Photo manipulation research/reference

(Taken from DeviantArt)


Technique:
Photo opened in photoshop, adjusting colour balance, using the dodge tool to brighten the eye, changing the colours with a new layer of colour over the iris & changing the blend mode of the layer.

My opinion:
I believe this idea is very effective concerning photo manipulation as a lot of manipulated images of people contain a lot of focus on the face, especially the eyes. I will attempt to use this technique for my own ideas for my final piece.




















(Taken from DeviantArt)

Technique:
Uploading a photo onto photoshop, removing the background. Importing a texture into the file to create a new background, adjusting the hue & saturation of the image colour scheme. Using a stock image at the base of the file, blending with the eraser tool. Importing a shell image; cutting, colour-adjusting & reshaping the image, blending both images to the rest of the main image, and finally using brushes to add a 'blood flow'-like effect.


My opinion:
This image stands out because of the amount of manipulation used on it; I think that creating an image like this is a very long and arduous process & would be too time-consuming to attempt, but, given more time, I would love to create an image as complex & beautiful as this in my work.

















(Taken from DeviantArt)

Technique:
Opening a photo in photoshop, duplicating the layer, desaturating the new layer & lowering the opacity to 80%. Filling in eyes (in a new layer) with a brush, using the paths tool to select the lips & fill them. Adding colour over the face in various areas, using the noise filter to adjust the patches of colour, overlaying black into the red, overlaying the colour layers. Stretching the nails out with the paths tool & circular eraser, using the blur tool to blend the nail together, adding colours over the nails.

My opinion:
This is quite a complicated image to recreate so I will probably not be using this technique, but in my opinion this is an extremely effective and realistic-looking manipulation, despite its content being quite macabre-esque.





















(Taken from DeviantArt)

Technique:
Opening a photo in photoshop, adjusting the levels, hue/saturation & brightness/contrast, choosing a part of the skin colour as an overall colour for the face, choosing a brush and lowering opacity to 8% or 9%. Brushing over most of the face, then using different shades of the skin colour to add shading & highlights. Using a smaller brush with greater opacity, overlaying lines onto the photo in a new layer. Finally adjusting the hue/saturation to a preferred colour tint.

My opinion:
This is a simple yet effective way to manipulate a photo to create smooth textures & outlines along the face to make certain features stand out. I shall attempt to use the idea of smoothing over an image to make it look softer, so that my idea images and final piece image will have a soft look to them.