazing edit, as you can see some major eraser errors and misses, but the ability to erase and change a background image is incredibly desirable in photoshop. Cool, fast and rather easy stepping stone.

 

No tutorial on this one, just some guess work. 

More Background Stuff 
 

I wanted to learn how to layer images so that you can change the background and add multiple subjects to a photo, as this is a popular and desirable use of photoshop. I played around with some stock photos and followed a tutorial on youtube to learn about selection tools, how to layer and resize images and refine edges. Not the highest quality of work, and perspective is off, but I have a good grasp of the general idea and know shortcuts for the necessary and useful tools. 

Blemish Remover 
 

Working with teenagers, I know that acne is a problem. I decided to try out the blemish removing tool (Spot Healing) so that I know how it works. I used this tutorial along with the same photo she used in the tutorial. It's a very simple and accurate tool, and I played with some of the other settings of it to see how their effects. 

Combining Tools 
 

I just have fun layering photos together, and I wanted to combine that tool with my new knowledge of the Spot Healing Brush. I removed the background of the photo of me and added the selection to the photo of the Dinosaur. I had to resize the images as the image of me was quite a bit larger.

 

I adjusted the brightness to open up the picture and level out the colours a little.  

I then used the Spot Healing Brush to erase the shutterstock tag; you can still see some of it, but it is much less noticeable.

Creating Cartoons 

I wanted to learn to play with layers, paint tools, colours and tracing tools so I decided to cartoonize a photo.

 

I began by tracing the outlines of the character; the glasses, hair, face shape and shoulders. I then lined the smaller characteristics such as the eyes, nose, and mouth, and added details such as teeth and face lines. 

 

I used the eyedropper tool to select appropriate colours and a combination of brush types, sizes and filler tools to add colour to the cartoon. I added all initial colour fills to the same layer as the outline, and then on a new layer I softened the lines with a paintbrush and touched up any errors. 

 

I found the brush settings and the ability to zoom to be extremely useful in keeping the colours and lines static with the original photo. The tracing tool was also useful as it helped keep the cartoon in line with the photo. 

 

I decided not to stress about the details such as line smoothness and instead focus on speed - it was actually a rather simple process with a neat outcome. 

 

Spot the Difference
 

Finally, I started to play with the Patch tool and the Content-Aware tool to move, add, remove or duplicate aspects of an image. 

 

I took this photo of my sister and I in Old Montreal and decided to make a "spot the differences" by modifying various elements of the image. 

 

While this manipulation is quite minimal, I get the basics and I can see how it works in larger contexts. 

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