DPI Week 6

28/10/2024 - 1/11/2024 (Week 6)

Lim Yeng San (0366316)

Digital Photography and Imaging / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media / Taylors University

LECTURE

Week 6: Poster Design

The lecturer explained the principles of photo design.

Principles of Poster Design

- Emphasis

- Balance and Alignment

- Contrast

- Repetition

- Proportion

- Movement

- White Space

EXERCISES

Recolour the given black and white photos on Adobe Photoshop.

 

Photo #1

Fig 1.1: The first given photo

1. Create a new layer and colour the face. (Have brush settings on large size and low hardness)

Fig 1.2: The photo with the face coloured

2. Set the blending mode to overlay/soft light.

Fig 1.3: The photo with soft light blending mode

3. Repeat the steps for the eyes, lips and clothes.

4. Create a new for the background and fill it with a colour.

5. Add all selection from all layers (ctrl + shift + click)

6. Apply the selection to the background layer mask.

7. Use the brush tool to finalize the layer mask.

8. Invert the background layer mask. Set the blending mode to overlay/soft light.

Fig 1.4: The finished photo

Photo #2

Fig 1.5: The second photo

1. Select the face with the quick selection tool.

2. Right-click on the face and click on select and mask.

3. Use the selection tools to pick up tiny details and refine the selection and click output to: layer mask when done.

4. Create a new layer and fill it with a colour. 

5. Drag the mask to the coloured layer.

6. Change the blending mode to overlay/low light.

Fig 1.6: The photo with the face coloured in with low light blending mode

7. Create a new layer over the current one.

8. Right-click on the new layer and click on create clipping mask.

9. Use the brush tool to add shadows and highlights.

Fig 1.7: The face with shadows and highlights

10. Repeat the steps for the rest of the photo.

Fig 1.8: The finished photo

Photo #3

Fig 1.9: The third photo

For this photo, I used the same steps as the second photo.

Fig 1.10: The photo with all of the colours added

Fig 1.11: The final photo with added shading and highlights

REFLECTION

All photos came out well at the end. I prefer the second method as it gave more detailed results and worked best for tiny details like hair strands.