Monday, April 29, 2019

Idea for Segmented Fiber Photo

original image
printed on silk noil & ready to cut
choose a pattern for interior cutting 
 each section of the image is painted differently
sections are fused to felt background or batting & ready to quilt
dried & ready for backing
or another idea for mounting

More ideas in my book- http://tinyurl.com/z7jcb2e
Work may be available on UpLIFTMeNTs

Monday, April 22, 2019

The Bigger Picture- Dividing Photos

Sometimes you just want a bigger final size for your project than what your printer can print. 
Divide and Conqueror!  
You can divide your photograph into sections, copy and paste into smaller files that can be printed. After printing they can be sewn, glued or collaged together to create a larger image.
Duplicate your photo and open in your desired photo editing program. Resize your image to match the size you want your final image to be. Make the window larger so image floats on a gray or neutral background. This aids when selecting the photo sections.
After deciding how many sections you need and how large each section would be to achieve your final project size. You will need to select each section, copy and paste into a new file. Label each new file to keep the printing and piecing order clear.  For instance, I label the top right of a 9 sectioned photo, TR1, the middle of the top, MT2 etc. Continue to copy and paste to new files, label, until you have each section in a new file.
section

another selection
Print each section or file onto the prepared substrate. As you print each section, label with the file name, making it easier to set up for assembling together when finished. Allow ink to dry, sometimes overnight, before proceeding with you project.


Tip- There is some websites that will tile a photo for you. An example is ww.blockposters.com. You would download one of your images. Choose your size and the number of prints you want for your finished photograph size and hit enter. The image is converted into PDF files, creating very large versions of your image!  You can print immediately or download the files onto your computer.
Tip- Change the color of each section and print.


Sunday, April 14, 2019

Playing with Layering in PhotoShop Blend app


            A simple way to layer is to select both your photograph and another photo for use with layering and open them in Photoshop. Copy the texture or collage layer by going to the Select in the Menu Bar along the top of the screen and choose Select All and hit copy.
Paste this photo onto your other photo, hit edit and paste. Depending on the size of your texture, it may be completely cover the photo or it could be smaller.
            If needed, resize the layering photo on top so it fits the image. One way is to use the Free Transform tool. Go to Edit > Free Transform, and small handles or little squares will appear around the image. Click and drag any of the handles to resize the photo. When finished, hit enter or return, to commit to the new size.
Tip- you can also make the image larger and use your mover tool to just use a section of your layering photo.

original image rendered in pencil sketch mode
simple overlay in photoshop blend
layering image
difference
hardlight blend
More ideas in my book- http://tinyurl.com/z7jcb2e
Work may be available on UpLIFTMeNTs
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