Photoshop Blending Project

Project Criteria Check List:

• Blend 2 images together using Photoshop
• Create an unusual paring ie. a cat-dog, or a monkey-banana, or a cow with a pattern of the continents. Creative Concept- 5 marks
• Combine the two images to make one: at least one of the images are original (yours); the other image can be found, but make sure the qualities match and are good quality. Image Quality 2 marks.
• Make the image "believable" using shading, colour, lighting and other blending techniques. Photoshop Techniques 3 marks
• Flatten the image and save as a jpg, post to your blog.

Total 10 Marks

Photoshop Blending Steps

Start a new document in Adobe Photoshop:

• File>New>Set the resolution to "300 dpi" you can set the size and title if you wish.
• Save it right away.
• File>Save As- "YourName.psd" (psd means Photoshop Document). save it to your personal network space.

Open and Copy your first file

• File>Open>find the file in your folder  (check the file size- Image>Adjustments> Image Size).
• Select part of the photo with a Select Tool (Marquee, Lassoo, use a quick Mask to get in close)
• Edit>Copy then click on file to where you want it to go ie your new Photoshop document.
• Edit>Paste.
• This will make a new Layer on your layer palette make sure the correct layer is selected when you are working.

To Move and Adjust the Size of your pasted image

• Use the Move tool (top arrow on your tool bar) to place your image and click the "Show Transform Controls" on the options menu at the top of your page.
• To scale your image, hold the Shift key and click on a corner of the image
• Press Enter when you are finished. 

Then open the second file and repeat
Use the eraser tool to take out parts that you don't need.
Try to colour and adjust contrast to blend the two images together as best as you can.
Final Flatten and Save
When you are finished everything, Layer> Flatten Image
File>Save> YourName.jpg (make sure the format is jpg).

Photoshop Assignment

Jerry Uelsmann

First, in class we are going learn how to photoshop two images together so they look like one cool image. Then I want you to take two photos of things to blend together. (Like create a real Weiner-Dog out of a hot dog and a dog).When you combine the images, they should look like the same image, from photoshopping them together change the lighting, consider a background, colour one to look like the other etc. etc. etc... Have fun with this. At least one photoshould be yours, you can find the other from the internet, but make sure the quality is "large" when you search.

Combined Images

How to combine two images tutorial.