photo composite - surreal
A photo composite is a combination of two or more photos together. In this photo composite your goal is to composite 2 or more photos together so the end result looks unrealistic, bizarre, not possible or surreal. Meaning it looks like realistic, but completely impossible.
Surrealism was a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members. Today surrealism is no longer a movement but a type of art that a lot of artists like to use to express themselves, in this digital era surrealism is one of the top digital art styles.
Surrealism was a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members. Today surrealism is no longer a movement but a type of art that a lot of artists like to use to express themselves, in this digital era surrealism is one of the top digital art styles.
Step 1
Use Search Creative Commons (Google Images, Flickr) to locate two or more images that could be used together.
The pictures you use must be 800 x 600 pixels or larger.
Collect the elements needed to create the composite and developing ideas on how you are going to combine them. Think carefully about these photos. Not all photos would work together well for this type of project. Pay attention to the lighting in the separtate images when you select them. When different lighting is used in a composite it tis a dead give away that it is fake. We are trying to make it appear that these images we both there when the photo was taken.
Use Search Creative Commons (Google Images, Flickr) to locate two or more images that could be used together.
The pictures you use must be 800 x 600 pixels or larger.
Collect the elements needed to create the composite and developing ideas on how you are going to combine them. Think carefully about these photos. Not all photos would work together well for this type of project. Pay attention to the lighting in the separtate images when you select them. When different lighting is used in a composite it tis a dead give away that it is fake. We are trying to make it appear that these images we both there when the photo was taken.
Step 2
Select the image from the background Now using the techniques:
Quick Selection Tool or Quick Mask Mode to make selections in your photos. Use the Refine Edge Command if needed to clean up the edges of the selection.
Use the Move tool to drag and drop one photo onto another one. You could also Copy & Paste images togther.
They also might need to be adjusted in size or proportion using the Edit Menu > Free Transform (CTRL + T) tool. Please hold down shift key as you drag inward to make the image smaller.
Step 3
Adjusting the colors to match if needed
You may need to adjust the colors and contrast from the three separate images to better match your new composite. This can be accomplished using Adjustment Layers - Levels, Curves, or Hue & Saturation.
Dodge and Burning can also be used to achieve great results in blending the images seamlessly.
Step 4
Save this completed image as: Your Last Name_composite-surreal.psd on correct folder the V: drive.