Laser eyes & kelidoscopeMaking things look interesting even if they are not

Chaton is French for catThis image was made onemorning as I was planningto teach the polygonal lasso tool!

On a layer above the image ofthe cat, I made a selection areawith the polygonal lasso and then filled it with bright green.

I made the layer transparent. It is a simple ting but fun tolook at.

Having colors come from the eye like lasers can add some

visual interest On this day I had planned to do the Animal project with my class.

All of the students in the class were absent that day so I made this duringthat free hour.

Laser eyes!!

The background layer was created using what I call the “kaleidoscope”technique.

Space, duplicated and flipped

Kaleidoscope

I tend to create these to fit on the printer paper.

Hey, What size is printer paper?

If I have a .5” margin,what size should my image be?

Laser eyes

I did not get a LARGE image as you can see. This is ok because my plan is to duplicate it many times.

The page will be filled with tinyWiz Khalifas with laser eyes.

Resize itMy new document sizereflects that I intend to print this masterpiece once finished.

The resolution has been changed to 300 ppi.

I shrank the width to 3”.

Because “constrainproportions” is checked the height changed on it’s own.

Make a New File

Drag & Drop

< drag & drop the correctly sized image into your new file. Your new file is your project file.

This is the correctly sized masterpiece you willturn in once completed.

^ delete the locked background layer

Make a new (transparent) layer

This ^ is the new layer button.It is located on the bottomof the layers panel. Click it.

< new layer

On your new layer use the polygonal lasso tool to draw shapes near the eyes.

Use the paint bucket & color picker to fill the shapes with a laserish color.

Add fx to the laser layer and a blending mode.

Merge the laser and eye layers once you are satisfied with your effects.

This is called a “blending mode” >It dictates how the pixels on the

top layer will interact with pixels on the layer below it.

For this compositionI chose “screen”

That worksThe selection area is markedby the marching ants.

I filled the selection area with hot pink.

The 2 fx I thought would be best to conveylight are inner glow with a drop shadow.

Select both layers and rt click for the flyout menu.

Select “Merge Visable.”

Photoshop will merge the two layers into one making sure to only show what is currently visible.

^ merged layer

duplicate & transform the layer

Select the copied layer and hit Command T to transform. Flip the image by usingthe left node and pulling it to the right.

You can also flip top to bottom by pulling the opposite node the opposite direction.

Merge the layers.

Repeat

Once you have filled the page use the crop tool to cut off any pixel data that is outside of your canvass.

Congrats you have completed the lesson!

Describe your processIn creating this artwork you went through many steps.What was easy?What was challenging?

I really like this animator’s process record. I am asking you for something like this. Talk aboutyour feelings as they occurred during the creation of your project. When did you feel unsuccessful,how did you fix it, what was it like to feel successful again, did you work with others / collaborate?