Shapes Collage from Photograph

Shapes Collage from Photograph

This project must be done with a photograph that is personal to you.  It can be a photograph you took yourself or one of family/friends/pets!

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Step 1:

  • File
    • New
      • Width: 20
        • Height: 20
          • Resolution: 150
            • Background: White

Step 2:

  • File
    • Place Embedded
      • Choose the photograph you want to use for this project.  Remember that it MUST be a photograph from your world or photograph you took

 

Step 3:

  • Make the photograph go to the edge of the white background
    • You will have white around the edges depending if you have a verticle or horizontal image

         

Step 3:

  • Right click on the Shape tool to pick a shape (I will be using a square in the project)
  • If you would like a Custom Shape
    • Select Custom Shape and Pick a shape from the selections at the top of Photoshop

     

 

Step 4:

  • Fill can be any color
    • Stroke:  White box with red line through it

Step 5:

  • Draw the space somewhere on your photograph
    • Do NOT make it to big or to small
      • You will be creating 11 shapes

 

Step 6:

  • Make sure you are on the shape layer
    • Click the fx at the bottom of Layers
      • Pick Blending Options

Step 7:

  • Click to Select:  Stroke
    • Opacity 100%
    • Fill Opacity 100%
  • Do NOT click ok

Step 8:

  • Click to Select:  Drop Shadow
    • Blend Mode:  Multiply
    • Opacity: 50%
      • Distance: 30px
      • Spread: 50%
      • Size: 20px