Experimenting with photoshop using images inspired by Canon's theme of 'Journey'.

1. Making Flat Tone Illustrations
Canon’s Journey Campaign
Original First Experiment Second Experiment

2. Original First Experiment Second Experiment
I took this first image in Newcastle as part of my journey after leaving the metro station. When editing these
images I had only three different layers, one for the sky, one for the building in the background and one for the
metro sign. I wanted the metro sign to stand out the most and since the sky was very clear that day, I could only
really edit its colour as there was a lack of detail. Overall I like the colour contrasts of both edits however I think in
the second edit the colours are slightly too similar. I would also edit more of the background and maybe change
the colour of the windows of the building behind,

3. Original First Experiment Second Experiment

4. How to create a Flat Tone Illustration
I first selected one of the
three lasso tools available. I
. use the magnetic lasso
tool as I find it the quickest
and easiest out of all of the
options as it automatically
detects the area that you’re
selecting as you drag your
mouse along the outline of
the landscape/object that
you are selecting. I also tend
to use the polygonal lasso
tool with the shift (+) or alt
(-) key to add or subtract
certain areas of the image, if
the magnetic tool has not
captured it correctly.
Once I have selected the desired
area of my image, a dotted line
will surround it and I can see
whether all of the area has been
selected and if it needs adjusting.
Next I selected the colour box on the bottom of the
left hand side of the screen and chose a colour to fill
my selected area (preferably a colour that contrasts
the other parts of the image).

5. Next I selected the “Edit” button at the top of the page and
scrolled down and pressed the “Fill” button, which made the
selected area filled with the colour that I had chosen.
Following the fill of my selected area, I used the blending tool to
blend my selected area of the image with the colour in different ways
and I selected the blending effect that I thought suited the rest of the
image best and created the bend colourful contrast. Repeat these
steps with other layers and parts of the image.

6. Final Photoshop Experiments
For my final pieces of
work, I edited the
Canon logo and a small
phrase (relating to the
journey theme) onto
my work. I picked a
specific font for the
phrase and edited the
logo so that the logo
could be readable
however looked as if it
was peaking out from
behind the buildings.

7. Final Photoshop Experiments