Smart Alice's Web Design Blog » Photoshop http://smartalicewebdesign.com/wordpress What makes a great web site? Join the conversation about what works or doesn't work when you plan, design, and build your web site. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:05:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Creating a Mood http://smartalicewebdesign.com/wordpress/visual-design/creating-a-mood/ http://smartalicewebdesign.com/wordpress/visual-design/creating-a-mood/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:12:58 +0000 Alice Gebura http://smartalicewebdesign.com/wordpress/?p=410 Someone was curious about the “mood” image on the home page of my website.  My daughter made a puppet in 8th grade art class.  First I photographed the puppet as a standard portrait:

puppet against white fabric

Then I wrapped it in black fabric and startled it with a spotlight pointing up towards the face!

puppet wrapped in black fabric

I took this image and used Photoshop to paint around the face and hands with black.  Then I used the perspective tool (Edit – Transform – Perspective) to distort the proportions.  Finally, I used Curves to saturate the colors for a more lurid effect.

transformed in photoshop

Photos by Alice Gebura    Analysis by Smart Alice Web Design, smart web design for businesses who want a unique and effective presence on the internet.

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