<Double Exposure Effect>

Purpose: Blend and merge two separate photos together by exposing the film twice in two completely different photos

1. Choose File > Open to open your portrait. Choose File > Save As, rename the file Double Exposure Effect, and click Save. Click OK if you see the Photoshop Format Options dialog box.
2. Select the Quick Selection tool (W) to make a selection of portrait.

3. Ctrl + J (Windows) or Command + J (Mac) to duplicate the selected area. In the Layers panel, double-click the name Layer 1, type Portrait, and then press Enter or Return.

4. Press D to default foreground and background colors. Select the Background layer and press Ctrl + Delete (Windows) or Command + Delete (Mac) to fill the Background layer with white color.

5. Select the Portrait layer. Then, choose File > Open to open a landscape image (where impress you most). Select the Move tool (V) and drag the landscape file to Double Exposure Effect file.
6. Double-click the name Layer 1, type Landscape, and then press Enter or Return.

7. Ctrl (PC) or Command (Mac) + Click the thumbnail of the portrait layer to make the selection. Make sure the Landscape layer is selected.

8. Click Add Layer Mask which is bottom of the Layer panel.

9. Click the chain icon to un-link the mask with the layer.

10. Select the Move tool (V) and click the Landscape layer thumbnail. Press Ctrl + T (Windows) or Command + T (Mac) so you can independently resize or find the best composition. After manipulating, press Enter or Check in the options bar.
11. Select the Portrait layer and press Ctrl + J (Windows) or Command + J (Mac) to duplicate it. The Portrait copy layer will be created
12. In the Layers panel, drag the Portrait copy layer to the top of the layer stack. Then, choose Image > Adjustments > Desaturate to transform it to black and white.

13. Change the blending mode to Multiply.

14. Add Layer Mask to the Portrait copy layer

15. Select the Brush tool (B). In the options bar, set up a brush with a size of 700 px and Hardness of 0% with black fill.
16. Paint around the edges of the portrait to erase away everything except the facial features
17. Change between black and white (foreground and background) to toggle between erasing and restoring

18. Reduce the opacity of the Portrait copy layer to around 70%

19. Deselect the mask. Then, select the Eyedropper tool (I) to choose a color from the image, then brighten the color up by adjusting the color picker

20. In the Layer panel, select the Background layer. Then, press Ctrl + Delete (Windows) or Command + Delete (Mac) to fill the Background layer with this color
21. Select the Portrait copy layer and choose File > Open to open another landscape image. Select the Move tool (V) and drag the landscape image to Double Exposure Effect.psd file.
22. Select the Layer 1 layer and choose Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. In the Gaussian Blur dialog box, type 250 pixels for the Radius, and click OK.

23. Add Layer Mask and select the Brush tool (B). In the options bar, set up a brush with a size of 900 px and Hardness of 0% with black fill. Then, erase away this layer so the portrait can be seen again,

24. Reduce the opacity of the Layer 1 layer to around 20%.

<Final Image>

I chose double exposure effect because I want to blend myself and my favorite landscape. The landscapes are usually visually impressive. I tried to find the effect that can make the best use of the landscape.

The individual whom I choose is ‘Harry Potter’. Here are the reasons why I choose him. First, since I was young, he has been my favorite movie character. I’ve watched all series of Harry Potter movie. The reason why he is my favorite movie character is his personality. He is courageous, righteous and thoughtful. Next, I wanted to be like him because he has a lot of helpers around him. Lastly, to be honest, I like his glasses.

For this face swap assignment, I found some tutorials on Youtube. The most helpful part of the video was ‘Auto-blend’ tool. I think this tool is more efficient than manipulating level because Photoshop matches the color between my face and Harry Potter’s face automatically. I don’t have to manipulate myself.

To maintain Harry Potter’s glasses, I selected his glasses by using the Selection Tool first and then duplicated the layer so that I can maintain his glasses as a separate layer. I put the glasses layer on the top of all layers.

