Showing posts with label Fennie Yau. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fennie Yau. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

The Making of Calendar for June [The Sydney Opera House]

Calendar for June [The Sydney Opera House,Australia]


Images that used in this calendar.
Open the original image. [File>Open]
Duplicate the layer and select the layer above, adjust the size of the image and make it become bigger, rotate a little bit like the image that shown below.
[File>Place] to place another image for the ground.
Add layer mask and select brush tool, make sure that the foreground color is black, then paint the area that wanted to remove.
On the same layer, adjust the darkness of the ground. Go to [image>adjustment>curves] and I've made the gradient as shown below.
Place another image for the ground too. [File>Place]
Place and adjust the image like this.
Add layer mask > brush > then paint off the unwanted area.
On the same layer, change the blend mode to 'Exclusion'.
Then the current outcome would be like this.
Place another image for the sky. (i've used the same image with above)
Place and adjust the size as shown below.
Same technique, add mask layer and choose brush to remove some area.
Currently outcome :
Select on the building layer, then select quick selection tool to select the building.
After that,click on the new layer button to add a new layer. Then go to [Filter>Render>Cloud].
Change the blend mode to 'Multiply'. Then,drag the 'cloud layer' and place it under the 'sky layer' like what i've shown below.
On the 'cloud layer', adjust the color balance as shown.
Place a smoky image to make some additional effect.
Add layer mask to remove unwanted layer and change the blend mode to 'Linear Light'.
Then the current outcome would be like this.
Add a new layer.Then, choose brush tool and select on different type of cracked brushes.
Paste the brushes on several area.
Add the location and the calendar by using horizontal type tool.


Finally, the calendar of june is DONE.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

The Making of Calendar for April [Italy]

I've choose Italy for calendar of April.
Below are the process of this calendar :

Images that used for this month.
Open the original image. [File>Open]
Quick mask to select the building.
Remove the unwanted background.
Open another image of a huge rock.Then,select the rock with quick mask.
Combine the 2 images and make the tower of pisa lean a little bit more.
Remove some unwanted part with eraser tool.
Open a image like below :
[image>adjustment>variation] to adjust the color,i've made it darker.
current result is like this :
Open this image in new document, the waves is needed.
Copy the waves by using clone stamp tool.
Add the waves around the building.
add more.
Then,select the building with any selection tool (i was using quick selection tool) and adjust the image. [image>adjustment>curves]
Place a image as the sky.[File>Place]
add layer mask to the layer, choose brush tool and make sure the foreground color is black.Then,paint at the area that wanted to remove.
Place another image for the sky.
By using the same technique, remove the unwanted part.
At this layer,change the blend mode to 'Hard Light'.
The current outcome is like this :
Burn tool to darken some part.
Place another image to enhance the sky.
As the same, add layer mask, brush to remove unwanted part.
Change the blend mode to 'Overlay'
Then,add a new layer. Choose brush tool to make some cracked effect. Below are the brushes that i normally used.
Current outcome :
Lastly, type in the location and the calendar as well by using horizontal type tool.



and the FINAL OUTCOME :