Empowerment Technologies - Principles and Basic Techniques of Image Manipulation
- 1. EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGY Principles and Basic Techniques of Image Manipulation By: Lany Lyn B. Magdaraog Colegio de San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila of Northern Samar, Inc.
- 2. IMAGE MANIPULATION Is an art that involves transforming or altering an image using different methods and techniques to achieved desired result.
- 3. Principles and Basic Techniques of Image Manipulation
- 4. PROPORTION 1 Proportion is probably one of the most important things a designer must possess if he wants to do image manipulations. This will make the image more realistic if the original design is extremely far-fetched. Remember that images that are supposed to be far away have to be smaller than the ones that are closer.
- 6. TEXTURE 2 Remember if you do not have a background for your photo manipulation, you should use a texture that will match the word you are trying to set in your art. Texture is the surface quality of the image. It adds to the depth of the image and blends all the image together evenly.
- 8. COLOR BLENDING 3 Not every image you use is going to match your background, your texture or even other images. That is where color blending comes in. Colors like pink, white, and orange blends together easily. That is what a designer should look for at first; colors readily blend.
- 10. EMPHASIS ON DETAIL 4 When creating a piece of art, set one area as the main focus. There are multiple techniques to achieve that. One way is to work on focusing attention on the most vibrant, colorful or sharp area in the design.
- 12. COMBINING MULTIPLE IMAGES 5 Images are like missing puzzle pieces; without them, you can never fully complete the puzzle. So choose them carefully. You may need to look at multiple stock images before choosing the right ones for your composition
- 14. SHADOWS 6 Shadows also make images more realistic, because they emphasize the object effectively. It is realistic in a way that every item has a shadow if it needs one and every item is proportional to everything else.
- 16. BASIC IMAGE MANIPULATION USING OFFLINE OR OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE
- 18. TEXT OVERLAID ON IMAGE 1 When text overlays on image or a solid color background, there must be sufficient contrast between text and image to make text readable with little effort.
- 19. TEXT WRAPPED AROUND IMAGE In the wrap-around, the text follows the shape of an image. 2
- 20. TEXT and IMAGE INTERSECT3 The intersection of text and image can create a dynamic composition. The visual elements can intersect in several ways. Placing text within an image, particularly a hallow vector graphic as shown in the lightbulb above. Placing text behind and image so that it is partially obscured Placing text so that it resist in the image, using the image as the baseline for the text
- 22. TEXT and IMAGE ALIGNED4 You can achieve an orderly look by aligning visual elements with each other and placing them in close proximity.
- 23. TEXT and IMAGE IN REPEATING SHAPES 5 In visual design, repetition creates unity.
- 25. Sites that offer free image hosting and make the process of uploading and sharing your images easier than ever.