Drum self portrait backup-2mgks39
For this project I used a variety of different tools. The main one being the magnetic lasso tool. Every single item in this portrait I lassoed and inserted into this as a separate layer. Some of them a lot more difficult than the others but I had fun doing it. I felt like it was more appropriate to put Neil Peart in this instead of me because he is such an inspiration in my life and I owe my urge to drum all to him. So I set his picture on top of all of the other items because he is most important. The hardest part of this project was erasing the background to just leave the single drum. I basically just zoomed in real close and erased the edges of the drum and used it as a base for my project. Then of course I put the universe behind it because I am super interested in space and what is out their for us to explore. Neil Pearts face actually has a filter on it, I forget which one I used but I picked the one I thought would keep him recognized the most. Then I used a light effect tool to give that greenish blue effect. All of the items I put around his head are things that I am most interested in. It is all incased in this snare drum because drumming is most important to me. I wanted to put a nice filter on all of the items behind Neil Pearts head to give it a nice flowing look to it, but every time I tried it would just add to one item or the whole thing not just the stuff behind his head. I loved this project because I love showing my interests to people because I like to see their reactions or see if they have similar interests to relate with!
