PHOTOMANIPULATION
STORYLINE ELEMENTS
ADD ENERGY SHIELDS AND OTHER STORYLINE SIGNIFIERS14
CREATE THE ENERGY SHIELD
Create a new document, make it around
2000 pixels, then select the Polygon tool, set the
sides to three, choose a blue colour for the Fill, and
no Stroke, then hold Shift and click and drag to
create a triangle shape. Now duplicate and flip the
triangle by hitting Cmd/Ctrl+T, right-click and
choose Flip Vertical, then arrange the triangles for
a good composition. Repeat this step again but this
time without Fill and the Stroke set to 5px.15
PLACE THE ENERGY SHIELD
Now that the shield is done, it’s time to apply the element to our canvas. To do this all you have to do
is select all the triangle layers, right-click and select the Merge Layers option. Then you can hit Cmd/Ctrl+C
and, on the canvas, hit Cmd/Ctrl+V. Next hit Cmd/Ctrl+T and, by holding down the Shift key, you can distort the
triangles to make them look like they are in perspective. Now turn the Opacity down to 60% and duplicate the
layer. In the new layer, hit Cmd/Ctrl+U and play with the sliders until you get a darker blue, then change the
blend mode to Linear Dodge (Add). And finally duplicate again, hit Cmd/Ctrl+U and make the blue lighter,
change the blend Mode to Hard Light and move it over a little bit, and finally go to Filters>Blur>Motion Blur,
Angle: 20 and Distance: 30.13
ABSTRACT SHAPES
Add surrealism to a piece to make it more artistic and eye-catching, instead of just creating a
scene from a movie. So make a new layer and with the Polygonal Lasso tool, create triangular shapes
around the model. When creating a shape, it will automatically be selected. With a soft brush, press Alt to
select a colour with the Eye Dropper and paint the triangle. Repeat this process until you get an effect that
works with the composition.12
MORE EFFECTS
Now add some more effects on the suit.
This step is pretty easy, so let’s create a new layer,
grab a small Hard brush with light blue and change
the blend mode to Linear Dodge (Add), and draw
some lines as shown. Then click on the FX button
next to the Mask button and select Outer Glow and
make these modifications: Blend mode, Linear
Dodge (Add); Opacity: 75; Noise: 0; Colour: 71b7e8;
Technique: SSofter; Size: 38.