Hockney Composite Polariod

Composite Polariod Directions

You will be creating 16 polariod boxes and will need 16 photos

Step 1:

File-New-
- 10 inchs width
- 10 in height
- 150 Resolution
- Background White

Step 2:

Go to View – New Guide Layout

Step 3:

Columns 4
Rows 4
Color Light Blue

Step 4:

Pick the Rectangle Tool Shape
Make the Fill Black
Make Stroke white box with red line threw it

Step 5:

Draw a black box in the first square
Leave a LITTLE room around the edges of the photo.
- I did to much white so you will need to do less than my example.

Step 6:

Double click on the layer name
- Rename this layer P1 (will stand for photo 1)

Step 7:

Right Click on Layer P1
Duplicate Layer
- You have now made a second box ontop of the first box

Step 8:

Select the Move Tool
Move the second box to the new square on the graph

Step 9:

Double click on P1 Copy layer’s name
- Rename this layer P2 (will stand for photo 2)

Step 10:

Right Click on Layer P2
Duplicate Layer
- You have now made a third box ontop of the second box
- Drag the new box over into the 3rd square

Step 11:

Double click on P2 Copy layer’s name
- Rename this layer P3 (will stand for photo 3)

Step 12:

Continue the same steps until you have filled in every square.
- You will have 17 layers at this time
  - Background and p1-p16

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STOP!!!!!!! Save your project at this time so you don’t lose all your work

Save it as a PSD file type (not jpeg)
Name it Polariod so you can find it easier

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Step 13:

We are now going to be adding the photos into the graph
Click on Layer P1
- Go to File – Place Embedded

Step 14:

Find the folder where you put your Hockney Images & open the JPEG folder
– The shrunk images will be in the JPEG folder
Pick the photo that you want for the first square
Click to open it

Step 15:

The photo will appear behind the boxes in the middle
Drag it to the top left box
Make it about the same size at the box
- We will be making this photo fit into the box in the next step

Step 16:

The photo you just placed into the graph should be directly ontop of layer P1.
- If the photo is not ontop of layer P1, drag it so that it is.
Right click on the photo layer above P1
- Pick Create Clipping Mask
  - This will place your photo inside the black box

Step 17:

We are now going to be adding the second photo
Click on Layer P2
- You MUST be on Layer P2
- Go to File – Place Embedded

Step 18:

The photo will appear behind the boxes in the middle
Drag it to the second box on the top of the graph
Make it about the same size at the box
- We will be making this photo fit into the box in the next step

Step 19:

The photo you just placed into the graph should be directly ontop of layer P2.
- If the photo is not ontop of layer P2, drag it so that it is.
Right click on the photo layer direction above P2
- Pick Create Clipping Mask
  - This will place your photo inside the 2nd black box

Step 20:

You will be adding continue adding photos using the upove steps until the graph if filled
It is ok if the images look like they don’t fit. You want them to look like they do not line up perfectly.
NOTE:
- In order for your photos to fit into the correct black box
- Your photo Must ALWAYS be on the layer directly upove the black box
  - Example:
    - If you are on layer P5, make sure your 5th photo layer is directly above P5 before you Create Clipping Mask.

Step 21:

Flatten Image
In Camera Raw, Edit your image. DO NOT MISS EDITING YOUR IMAGE!
This may be in color or black and white.

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