PHOTOMANIPULATION
USE PHOTOSHOP’S 3D OPTIONS
Photoshop has included 3D functionality in the
Extended version of CS6 and in CC. It gives us
the possibility to bring a model directly into
Photoshop and render without leaving the
program. In this case, if you want to use a
different angle on the zipper, one that works
best with your start photo, you can drag
zipper.obj (on FileSilo) into the composition, and
work on it. You can even adjust the lighting to
suit your composition.14
ADD UTILITY POLES
The distortion of the railway affects everything around it,
including utility poles. These posts should be straight, but are now
curved. To recover them, look for new elements on free resource
websites, or take them from the original image. In this case, we
recovered the larger utility poles in front, and duplicated them around
the railway, rotating or scaling if necessary. You can also make a Smart
Object (Cmd/right-click on layer and choose Convert to Smart Object)
so you don’t lose quality when the image is scaled.15
ADD CABLES
Create a new group called ‘Cable’. On a new layer inside, draw a few lines
between the posts using a mouse or graphics tablet. At this stage, add all kinds of details
that will help us reach as much realism as possible. In this case that could be damaged
wires on background poles, dust, particles, and similar details.13
GENERAL ADJUSTMENTS
The colour and contrast on the zipper are fine, but when added
to the scene, halftones are very dark in the higher area. To adjust, go to
the zipper layer, press Cmd/Ctrl+L, and adjust the sliders to clarify and
adjust the contrast. There are other ways to adjust it depending on the
way you work. Another option would be to use Curves (Cmd/Ctrl+M),
adjusting the middle of the Curve so the contrast changes.