Collage Creativity in Adobe Photoshop

Let your creativity flow with Photoshop. Whether you are a digital designer or just someone who loves to create stunning images, Photoshop is for you. The best way to explore all of the wonderful tools that Photoshop has to offer is to play around and see what you find. Create amazing image using a number of tools. Create a hybrid image from two separate sources using morphing. The end result will be an image that is somewhere between the two images you started with. Since you already have Photoshop at your fingertips, you don’t have to spend money purchasing additional software to create morphs. When creating morphs you want to be careful of the endless variables. Since a morph or hybrid of two images there is a lot of room for variance.

The effect of the morph is based on displaying both objects with good clarity. Whoever is viewing the image will not have the benefit of the images you began with. To begin morphing find two images you would like to combine. Keep the image elements separate and create a new document. Next place the image elements in the new document. Create a visual comparison of the two elements by using opacity. Make rough general adjustments and fix the image detail in or replace whatever elements you see fit. Give your image light and shadow effects and flatten the image and save it.

You will probably want to feather the selection based on the resolution. What images you choose is up to you but you may not want to pick completely opposed images. Once you have your images, create a new document that is about 20% bigger than the largest image. This way you will be able to move the shape and objects around. Copy the objects into the new document with the selections you created while the selection is active you can simply copy the original and paste it. If you choose this route, you might want to use the Layer Via Copy function. To compare images use the opacity. After that review the comparative size, contours and detail. By doing this comparison, you can make note of the differences in morphed images.

To fade one image into another, you will need to bring at least two pictures together on one document. Apply a layer mask and edit a layer mask. Next you will open the picture and click File>New to create a new document. Expand the document to a much larger size than you will need. Later on, if you need to, you can reduce it. Pick the move tool from the toolbox and drag the component pictures individually from their original spots to the new canvas. Both images will automatically make their own layers. Click on File>Save As and name your file. Do not convert the file from psd. format. Next, move your picture to the spot you want it at. Type V for the move Tool and pick the correct layer. Then drag the image to the spot where you would like it. Your pictures should overlap some but you are right on track if your pictures are on top of one another. Click on Ctrl-s to save.

Next, go to the layer palette and look for the gray background and a white circle in the center. Go to the first layer and choose the Add Layer Mask icon in the palette. Click on the white box and you will see the small layer mask icon. That means it is time to draw the layer mask opposed to the actual layer. Pick a drawing tool like a large soft brush. If you type D the default colors of black and white will be used.