26.4.2021 (Week 5)
Wendy Seto / 0348805
GCD61204 Digital Photography and Imaging / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media / Taylor's University
Project 2A: Photo Manipulation & Recolouring Black and White
LECTURES
Week 5: This week, Mr. Fauzi gave us a brief explanation about our next project, specifically to design a poster for the community. We can start from doing a research about our topic, brainstorming the ideas, defining the concept to developing it into one impactful poster. Mr. Fauzi also told us some of the key features to create a successful poster project:
1. Layout
2. Flow
3. Colour
4. Title
5. Text
6. Graphical element(s)
7. White space
Week 6: Mr. Fauzi did not talk much in todays lecture, he mainly just talk further about our poster design execution.
Week 7: This week, we learned about colour theory. There are two types of primary colours, RGB and CMYK. RGB refers to the primary colours of light, stands for Red , Green and Blue which are used on monitors or digital screens. On the other hand, CMYK refers to the primary colours of pigment and it stands for Cyan , Magenta , Yellow and blacK . RGB is an additive colour mixing model while CMYK is subtractive.
I understand a bit about CMYK since I have had an experience of building my own home printing before. To be real, it is way more complicated than only "a printing colour system". There is something called as an ICC Profile, a set of data that characterizes a colour space or input. Based on my personal experience, it is not easy to get a similar colour result as shown on the screen when printing an image. In fact, it also depends on the type of ink we are using. For instance, printing using a dye-based ink should not be as complex as when using a sublime. We can just go with the default printing colour profile when printing using a dye-based ink and there should not be any severe colour mismatch. However, printing with sublime ink can be challenging. Besides the fact that it could damage the print head, it requires a lot of trial before we can finally find the best colour profile that suits. Also, am I the only one that feel like the CMY colours in sublime ink kinda look like RGB? I guess a further research about it would be worthwile. I do not know much yet theorically though, so this is an interesting topic that I am willing to dig deeper.
Back to the lecture, Mr. Fauzi also explained about the basic colour terms:
1. Hue (pure colour)
2. Shade (add black)
3. Tint (add white)
4. Tone (add grey)
Next, we learned about colour harmony, the colour arrangement in design works:
1. Monochromatic - Distasteful colour scheme.
2. Analogous - Three side-by-side colours on the colour wheel.
3. Complementary - Opposite colours on the colour wheel, to produce higher contrast.
4. Split-Complementary - One primary colour and two colours adjacent to its complement.
5. Triadic - Three colours that equally spaced around the wheel.
Lastly, we were introduced to the psychology of colour. Colours have qualities that can cause certain emotions in people while the perceptions are somewhat subjective.
Todays topic was pretty heavy in my opinion, the colour theory is very wide and an evaluative comprehension is needed to really understand everything.
Photo Manipulation
Week 5: Part 1 - Hearst MansionI followed the breakdown tutorial to finish the exercise.
fig 1.1 materials given
fig 1.2 masking out shazam using the selection tool 5/5/21
fig 1.3 layering it with the hearst mansion, adding a colour matching, shadow and reflection 5/5/21
fig 1.4 final hearst mansion part 1 exercise 5/5/21
fig 1.4 final hearst mansion part 1 exercise 5/5/21
Part 2 - My Reflection
Using the same techniques, we were assigned to create one using our own picture.
fig 2.1 the only full body picture of me I can find on my phone that I think might work for the exercise
fig 2.4 final part 2 exercise 5/5/21
Week 6: This week, we were assigned to recolour a black and white portrait provided using these techniques in Adobe Photoshop.
fig 1.1 black and white portrait provided
fig 1.2 recolouring progress 6/5/21
Using the same techniques, we were assigned to create one using our own picture.
fig 2.1 the only full body picture of me I can find on my phone that I think might work for the exercise
fig 2.2 masking out myself using the selection tool 5/5/21
fig 2.3 layering it with the hearst mansion, adding a colour matching, shadow and reflection 5/5/21
When creating the reflection, I did not use the exact same technique as part 1 because I realized that my pose and Shazams are different. I placed myself closer to the pool and it looks like my shoe almost touched the water so I think every part of my body has to be in the reflection as well.
fig 2.4 final part 2 exercise 5/5/21
Recolouring Black and White
Week 6: This week, we were assigned to recolour a black and white portrait provided using these techniques in Adobe Photoshop.
fig 1.1 black and white portrait provided
fig 1.2 recolouring progress 6/5/21
I started colouring the entire skin first then continue to the hair, lips, eyes, shirt and finally the background. I changed the colour several times because sometimes I think they are too bright when the blending mode is applied, a lot of experiment is needed I guess.
fig 1.3 final recolouring black and white exercise 6/5/21
fig 1.3 final recolouring black and white exercise 6/5/21
Can I say that this is the coolest exercise I have ever did? It is very interesting that we can actually colour a black and white photo, also such a genius techniques to do it that I have never thought of before. Will definitely try to recolour more pictures in the future and see what I can do with them!
Week 7: The next recolouring exercise has two parts, in the first one everyone has to recolour the same portrait.
Week 7: The next recolouring exercise has two parts, in the first one everyone has to recolour the same portrait.
fig 2.1.1 the black and white portrait we have to recolour
What makes the exercise different from last week is that this time we were directed to use new tools that we have never used before such as the marquee tool and eyedropper. The masking steps are also a bit more complex than how we used to do it.
fig 2.1.2 part 1 recolouring progress
fig 2.1.3 final part 1 recolouring exercise
In part two, we can choose an image from the folder shared by Mr. Martin.
fig 2.2.1 image selections provided by the lecturers
I wanted to try something different, so I chose this full body portrait of a guy model. Previously, I have only done a recolouring of close up portraits so why not experiment with the full body one this time?
fig 2.2.2 picture I have chosen to recolour
I used a mixed recolouring techniques from this week and previous week to do this part of the exercise, still figuring out which one is more enjoyable to me.
fig 2.2.3 part 2 recolouring progress
After finished recolouring everything, I added another solid layer and blended it together to liven up the whole image. It looks like I am applying a filter which is why I really like it.
fig 2.2.4 adding another solid layer to liven up the whole image
fig 2.2.5 final part 2 recolouring exercise
fig 2.1.1 the black and white portrait we have to recolour
What makes the exercise different from last week is that this time we were directed to use new tools that we have never used before such as the marquee tool and eyedropper. The masking steps are also a bit more complex than how we used to do it.
fig 2.1.2 part 1 recolouring progress
fig 2.1.3 final part 1 recolouring exercise
fig 2.2.1 image selections provided by the lecturers
fig 2.1.2 part 1 recolouring progress
fig 2.1.3 final part 1 recolouring exercise
In part two, we can choose an image from the folder shared by Mr. Martin.
fig 2.2.1 image selections provided by the lecturers
I wanted to try something different, so I chose this full body portrait of a guy model. Previously, I have only done a recolouring of close up portraits so why not experiment with the full body one this time?
fig 2.2.2 picture I have chosen to recolour
fig 2.2.2 picture I have chosen to recolour
I used a mixed recolouring techniques from this week and previous week to do this part of the exercise, still figuring out which one is more enjoyable to me.
fig 2.2.3 part 2 recolouring progress
fig 2.2.4 adding another solid layer to liven up the whole image
fig 2.2.5 final part 2 recolouring exercise
After finished recolouring everything, I added another solid layer and blended it together to liven up the whole image. It looks like I am applying a filter which is why I really like it.
fig 2.2.4 adding another solid layer to liven up the whole image
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