Photoshop Creations
During my schooling I had a series of photoshop projects that I created: Gaea, Lighthouse, and Thumbelina. All of these projects challenged me to create a photoshopped image that could be used for different marketing purposes.
Please scroll through this case study to see how I address each project and challenge.
Superhero.
The project requirements were to create a comic book character and respective merchandise.
I created my comic book character based on the Greek goddess Gaea. In greek mythology she is mother earth and thus I gave her power of healing as my comic book hero. I made reference to mother earth roots, and dominion over earth’s elements by using green in addition to her being wrapped in flowers. I made reference to the concept of her being ancient mother figure and medicine women by making Gaea’s hair white.
Lighthouse.
The project requirements were to create a movie poster and respective merchandise. I selected a horror movie called “The Lighthouse” set in the 1800s. It’s a psychotic thriller that is about two lighthouse keepers trying to maintain their sanity while living on a remote island.
My goal was to create a movie poster that played on movie’s themes: mythological tales, isolation, and the concept of your “mind can play tricks on you”. I used the tentacles to represent those old sailor’s tales of sea monsters. The isolation is represented my singular bottle and hand at the bottom of the ocean. The concept of your mind deceiving you was complicated to represent. I used the outside of the bottle to display one reality and the contents inside the bottle to display another. Both setting are dangerous, but which one is the true reality, or is it a figment of your imagination.
Thumbelina
The project requirements were to create a printable advertisement based on a fairy tale. I selected Thumbelina and decided to make my advertisement for Indigo.
My goal was to create a advertisement that played on idea that books taking away from everyday life and into a world of fantasy. I represented this concept by having Thumbelina walking into a separate world through a book. In addition, I included different elements from the story: fairy prince, frog, thimble to signify that Thumbelina is the fairy tale displayed in the advertisement.
Solar System.
The following is a solar system fantasy series. I photography the images and then created different scenes. The remaining images in the series will be added shorty.
Software Used.
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Photoshop.
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Lightroom.