Hello Lovers and appreciators of anything creative. On this edition of #creative-sunday, I would be showcasing a rather mesmerizing world that highlights the synchrony between nature and sci-fi/technology. An old lone robot (the center of attention) standing abandoned in a greeny forest (the center stage). The natural environment looks more like an enchanted environment with grasses, trees, herbs, the symphony of rustling leaves and crows. The robot a mechanical design with a metallic frame also reflect the surrounding greenery. A captivating mix of the organic and the artificial all displayed in a greenery manifestation.
Enjoy the exhibition with the process of creation highlighted 👇
Process Highlight
The above graphic work was created from four images using Photoshop CS6, which is an older version of Photoshop. I had no option but to result to an older version for smooth running.
Images used in creation
Process Breakdown
- First get the four images ready by going to the site known as Pixabay which allows for the free download and usage of images
- Next, open the image of the forest in Photoshop, it would serve as the background layer, the foundation for subsequent layers that follow. screenshot below
- Open the image of the robot by selecting "file" at the top left corner (if you having issues opening the first follow this same process), select open, and in "downloads" select the required image which is the image of the robot in this case 👇
- Next, we need to make a clean cut out by using the quick selection tool or the lasso tool, The lasso or quick selection tool can be selected at the toolbar which is usually by default at the left side of the Photoshop interphase or you can just search for it using search.
Now once you have selected the robot using the required tool make a cut out using "CTRL + X" and place it on a transparent layer, screenshot below 👇
- Next, pick up this cut-out robot using CTRL+C after selecting it using select to copy and paste in the forest image, the screenshot below 👇
- Once done make this robot image into a layer mask, this allows for blending, concealing, and revealing parts that we want and don't want. Black color to conceal and white color to reveal
- Next, we need to add the images of the plant we download, as usual go to file, then "open" find the location of the image you downloaded and open it, then make it a layer on the previous images you have worked on 👇
- Next, add the image of the crow as another layer, place it on the head of the robot by moving it using the move tool, add shadows using the brush tool by selecting black color, adjust between opacity and size, then use the blur tool to make sharp edges less prominent
- Finally, we need to create at least an almost perfect blend of all phenomena we have added to the mix, to do this we would be using the color balance under image adjustment. Adjust the slider to get your desired result. This is my desired result after adjusting the color slider to my taste 👇
Bonus
Its @sam9999 ,Thanks for viewing, Sayonara 🖐️
All four images used in graphics were gotten from Pixabay