I created this image mainly using masking and adjustment layers on Photoshop. The main idea of the project was to take a photo of yourself and transform it into something you never knew of yourselves. The waterfall, sunflowers, brick wall, and water jug images came from unsplash.com. The two space images came from the NASA website. My composition communicates growth despite a bad environment, which is something I learned about myself this year.
I first started by creating a mask of sunflowers and putting them on my head as if they were growing out of it. I then used the displace filter and "multiply" blending style to mask the brick texture onto my face. Most of the images have an adjustment layer on them so that the colors are more vibrant and brighter. The two space images were taken near my birth date from the Hubble Telescope. I added them to my composition as symbols of myself and to give a fantasy feel to the image.
I added a water jug in the left corner of the page and gave it an adjustment layer to change it from yellow to purple. I did this so the water jug could complement the yellow of the sunflowers. Lastly, I masked a waterfall and placed it coming out of the jug. I then changed the blending style of the image to the "lighter color" option. I did this so the sunflowers could peek out from the water, making the flow of water more realistic. Lastly, I added my tag in white on the brick texture of my face.
The sunflowers coming out of the brick wall (me) is inspired by the concept of a rose growing out of concrete. This year has not been the best environment for growth, however, I have still worked to make personal improvements (symbolized through the water jug watering the sunflowers).
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This is amazing. I wish I had your level of talent. I really liked how the masked waterfall turned out. I like how everything coexists in the final product. I wouldn't change a thing on this project.
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