Monday, March 25, 2013

How To... Photo-Illustration



This photo-illustration was created for use with articles geared towards people who may be addicted to over the counter or prescription drugs. 



My initial idea was something geared towards over-the-counter addictions.  As I began to think about and research a few different options regarding a photo-illustration I narrowed the ideas down to what became "Trapped by an Addiction."  Starting with the above photo I began to compile my final product.


My next step was simply taking a picture with my camera of a person who depicted a sense of agony and a desire for help. 

 

 After opening it in Photoshop, I separated the image from the background using the quick selection tool.  


I copied the selected image into the pills picture (also in Photoshop) and proceeded by converting the whole image to black and white as well as adding a shadow under the girl using the brush tool.


I added the final touches by including the text "Trapped by an Addiction" and adding faded gray framing just to give it an extra pop.

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