Nature Man

Collage Challenge

     In e-Comm, we recently embarked on our first challenge of the year. We were given a base photo of a man, and tasked with making a collage out of it. We were given creative freedom with what we could do and what pictures we could use.

What Did I Do?

     At first, I was not sure where to begin. I personally am drawn to the ocean, so I figured I would do aquatic themes. I found non-copyrighted photos of beaches and waves and chose which ones I liked. From there, I decided to make the man's jacket into a beach and his hair into the waves. It was interesting getting everything to fit.

How Did I Do It?

     I started with the jacket, as that was a much easier thing to do. Using a clipping mask, I made the beach into the jacket with the ebbing waves just beneath his shoulders. Manipulating the light curves, I got both the jacket and the background to reasonable colors.
     Next, I tackled his hair. His hair was definitely tricky because it was wispy and blew around a little. I placed the crest of the waves at the top, where it was most wispy. This lent to a feel that his hair was the wave. However, this meant the picture I used would not fit over his full head. Grabbing another one, I covered the back of his head and used clone stamps and brushes to get them to combine into a seemingly unbroken image. After that, I made copies of the waves and extended them a little, over all the fine bits of blurry hair. Once I got them all, I feathered it until it looked like mist.

Finished Product

     In the end, I am quite proud with how it came out, considering I do not have a lot of experience. With his jacket, I might have experimented a little more, doing things like taking out the waves on his shoulders, or different beaches. Maybe even footsteps in the sand. I also tossed out a few ideas along the way, such as making his collar swampy, as that was too crowded.
     I enjoyed making this and I hope you all enjoy it too!

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