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.