Using Layers students can combine images they have created to depict visual stories. The Eraser Tool is used to rub out sections so that the images overlap.
Here is a Cat On A Bridge and The African Widow Bird. In this article students are using these prompts as an inspiration as part of a Multi Variant Story Boarding project. The images are from the articles How To Create Cat Characters and Cardio Dance Lesson Plan Ideas.
"What Are You Looking At?" has been created by combining two images so that the cat and the bird are looking in the same direction.
They have been combined in this way.
- The images were saved in a folder and clearly labelled. They were then opened in Photoshop Elements in seperate cascaded windows.
- The bird was dragged across with the Move Tool and dropped into the background picture (Cat On A Bridge ) This will create a new layer.
- The Eraser Tool is now used to rub out any overlap. This unwanted over lap will be the birds background. This double background effect will create confusion within the background picture.
- The Magic Wand Tool will be used to select the unwanted colouring. The Magic Eraser tool will be used to erase the larger more easily seen pieces of "rubbish."
- Once "rubbish" has been selected with the Magic Wand Tool, the Eraser Tool will be used on a small pixel size such as 1. This is so that the very fine "rubbishy" patches of colour can be cleaned piece by piece. This is called "Cleaning the Image."
- Once the image Has been cleaned, the Burn Tool will be used to darken up the edges and the Pencil Tool on Pixel 1 can be used to draw outlines back into place. We call this "Rescuing the Outlines."
Now you have the picture of a bird and a cat looking in the same direction. "What Are You Looking At?"
