SELF PORTRAIT Final Project Original Images Alexander Pflock

My Self Portrait My self portrait depicts the two sides of my personality. Business, Leadership, Problem Solving, Goals, Numbers, Equations, School Creativity, Art, Music, Imagination, Dreams Both sides are different, but often work together. I am always listening to music when I work. In fact, my best performances are accomplished with music in my ears. I incorporate my creativity into everything I do. Take pride in making my work pleasing to the eye while still maintaining a professional appearance. Two opposites = One amazing result

ORIGINAL IMAGES Description of steps to create the Self Portrait

Man in Suit Selected the man (leaving behind the background) using the Magnetic Lasso Tool. Dragged the image into alexander_pflock_self_portrait.psd Used the Box Selection Tool to select the right half of the image, and delete it. Used the Clone Stamp Tool to cover up the “COLOUR BOX” text overlaying the image. Applied a Brightness/Contrast Adjustment layer (increased contrast to max. 100). Applied a Bevel/Emboss 100 effect. black-suit-vector

White Hoodie Used the Box Selection Tool to select the hoodie- second from top right. Cropped the image to my selection. Used the Magnetic Lasso tool to Select the hoodie from the background. Dragged the image into Self Portrait. Used Box Selection Tool to select and delete left side of image. Applied a Bevel/Emboss 100 effect

White Silhouette Dragged image into Self Portrait Used Box Selection Tool to select and delete the left side of the image Used Polygon Lasso Tool to crop and fit the two images (White Silhouette and Whit Hoodie) together. Applied a Bevel/Emboss 100 effect.

Ink Splat Dragged into Self Portrait. Used Box Selection Tool to delete left half of image. Applied a Brightness/Contrast Adjustment layer (increased contrast to max. 100). vector

Puzzle in Corner Dragged image into Self Portrait. Used Magnetic Lasso Tool to select and copy one of the puzzle pieces. Duplicated the new (copied) layer three times. Applied a Brightness/Contrast Adjustment layer (increased contrast to max. 100). Adjusted Opacity to 90% and Fill to 50% (All) background.html

Graph Paper Duplicated layer 3 twice Positioned at bottom, middle, and top - left side of Self Portrait. Merged layers Adjusted Opacity to 90% and Fill to 80% Merged layers with a black rectangle layer. Used Smudge tool to smudge the border between the two objects ni / graph-paper-illustrator-background-eps10-Stock- Vector.jpg

OTHER IMAGES USED Images barely/not edited

Success Arrow Selected the arrow (leaving behind the background and shadow) using the Magnetic Lasso Tool. Positioned in Self Portrait ni / graph-paper-illustrator-background-eps10-Stock- Vector.jpg

Music (3 Images) Dragged into Self Portrait. Positioned appropriately. ni / graph-paper-illustrator-background-eps10-Stock- Vector.jpg