Age 50 years in 15 minutes? (Photoshop)

In class, we did a little work with taking blemishes and acne away from a photo, and whitening teeth. A tutorial that I found does the opposite and ages a photo of Katie Holmes, increasing wrinkles in her face and marks.

This is the image we're starting with. In order to add years to her, the author suggest using a candid shot versus one that's been touched up in a studio.

Reference materials (photos of older women) are used for the agign process.
Next, is to play with her face?! Subtle touches are best!

The best tools for the job are the Clone Stamp (from your reference material that we used in class) and the Brush Tool.

Use different layers to sketch out wrinkles



Here is a photo of Katie in the aging process.

Remember to zoom in and out to get a full grasp of your project?!

Don't forget about the hair?!

As we learned in class, use the saturation and hue tools to add gray to her hair. Take advantage of contrast and brightness too?!

Next, use the brush tool to add details like a receding hairline.

Our Final Product (drum roll please...)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Grid Example

When I was looking for a good grid layout, everything started to look the same, but I began to understand why they worked. I found this layout from Playstation Magazine, which is spread across two pages.

The C in CRAP is really what attracted me, but the grid helps with readability because there is no wall of text, yet the images don't distract from the flow of the article.

..and the day was saved by Type Man!!

I usually fly SouthWest #justsaying

Anyway, This SOUTHWEST airlines ad uses text only in a very informative, to the point ad. 

Instead of images, they decide to use a contrasting black and white color scheme (which is a one color job-two points for me) and a bit of humor to promote their service.

Quick head nod to my FAVORITE designer, Mr. Calvin Klein!

Ok, this ad is basically the Calvin Klein logo with the brand name spelled out in front of the initials in the background.

It solely relies on brand recognition being that if you don't know that Calvin Klein is a fashion brand, they could really be selling high priced tires. It's basically a reminder that, hey, don't forget to shop Calvin Klein. We carry, well...a lot of different products.