Project 4: Montage

1. Description: An inspirational montage created by blending three images together with the use of typography.
2. Process: My background image is the man standing in the water. I cropped it down to 8.5″x11″ and placed the photo of the Aurora Borealis on top of it. I created a layer mask on that layer and painted black over it, making the bottom disappear. I decided I wanted more stars visible, so I put another photo on top of that, changed the layer setting to “lighten”, created a layer mask and painted away the stars from the water. I also changed the opacity of the brush and painted over the Aurora Borealis so the green would be more prominent. I finished by typing out the text and finding two fonts that worked well together.
3. Message: The message of this piece is to focus on the happy, light things, even in the darkest of times.
4. Audience: Anyone who is need of an uplifting message, perhaps religious people who believe in spirits or a higher power.
5. Top Thing Learned: I learned how to use layer masks to easily “paint” away parts of an image I don’t need without completely destroying pixels.
6. Filter / Colorization used and where it was applied: I used the Selective Color tool on the water to bring out more green, as if the water was reflecting the light of the Aurora Borealis.
7. Color scheme and color names: Analogous – Indigo, Blue, Teal
8. Title Font Name & Category: Javanese Text (oldstyle, serif)
9. Copy Font Name & Category: Janda Elegant Handwriting (script)
10. Thumbnails of Images used: 
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12. Sources (Links to images on original websites / with title of site): One, two, three