1. Extracting and Blending Pictures

SKILLS:

  • Unlocking a layer
  • Magic wand tool
  • “Feathering” a cut-out
  • Adjusting opacity and blur
  • Adding drop shadow

Please consult this online tutorial:

This first project will familiarize you with some of the powerful tools of Photoshop.  It is important you view the video above, which will provide a tutorial on how to blend two pictures together.  The objective is to take a person or object and blend it with a new background.  The files below are ones I recommend using first for this project.  Once you have mastered the technique, create your own original picture!

Here are possible files to use with the project:

Here is an example of a finished file.  I have blended the image of Voldemort with the beach image, and added some extra finishing touches as explained in the Youtube tutorial.

Here is a link for properly adding drop shadows to the subject in your picture:

Lastly, I have provided another link to “feathering” a picture, or refining the edges of an extraction:

 

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