I think it’s not very hard to explain these process to another student. Also, I can break down these processes by explaining why they are needed to complete the face swap.

Identity Worksheet

Identity Self-Portrait

<My First Self-Portrait>

I chose occupational part of my identity worksheet. I tried to express my majors in my self-portrait. I chose the PANTONE color chip format because I major in Human Environment & Design where the color is always seriously considered. To express my another major, Cognitive Science, I used the brush tool to draw something looked like a human.

However, my final self-portrait is very different from my first one, but I still focused on my occupational aspect, student. I put some images relevant to my majors. The brush on the top left side stands for Human Environment & Design. The eye and the human silhouette beyond the cloud stand for Cognitive Science. The cloud is relevant to human’s thinking. Since HED and Cognitive Science are majors about human’s cognition, I associated the cloud with human’s motion of thinking.

I tried to make harmony of color, blue and purple. Also, I tried to balance between the brush, the eye and the silhouette. They are arranged in diagonal line, from the top left to the bottom right. By manipulating the opacity of the cloud, the eye and the silhouette are very dim. It is intended to express the human unconsciousness. The texture of the cloud helps emphasize this. The proportion between the eye and the silhouette is abnormal. I magnified the eye to emphasize that my majors are studying human.

<Elements of Art>

Line

There are lines on the chair, the chair’s shadow and the trashcan.

Shape

I can see square shapes on the wall.

Color

I went to play billiards and found that the balls have clear colors.

Value

The value was appeared after lighting on the left side of the lipstick.

Form

I can see the form of a car.

Texture

 I can feel the texture of the wall which is very rough and hard.

Space

In this photo, negative space is the sky with a small plane and positive space is the tree.

You can feel the space because there is only one vanishing point.

<Principles of Design>

Balance

I can feel the stability because the house is symmetric.

Contrast

There is contrast between white clouds and dark clouds. I took this photo on the day raining cats and dogs.

Emphasis

The letters are colored to emphasize.

Movement

I took the picture of squirrels fighting with each other.

Pattern

I found the triangle pattern on the chair.

Proportion

I concentrated more on the ice cream than my friend. In this picture, the ice cream is as big as my friend.

Alignment

I found the alignment in the pillars of GYM nearby my place.

Unity

 Because of the football game, there were a lot of red people in the street on Saturday.

Dear, Stephanie

Hello, I’m Dajin Choi from South Korea. My English name is Amy, so you can just call me Amy. I’m an exchange student for Autumn 2018. I double major in Human Environment & Design and Cognitive Science. Since I major in HED, I did some design works in my home university. The interesting point is that I’ve never done any art works before I entered to the university. This is why I always want to learn about design.

I decided to enroll this class because of new experience. I want to have a design class different from classes that I had in Korea. I know this class is not only about design but I read an introduction which said that this class includes some photoshop works. I want to earn new experience and communication skills from this class.

Because I thought that this class would be composed only by lecture, I really concern about interacting with middle school students. I’m not the one who is familiar with middle students. Besides, I’m not good at English. Therefore, there must be some troubles when I communicate with them. Though the conversations with others definitely helps me improve my English skills, I’m just worried about it.

I think that art and design are different. While art is about aesthetic, design should consider more about user experience. And I think digital art is a combination of art and design. You can use digital technology to work precisely and apply various artistic methods.

People are more likely to be attracted by things visually good. I think it is an instinct of pursuing aesthetic pleasure. Also, they have an instinct of expressing. People want to interact with other people who can listen to their expressions. This is why art can help students to be emotionally stable. Students can express themselves and communicate with other people by art. In addition, art has no answer. Students can do whatever they want.

I think empathy is consideration. People can consider others by understanding their feelings. Since human can’t exist by themselves, they should interact with others. Without consideration it’s difficult to survive in society. They have to practice having empathy from an early age. It’s hard to learn empathy when they’re already grown up.

I’m really happy you became my professor. I will try to follow you as much as I can.

Thanks

Best regards,

Dajin Choi

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