This blogpost will be a short overview of the last few exercises that have been covered.
First Attempt:
My first attempt used the brush tool for drawing the lines, text tool for the text in the center, and layers tool for the layers in the bottom right corner.
Exquisite Collage:
For this I used the selection tool again, along with the masking tools for layering to create the snake head and butterfly wings outside of the original photo's background/scene. This tool was called the quick selection tool, which allowed for a quick and easy selection without having to trace the outlines of the desired images.
Commons Wikimedia, Dec 23 2014, File:Gold rim swallowtail (Battus polydamas jamaicensis) underside worn 2.JPG, Charles J. Sharp, Share-alike 4.0
Commons Wikimedia, Jul 28 2018, Impala (Aepyceros melampus), parque nacional de Chobe, Botsuana, 2018-07-28, DD 08.jpg, Diego Deslo, Share-alike 4.0
Commons Wikimedia, Dec 23 2014, File:Red-sided_garter_snake.jpg, Charles J. Sharp, Share-alike 4.0
Choice Exercise:
My choice exercise was the Warped option, where I smudged, pulled, pinched, enlarged, or minimize the image and its parts. The following video was helpful in learning what tools I needed/could use:
For a more detailed overview and explanation on what I did, I wrote out the process below:
To open the editing tool, click on your image file and (for macbooks) look at the very top bar on your computer. Open your photoshop file via the program and click the "Filter" option above then "Liquify" below that. Next you will see a screen pop up that lets you edit the images.
The very first option lets you pull, so click somewhere on the image and move your mouse around. Secondly, in the second section you will see a spinning icon. Click this and click and hold on the image to warp the image in a circular way. Directly below this option you can click and press to minimize or suck in the image, or zoom it in with the one below that option.
Commons Wikimedia, May 10 2018, File:Cat playing with a lizard.jpg, Baslie Morlin, Share-alike 4.0
My Opinion:
My opinion on the success of the message in the images I created varies. The choice exercise was meant to come across as a twisted predator and prey sort of image, which turned more corrupted due to the editing. My exquisite collage was the one I liked the most, and helped come across as a modge-podge of different species. Overall I think I was successful in conveying what I wanted to.
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