In this week's session the focus was on the use of primary colours top create a digital portrait. I also got the chance to use a graphics tablet in my work this week.
The Primary Colours are of course:
Blue
Red
Yellow
Again I created my image using the acetate tracing as the week previous and the magic wand and paint bucket tool to fill the sections.
I created several images using primary colours in many tones and one portrait using several layers to create one image.
My first set of images consisted on sticking to different shades of one colour pallet for each portrait.
The Primary Colours are of course:
Blue
Red
Yellow
Again I created my image using the acetate tracing as the week previous and the magic wand and paint bucket tool to fill the sections.
I created several images using primary colours in many tones and one portrait using several layers to create one image.
My first set of images consisted on sticking to different shades of one colour pallet for each portrait.
And then I created one layer with all three colours.
After creating a series of primary colour portraits in one layer, I progressed to make a portrait through the use of three; one for each of the primary colours. I felt that adding colour all into one layer reduced the quality of the image, small gaps from the scanning process showed through and by placing the colours onto different levels, I could neaten up the colouring process.
For this, I edited my original acetate tracing layer from Normal to Multiply, this enabled me to colour beneath the image precisely and without any gaps showing through which I had experienced when just filling with the paint pot directly on the layer.
I then created 3 new layers beneath the acetate tracing and used one of the primary colours on each.
With this method you can still use the magic wand and paint bucket to fill areas or alternatively you can use the brush tool and eraser to neaten up the edges.
For this, I edited my original acetate tracing layer from Normal to Multiply, this enabled me to colour beneath the image precisely and without any gaps showing through which I had experienced when just filling with the paint pot directly on the layer.
I then created 3 new layers beneath the acetate tracing and used one of the primary colours on each.
With this method you can still use the magic wand and paint bucket to fill areas or alternatively you can use the brush tool and eraser to neaten up the edges.
With these three individual layers completed I could then select to view them all together and see the result of my primary colour portrait.