Dewey Mac Lab - Surreal Creature Feathered Edge Blend

Feathered Edge Blend

SWBAT:

1...use

to make images appear to BLEND together.

1. Download file linked to the left.

2. Name it "Feathered Edge Blend" followed by a space, your last name, and then your first.

Example:

Feathered Edge Blend Hooker Martina.psd

3. Open the file in Photoshop

1. Use a ZERO feather on the POLYGONAL LASSO tool to select and DELETE the BUMBY end of the branch as SHOWN LEFT.

1. Use the MOVE TOOL to OVERLAP the layers as SHOWN LEFT.

1. Select the POLYGONAL Lasso tool and enter a FEATHER setting of 20.

2. Make a CURVED marching ant SELECTION that will allow you to CUT OFF the BOTTOM of the giraffe's NECK as SHOWN LEFT.

1. Delete the area you selected.

2. CHECK your work AGAINST the sample SHOWN LEFT.

3. Undo and REDO if it DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT

1. With the GIRAFFE SELECTED, go to EDIT MENU > TRANSFORM and choose the WARP option

2. While in WARP MODE, reshape the bottom of the GIRAFFE NECK so that it "FITS" the BRANCH better. See example SHOWN LEFT.

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