surreal paintings - mrs. ras's art class · 2019-01-17 · surreal paintings mrs ras. find a...
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SURREAL PAINTINGSMrs Ras
FIND A PIC OF A FACIAL FEATURE AND THEN COLLAGE IMAGES ONTO IT TO CREATE A
CONCEPTUAL SURREAL PICTURE
WHEN HAPPY WITH YOUR SELECTION, MERGE ALL LAYERS DOWN
IMAGE>ADJUSTMENT >HUE AND SAT.
IMAGE>ADJ> BRIGHT AND CONTRAST
SAVE YOUR FILE AS “REFERENCE”
SELECT ALL AND EDIT>COPY
FILE NEW\EDIT PASTE
YOU CAN DO ONE OF TWO THINGS TO BEGIN PAINTINGS1. YOU CAN USE FILTER<>FILTER GALLERY> CUT OUT
TO GET THE BLOCK COLORS, LIKE YOU DID WITH THE CANDLE
OR YOU CAN BLOCK OUT THE COLOR IN A NEW LAYER WITHOUT THE CUTOUT
IE FREEHAND
LOCK THE PIC LAYERAND IN A NEW LAYER BEGIN TO BLOCK OUT
YOUR COLORS REMEMBER FIRST BROAD GENERAL COLORS
AND SHAPES
CONTINUE TO BLOCK COLORS
WHEN YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE MAJORITY OF YOUR PAINTING LAYER PAINTED … TOGGLE OFF THE BACKGROUND PIC LAYER AND ON THE
PAINTING LAYER FILL IN THE WHITE AREAS
NOW BEGIN BLENDING BY LOWERING YOUR OPACITY AND SOFTENING THE EDGES OF YOUR
PAINT BRUSH
OPEN YOUR REFERENCE FILE AND PULL IT OF THE TASK BAR SO THAT YOU CAN SEE BOTH AT
THE SAME TIME
USE THE REFERENCE PICTURE TO MAKE SURE YOU ADD DETAILS INTO THE PAINTING
USE YOUR SMUDGE TOOL WITH DIFFERENT BRUSH STROKES TO ADD DETAIL AND
TEXTURE
USE DIFFERENT SPLATTER PAINT BRUSHES TO CREATE TEXTURE, LIKE SKIN
BEGIN TO ADD DETAILS TO NOTICE THAT I AM ADDING EYELASHES THAT
THEN TRANSFORM INTO THORNS
NOW THAT YOU ARE DONE PAINT MERGE DOWN ALL LAYERS
ADD SOME LIGHTING EFFECTS TO HELP WITH YOUR ARTISTIC VALUE
I AM USING THE POINT LIGHTING EFFECT AND PLACING IT OVER THE IRIS (THE PLACE I WANT
MY VIEWER TO LOOK AT) I AM ATTRACTING THE EYE TO WHAT I THINK IS MOST
IMPORTANT