#hnd2imaging

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TUTORIALS ON COLOUR GRADING:

https://youtu.be/PH2zj1sTUak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqHYdcXKD4c

SOURCES:

https://www.brainpickings.org/2012/08/17/goethe-theory-of-colours/

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SOFT PROOFING 

STEPS:

1. OPEN IMAGE IN PHOTOSHOP 

2. GO TO EDIT - COLOUR SETTINGS AND MAKE SURE THE COLOUR PROFILE IS sRGB IEC61966-2.1, ENGINE IS ADOBE (ACE) AND INTENT IS PERCEPTUAL 

3. OPEN THE VIEW MENU AND CLICK ON PROOF SET UP THEN CUSTOM 

4. SELECT DEVICE TO SIMULATE AND CLICK THE CHOSEN OUTPUT PROFILE 

5. SELECT PERCEPTUAL AND TICK THE BLACK POINT COMPENSATION 

6. SAVE PSF AND RENAME 

7. APPLY GAMUT WARNING 

8. IMAGE WILL DISPLAY AS A REPRESENTATION OF HOW IT WILL LOOK WHEN PRINTED 

FIRST IMAGE IS WITHOUT SETTINGS BEING APPLIED AND LAST IMAGE IS WITH ALL THE SETTINGS APPLIED TO SHOW DIFFERENCE. 

[craigrosshndy2-blog]

Used pen tool to select around the bottle

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Displacement Effect using the guide below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geZ8UDF4ScA

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Following the guide provided, I have created and finalised the Smirnoff edit.

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Creating your own brush. Select any kind of tool you’d use to paint > Window > Brush Settings > Select “Brush Tip Shape > Create your own using the bristle qualities > New Brush (Page Icon) Name it and use it.

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Puppet Warp. Select subject, isolate and move to new canvas, select subject, puppet warp and select and move anchor points. Click the tick when finished and save.

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Soft Proofing. As I do not have a printer at home, I have simulated a type of paper and print. http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-elements-to-photoshop/soft-proof-for-optimal-printing/