Final Project - Magazine Cover

For this project I used National Geographic as a design inspiration. I used Color Match to adjust the colors in the portrait to make him look like he belongs in the background. I also blurred the background image somewhat to make them blend better.

Note: I've corrected the dimensions in this version and reposted it. The dimensions were supposed to be 8.5 by 11 and started out that way but didn't end up that way.

Halftone Dots Background Effect

I thought the group in this photo had a very Mod Squad stance, so I chose a sixty's color combination in a turquoise and black dot background.

Collage Re-Visited

I wasn't happy with the composition of the collage I turned in for my midterm and re-worked it a bit. I think this is a little more balanced and shows the Victorian ladies better. I added a few more elements, like the "Truthiness and Consequences" church marquis (a reference to T.V. comedian Stephen Colbert and to the old T.V. game show) and the historic photo sequence.

See November posting for original version.

Blending with a Special Effect

I used a photo of my son on the playground (a long time ago, he’s now 16) and duplicated the photo and applied the Poster Edges effect. I then created a layer mask and used the gradient tool to create the effect of blending from reality to a poster drawing. It's subtle, you have to click on the photo to see the enlarged version to really see it.