Pixel Stretch Leading Lines

Picking your image

• This assignment works best if you use one of your images from class because it will be large in pixels
• If you pick an image from online you MUST be sure it has a pixel size  of at least 1000 pixels. 
  
  • You may pick a person or animal.  No animation!
    
    • Colorful photos work best with this project

High Pixel Number                                              

Step 1

• Pick the Quick Select Tool
  • Select around the image

Step 2

• Click the Select and Mask 

Step 3 

• At the bottom right click  Output Settings
  • Go to Output To
    • Choose New Layer
      • Click OK

Step 4

• At the bottom of Layers Pallet
  • Click on the black and white circle 
  • Pick Gradient 

Step 5:

• Click on the Gradient  bar

Step 6:

• A choice of colors will pop up
  • You must click the arrow to open the color choices
    • Pick any color you would like for your background

Step 7:

• On  Layers
  • Click the Gradient Fill Layer
    • Drag the Gradient Fill Layer
      • BELOW the Background copy layer

Step 8:

• Click Control-T
• Make your image bigger or smaller so it fills up about half of the canvas
  • Move the person to the corner of the page 
    • It can be the top or bottom corners, it doesn’t matter

Step 9:

• BACKGROUND  Copy 
  
  • Select the Rectangular Marquee Tool

Step 10:

• Start at the bottom of the person/animal/etc
• Draw a Thin Rectangle shape over the entire photo

Step 11:

• Click Control-J (this will make copy the layer)
• Click Control- T (you can now streach the box)

Step 12:

• Decide which way you will want the lines coming out from your subject (Left or Right)
• Right Side Lines
  
  • Hold the SHIFT KEY
    • Click on the right middle box
      • Drag the box to the Right edge of the canvas
• LEFT Side Lines
  
  • Hold the SHIFT KEY
    • Click on the Left middle box
      • Drag the box to the Left edge of the canvas.

Step 13:

• Click on the  layer with all of the stretched colors
  • Drag the layer BELOW the Background copy layer.
    • This will put the stretch colors underneath your image.

Step 14:

• Click Control T
• Right click and pick Warp

Step 15:

• Click on bottom point
• Drag the lines up and over to a swoop

Step 16:

• Click on another point and drag it up.
• Continue dragging the points until you have created the swoop you would like for your image.

Step 17:

• Make sure that the swoop starts at the very top and ends at the very bottom.