David Hockney style Photocubism
David Hockney was born in Bradford, England. He is associated with the unique landscape subject matter and sun drenched color palette he devised in Los Angeles where he lived and worked from 1963 to 2005. He first achieved international renown in the early 1960s for his drawing, printmaking and painting which were which were associated with the POP Art movement that derived its subject matter and name from references to pop culture.
In the early 1980s, Hockney began to produce photocollages, which he called "joiners," first of polaroid prints then with 35mm commercially processed color prints. His subjects ranged from portraiture to still life, ranging from representation to abstraction.
In the early 1980s, Hockney began to produce photocollages, which he called "joiners," first of polaroid prints then with 35mm commercially processed color prints. His subjects ranged from portraiture to still life, ranging from representation to abstraction.
STEP 1
Open up Photoshop and create a new document with the following settings.
Open up Photoshop and create a new document with the following settings.
STEP 2
Begin opening the photos that you took as your patchwork or panoramic images.
Drag and drop them on the new document, resizing them as you go.
They do not need to all be the same size.
Begin opening the photos that you took as your patchwork or panoramic images.
Drag and drop them on the new document, resizing them as you go.
They do not need to all be the same size.
You may need to drag layers into different positions and continue to resize photos as you layer parts of images on top of each other until you get a desirable arrangment.
You may angle photos if you would like.
You may angle photos if you would like.
OPTIONAL
Choose select layers that you would like to lower the opacity on.
You can also change the Hue and Saturation of the colors on select images to create contrast.
Choose select layers that you would like to lower the opacity on.
You can also change the Hue and Saturation of the colors on select images to create contrast.
STEP 3
Add Layer styles to some images.
Click the fx button at the bottom of the layers palette.
Add a drop shadow to some images.
Add Layer styles to some images.
Click the fx button at the bottom of the layers palette.
Add a drop shadow to some images.
Add a stroke (outline) to some images.
These effects will help the image look like it was patched together with invidiual printed photos.
Another option is to go into BeFunky and put a border around the some of the images.
These effects will help the image look like it was patched together with invidiual printed photos.
Another option is to go into BeFunky and put a border around the some of the images.
You can change the background color and/or turn some of the photos so that they are angled if you would like.