WEEK 2

Week 2 task 2

Masking layers , Pen tool and blending modes

MR MARTIN

Ghost house exercise

• For this exercise we had to use pen tool to select a feature from another picture and transfer to a background 

• after which we use blending modes to make a whole frame picture

Given images

 process 1 
was to use quick selection tool or pen tool to select and either mask out or copy paste the house on to the next picture which is the back ground 

process 2 
was to select the image of the ghost women and transfer it onto the same back ground with the house 

outcome 

After adding the pictures onto the background i adjusted the blending modes and resized the ghost women and house accordingly 

•  The blending mode i used was multiply mode , screen mode and softlight

• Also added a adjustment layer to adjust the levels in the picture 

• used pen tool to mask out the images 

Task 

The task for this week was to use the same process and the given pictures merge them into one picture like in the exercise

Given pictures 

This picture was to be used as the background for our final result 

process 1 

was too mask out or cut out the house and grass area from this picture and move to a sunset back ground 

Process 2 

was to select the cowboy and mask him out or cut out from this picture and transfer to the sunset back ground 

After the masking and transferring to the background 


I used multiply for the house 

hard light for the cowboy

OUTCOME

Feedback 

• Adjust horizon height a little lower 
• Grass and house not very well blended 
• Cowboy resize and move a little to left 

Adjustments and submission 

In addition to the feedback adjustments i also used some other blending modes such as overlay 

And i also used the gaussian blur brush tool shadow effect in front of the cowboy.

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Making and understanding compositions 
MR FAUZI

Mr fauzi's lecture was about understanding and construction of compositions 

which included key things such as :-

• Visual hierarchy in placing objects 

• Arrangement of object in contrast with main subject 

• colour combinations and negative spaces

After the lecture there was a short tutorial where he demonstrated how to arrange items using different elements 

Task

our task for this lecture was to make our own composition/collage using

• cut-outs from different magazines/newspapers

• Composition with an idea or without should reflect composition factors 

process 1 

I themed my collage as MUSIC because of my interest 

i started by choosing some magazines and posters which i thought could be of use to me 

Magazines and posters is chose

After choosing a couple posters i printed them and cut out certain objects i wanted to use and began giving them different arrangements 

Arrangement 1 

The background here i used was just some shiny sticky papers i had lying around 

Arrangement 2

I used the main feature as the person in the centre who is one of my favourite musicians and i tried to arrange the surrounding objects to give it hierarchy and emphasis

Arrangement 3

After the first two arrangements i ended up with this arrangement which i thought was the most balanced and reflective of my idea and i kept it as my final 

Final outcome and submission