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OMBININGMEDIUMSHASalways
beena popularwayofcreating
somethingnewandit hasneverbeen
easierthanwithdigitalphotography.Wecan
transformphotographsintoillustrations,oil
paintingsorwatercolourswitha fewclicks
of a button,butblendingtwomediumshas
the potentialtoproduceevenbetterimages
thatleaveviewersin wonder.Manipulatinga
photographwitha sketchisn’tashardasit
seems,especiallyif you’reskilledwitha
pencil.WhilePhotoshop’sartfilterscanbe
usedtocreatesketchesfromimagestothen
becombinedwitha photograph,I don’t
thinkthere’sanysubstitutefortheimperfect
strokesofanartist’shandforauthenticity.
Thisis whyhereyou’llbeshownhowto
shootandcreateyourownsketched
photographsfromscratchandI’veenlisted a
fabulousartist,VictoriaMcAuley-Eccles
fromArtmazing,tomockupthesketches –
butyoucouldbribeanartisticfriendtoo.
Turntopage 40 tofindouttocombineyour
worksintowall-worthyportraits.
PRO TIP
LUCK OF THE DRAW!
A big thank you to Victoria at
Artmazing for the original artwork.
Check her work out on Instagram
@artmazing01 and Facebook
(www.facebook.com/
Artmazing).
SKETCH IT OUT
WIELD YOUR ARTISTIC HAND TO CREATE MIXED-MEDIUM PORTRAITS THAT MAKE YOU STOP AND SMILE.
CAROLINE SCHMIDT SHOWS YOU HOW TO MANIPULATE PORTRAITS WITH A STORY-TELLING SKETCH
CAMERA: NIKON D800/ LENS: A F-S 5 0 M M F/1.4G