Merging Two Designs on Photoshop

For this task, I had to merge two different designs of mine (one of which being the digital repeat pattern I made previous to this) to create a completely new piece.

This image shows one of my designs. I did this one during studio time but scanned it in to use as one out of the two designs of mine.

I wanted to make it look like the original image; so, I wanted to remove any unwanted shadows and make the colours more vibrant. I did this using the levels tool.

I then rotated the image so it was like the original and then saved it as a pattern to use again on a lager file.

I opened a new file using a larger resolution and also selected my pattern to fill it using the fill tool.

The larger file resolution allowed my image to repeat almost 5x.

I then wanted to merge these two images, my scanned image and my digital repeat pattern, to create a final design. I did this by selecting the move tool and dragging one image onto the other.

Then, while on the layers, I chose an edit called 'difference'. This allowed both designs to show through in an interesting way and, after playing with the hue, this was the result.

The Final Piece

Creating a Repeat Pattern using Photoshop

For this session, our task was to create a repeat pattern using photoshop tools. This meant it was a purely digital outcome unlike most other examples of our work which is created during lesson time.

Image 1

Image 2

First, I selected the paint tool and created a background colour. I then moved on to drawing my pattern which I did so using different colours and opacities. Image 1 was the result.

I then saved my design as a paintbrush which means I will no longer have to craw may design but can simply select it though the paintbrush tool.

Image 2 shows the next step. I wanted to divide my image into quarters and move them from the centre to each of the 4 corners so that the repeat pattern would be successful later. I simply went to the filter menu, selected other and the offset.

When I selected offset, I could manipulate my design so I could fit them into the corner as I thought was best.

The result

Next, I went to the paintbrush menu and selected my paintbrush so that I could stamp one more of my design into the new space.

The result

I then opened a new file 4x the size of the original file so that more of my design can be repeated and I could get the full effect.

I went into the edit menu and selected fill to which I could then select my pattern to fill the page with.

The Final Piece

Scanning/Adjusting size/Contrast & Colour of Patterns

In todays session, our goal was to create a collage of an edited version of one of our prints/designs.

First, I scanned my chosen design using the scanner. I did this using a resolution of 150dpi.
After this, I opened my image in photoshop so I could begin my editing. I wanted to crop my image so, I opened the crop tool and set it to an A5 dimension [148mm x 210mm] and kept it at 150dpi.

Next, I edited to levels of my image; this is used to adjust the contrast so that the image regains its original colour and vibrance.

The result of adjusting the levels.

I then needed to create 3 other copied of my design and make each a different colour. To do this,  I used the Hue and Saturation tool and saved each as a JPEG file so that I could use them later. 

The result of the Hue and Saturation.

 I then created a new Photoshop Canvas that I opened with A3 dimensions [420mm x 297mm] and 150dpi. I am using A3 as you are able to fit 4 x A5 images on one A3 file.

I then reopened my A5 edited images in Photoshop and dragged each onto the larger A3 sheet.

The Final Image.

Computers in Art and Design

Autodesk Maya, commonly shortened to Maya, is a 3D computer graphics software that runs on Windows, Mac OS and Linux, originally developed by Alias Systems Corporation (formerly Alias|Wavefront) and currently owned and developed by Autodesk, Inc. It is used to create interactive 3D applications, including video games, animated film, TV series, or visual effects. The product is named after the Sanskrit word Maya, the Hindu concept of illusion.

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Autodesk 3ds Max, formerly 3D Studio Max, is a 3D computer graphics program for making 3D animations, models, and images. It was developed and produced by Autodesk Media and Entertainment. It has modeling capabilities, a flexible plugin architecture and can be used on the Microsoft Windows platform. It is frequently used by video game developers, many TV commercial studios and architectural visualization studios. It is also used for movie effects and movie pre-visualization.

Examples of 3D Computer Games created using software such as Autodesk 3ds Max.

Adobe Flash (formerly called "Macromedia Flash") is a multimedia and software platform used for creating vector graphics, animation, games and rich Internet applications (RIAs) that can be viewed, played and executed in Adobe Flash Player. Flash is frequently used to add streamed video or audio players, advertisement and interactive multimedia content to web pages, although usage of Flash on websites is declining. Flash manipulates vector and raster graphics to provide animation of text, drawings and still images. it allows bidirectional streaming of audio and video and it can capture user input via mouse, keyboard, microphone and camera.

Examples of Web Browser Games created by
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Java is a computer programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible. It is intended to let application developers "write once, run anywhere" (WORA), meaning that code that runs on one platform does not need to be recompiled to run on another. Java applications are typically compiled to bytecode (class file) that can run on any Java virtual machine (JVM) regardless of computer architecture.

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Adobe InDesign is a desktop publishing software application produced by Adobe Systems. It can be used to create works such as posters, flyers, brochures, magazines, newspapers and books. InDesign can also publish content suitable for tablet devices in conjunction with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite. Graphic designers and production artists are the principal users, creating and laying out periodical publications, posters, and print media. It also supports export to EPUB and SWF formats to create e-books and digital publications, including digital magazines, and content suitable for consumption on tablet computers.

Examples of Magazine/Newspaper layouts created using software such as Adobe InDesign.

Adobe Illustrator is a software programme that create and uses vector graphic in  drawing program. The program is mostly used for graphic artists and digital artists all over the world. The latest version of the program is Adobe Illustrator CC: This version (the seventeenth) was the first to be only sold in a subscription-based service model, in line with the other software in the formerly called Creative Suite. As part of Creative Cloud, this version brought improvements in that subject such as colour, font and program settings syncing, saving documents to the cloud, and integration with Behance (a creative collaborative network), as well as other features such as a new touch-compatible type tool, images in brushes, CSS extraction, and file packaging.

Examples of Illustrations, Typography and logos are created using software
such as Adobe Illustrator.

Adobe Photoshop is a standard digital pictures and photo editing software that was developed by Adobe Systems. It is currently the leading photo editing software, which can create any effect or style needed in a painting, drawing or layout.

Examples of Digital Photography/Images edited
using a software such as Adobe Photoshop.

Pro Tools is a digital audio workstation for Microsoft Windows and OS X, developed and manufactured by Avid Technology. It is widely used by professionals throughout the audio industries for recording and editing in music production, film scoring, film and television post production, musical notation and MIDI sequencing. Pro Tools can run as standalone software, or operate using a range of external A/D converters and internal PCI or PCIe audio cards with onboard DSP.

Examples of Audio/Music editing using software such as Avid Pro Tools.

Final Cut Pro is a non-linear video editing software developed by Macromedia Inc. and later Apple Inc. The most recent version, Final Cut Pro X 10.1, runs on Intel-based Mac OS computers powered by OS X version 10.9 or later. The software allows users to log and transfer video onto a hard drive (internal or external), where it can be edited, processed, and output to a wide variety of formats. A fully rewritten and re-imagined non-linear editor, Final Cut Pro X, was introduced by Apple in 2011, with the last version of the legacy Final Cut Pro being version 7.0.3.


Adobe After Effects is a digital motion graphics, visual effects and compositing app developed by Adobe Systems used in the post-production process of filmmaking and television production. After Effects can also be used as a basic non-linear editor and a media transcoder.

Examples of Film making/Video production and special effects edited using software such as Apple final cuts or Adobe final cut.

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