Haydn Russell's Digital Art Gallery

Overview: The above image is a very strange photo created using a tutorial. It includes the implementation of a shadow, reflection, removal of the insides of the light bulb, and obviously the addition of the fish and water within the bulb itself. It was created primarily as a way to practice combining images when one is transparent. Process: The image was relatively simple and took me around twenty-five minutes to create. Using this tutorial  I combined the fish, water base, splash, and bulb. The bulb initially had all the typical wires and electrical components so I had to remove them. This was done by using the stamp clone tool to copy clear parts of the light bulb to cover the unwanted bits. Doing this the effect was still choppy so to complete it the newly added colors were blended using the mixing brush. With this done I layer the water base over the bulb and created a clipping mask. To make the water fit within the bulb the clipping mask was selected and refined usin...

Overview: The image above is a surreal composite create from five different images. It demonstrates color matching techniques as well as the inclusion of details in order to make it seem more real. If you look closely you can notice that each shadow is angled in sufferance to the sun, there are foot prints behind the wanderer, and each piece has been color matched so that they blend together easier. Process: This project took about four hours to create, but a portion of that time was due to researching the different processes and tips on how to improve them. The impetus behind the image's creation was seeing landscape creations similar to this with warped dimensions. To achieve this effect I used the perspective warp utility and created ninety degree angles. After doing this the sky did not match so I created a protruding gradient from each side and then used the mixing brush tool to blend them all together. With the background created I then used the pen tool to pull the model...

Overview: The above picture is a composite scene manipulation. Using three different images (the street, cowboy, and ripple) I have created this surreal image above. It is my first large scale composite so in creating it I learned the tools required to color match images in order for them to appear more natural. I am very proud of the surreal effect of the image and the "time travelling" effect that I have managed to create. The final image took me upwards of five hours but was well worth the effort.  Process: As of when this is being written, this has been the most complex composite I have created. It combines three images to create an anomalous effect that I am proud to have achieved. Following this tutorial  I applied a multitude of layer masks and adjustment layers to each image in order to achieve colors that matched and did not seem to be ripped from other scenes. Another major piece of the creative process was the implementation of perspective lines. Removed for...

Overview: The above image is a custom neon sign which I created to explore the process used to create such an image. After travelling to New York City during the summer I began to enjoy these sort of neon signs much more, so I decided to try to create my own using Photoshop. I was unsure what I wanted the sign to say, so I used the Photoshop logo, my name, and the words "digital graphics". The circles are used to unite all three subjects into one cohesive sign. Process: To create this sign I followed this tutorial . One important note is that the fonts used for both "Haydn Russell" and "Digital Graphics" are found within the description of the tutorial. However, they are simply preference and unneeded for the final product. The first step in the process was creating a background. I used a simple brick wall which I then adjusted using the levels adjustment to achieve a darkened room effect. Next I selected the type tool, selected the newly added neon fo...

Overview: The two above images are  panorama scenes distorted to appear as small worlds. These images were inspired by multiple similar ones that were created using drones. The first image (left) uses a panorama by Norbert Lease which can be found here . The second image (right) uses a panorama by Holger Vaga which can be found here . Process: Each image above took less than five minutes to create. Using a this tutorial, I was able to do four simple steps to create each of the images. First, the image must be made into a square which was done using Image>Image Size, unlinking the width and height, and setting the width to the same value as the height. The next step is to create a gradient over the sky using the color value from the top of the image (taken using the eyedropper tool). This extends from the top of the image down to the top of the tallest building or landscape feature. This is done so that when the image is distorted the corners are still filled with the pro...

Overview: Above (from left to right) is the original portrait, the first word portrait I created, and the final rendition of the project. Though it appears small and hard to read with the image at this condensed size, the full size image is an essay that I wrote on what I believe in that has had the opacity of the words adjusted to create my profile.  Process: The process to create the final image you see above is similar to that which I used to create my first edition, but there are a few differences. The first is that I used a much longer essay so I could make the words smaller yet still take up the same amount of space. This allowed for each word to provide more detail so you could see more of the face and less of the words. To help with this affect I changed the blending options of the text layer to screen so that there was a subtle effect so that the colors were transferred more efficiently and accurately. Finally, to achieve the desired brightness I duplicated the text la...

Overview: The above image is a word portrait After seeing the same type of image on bill boards, in magazines, and other forms of advertisements I wondered if I might be able to do the same thing. For this image I used the same portrait as was used for the Double Exposure Image  post. For the text I wanted something relating to me so I used an essay I had written called What's Worth Fighting For .   Process: To create this image I first had to create a layer with layer mask using the original portrait. This was done using the select and mask tool and then changing the output to layer w/ layer mask. Next I created a blank layer that then was filled with black using the bucket tool. This created the nice black background. Next I selected the entire image with a text box and pasted the essay onto it. Once the text was in place I used the create layer mask button to add a layer mask. Once done I alt-clicked on the layer mask of the portrait layer, used the select inverse ...

Overview:This image is my personal rendition of the previously posted double exposure lesson. Using a portrait image of myself taken by Lucas Russell I created the above image. Instead of a nature scene I used the New York City skyline. This image was more for a practice without pre-made stock images rather than meaning and theme. Process: The process for making this image was slightly more complex than the Double Exposure Exploration . The first step was taking my own portrait which was done with the assistance of my brother. The most challenge piece of that step was achieving a studio lighting effect so I was evenly illuminated, the sub par success of this is displayed in the shadow around the left eye. Once in Photoshop I created a layer w/ layer mask of the original image. Next I placed the desaturated New York City skyline image over the layer w/ layer mask and created a clipping mask so it fit within the shape of the head. Once this was done I copied the portrait layer...