TABLE OF CONTENTS
4. Reflection
LECTURE
Poster Design - The principles of designs are rules that help designers create an effective and attractive composition. These principles include emphasis, balance and alignment, contrast, repetition, proportion, movement, and white space. However, good designs don't have to strictly follow these rules. Ignoring some of principles of design could still create effective and eye-catching works.
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| Fig 1.1 Principles of Design |
TUTORIAL
Digital Imaging - Students use Adobe Photoshop as a tool for doing digital imaging, compost different images into one final output.
PRACTICAL
This week, we were tasked to recolor a black & white image from a selection given by Mr. Fauzi. The coloring shouldn't be far from what humans look like and should be made to look realistic. To help with that, references are also used to make sure the colors used aren't too far-fetched.
Exercise #1
For the first exercise, I colored on top of the face with a soft round brush. I also did the same for the hair, eyes, lips, and clothes. Afterwards, I applied the overlay blending mode to make the colors mix with the image.
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| Fig 2.1 Flat Colors / Week 6 (03/11/24) |
However, since the result was quite bland and quite lifeless, I decided to do more layers of color. I divided the face into three colors with yellow mainly in the top, red in the middle, and blue at the bottom. I also added some minor shading to accentuate the shadows in the face using the overlay and color burn blending mode.
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| Fig 2.2 Adding Colors & Shadows / Week 6 (03/11/24) |
Final Result
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| Fig 2.3 Final Exercise 1 / Week 6 (03/11/24) |
Exercise #2.1
For the second exercise, I first sampled the highlights, midtones, and shadows for the skin and hair from two reference pictures using the eyedropper tool.
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| Fig 2.4 Sampling Colors / Week 6 (03/11/24) |
I first masked the main parts of the subject, from the hair, skin, coat, and the background. I then continued masking the details of the subject like the eyes, lips and ring.
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| Fig 2.5 Mask / Week 6 (03/11/24) |
I continued by adding the colors into each layer mask; using the midtones from the reference for the skin and the shadows from the reference for the hair. However, since the color for the skin seem quite lifeless too, I applied similar methods from the previous exercise to add more color to the skin.
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| Fig 2.6 Flat Colors & Adjustment / Week 6 (03/11/24) |
I used the overlay blending mode and altered the opacity to blend the additional colors better into the skin.
Final Result
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| Fig 2.7 Final Exercise 2.1 / Week 6 (03/11/24) |
Exercise #2.2
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| Fig 2.8 Mask / Week 6 (03/11/24) |
For the second attempt, the process I took was generally similar. I first masked all the main parts of the subject and continued with masking the details. After filling in the colors for every layer mask, I added more colors as well to make the subject look more alive.
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| Fig 2.9 Flat Colors & Adjustments / Week 6 (03/11/24) |
Final Result
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| Fig 2.10 Final Exercise 2.2 / Week 6 (03/11/24) |
REFLECTION
I found this project to be very insightful as it really emphasizes the use of layer masks. When using Photoshop, this is a feature I tend to overlook because I usually use the variety of selection tools in Photoshop or directly erase unwanted parts of an object. However, I found this to be a very convenient feature when it comes to photo-editing because I can easily refine my selections without having to worry much about making mistakes.