Our Calendar Final Output

My January

1.       This is the images that i used for my calendar. Since our theme is Photo Manipulation using wonders of the world, i used Tajmahal as my background.

1.   First, i opened a blank document in the size of A4. I fill up the background with black and used photoshop interface as the layout.

1.   I opened the Tajmahal image and place it in the document.

1.   Using eraser tool i erased unnecessary parts of the image. I played with different size of the eraser .

      After finish erasing i placed the image in the corner of right side so that it won’t  interrupt my calendar.

1.       I opened the landscape image and place it behind the Tajmahal.

 1.       To make it realistic, i applied layer mask to the tajmahal and using brush tool and black as the foreground color i  maked the grasses to be appeared in front of the tajmahal.

1.       I open the picture of myself that i have taken earlier  and cut it out using magnetic lasso tool.

1.       I placed it into image. Using  layer mask and brush tool i maked  the picture look like im holding the top of the tower.

2.       Then, i applied gradient overlay to my picture to give lighting as same as the tajmahal.

3.       Then i started my work on the typography. I typed the word January using Trajan pro font in 60pt. I applied color overlay and outer glow effect to the word.  I used green color because its matches my background.

4.       Then using pen tool, i maked a working path under the month. Then i stroke the path using brush with 7px. Then i applied color overlay b outer glow effect to the line. Then i delete the working path.

5.       Then, i draw a box in the left of the image to be the backdrop of  my calendar.

6.       I change the color to light blue and reduce the opacity.

7.       Before starting my calendar, i maked the days and dates using Illustrator. Then i copied the vector object into the psd file. I resize it according to the box size.

8.       Then i opened my personal photos and using magnetic lasso tool i cut it out and placed into the calendar.

9.       I resized the image and placed it under the box , so that it will look like im  holding the calendar.

10.   Then i rasterize the box and then applied layer mask. Using brush tool i erase the box at part of my hand where it touches to make it realistic.

11.   Then i cut another picture and placed into the calendar.

12.   This time i have to erase the parts of the wall in between my picture.

13.   I placed the image on the stroke path as i laying on it.

14.   Using masking technic i maked the ‘Y’ to be infront of my arm.

15.   Then i applied bevel and emboss effect to the box.

16.   Since im satisfied with the calendar i finalize it. But before that , since my group members asked to take out the photoshop interface, i just delete it.

17.   Thats all. 

My February

1.       Before starting my second month, i collect the images for the background manipulation.

2.       I planed to do my second calendar using snowy theme. I choose pyramid as my wonder for this. My plan is to make a pyramid in Ice Mountain.

3.       I placed the ice mountain image as the background in the A4 sized canvas.

4.       Then i cut out the pyramid of gaze image using magnetic lasso tool.

5.       I placed the pyramid in the ice mountain and make it fit in the right place.

6.       Then i desature the image of pyramid using adjustment panel.

7.       Then i applied color overlay to the image and set the blend mode to overlay. I used light blue to match the color of the mountain and reduce the opacity.

8.       Then i applied layer mask to the pyramid.

9.       Using splatter brush tool i maked the ice at the bottom of the pyramids to be visible to make it look like its on the pyramid.

10.   The i satisfied with the pyramid thing.

11.   Then i started to do on second image. I used Abu simbal image.

12.   I cut the abu simbal image using magnetic lasso tool and place it in the left corner of the ice mountain.  

13.   Using the match color function, i matched the color of both images.

14.   I set the layer in luminosity blend mode. Then i applied layer mask to it.

15.   Using the brush tool on the layer mask i erased the edges of abu simbal to make it realistic.

16.   Then im satisfied with the whole background.

17.   Then i started to work on my typography.

18.   I typed the word February.

19.   I applied some outer glow effect to it.

20.   Using the same method as i did for my first month i maked a stroke path under the month and added some outer glow effect with matching colors.

21.   Then i added a box and reduce the opacity.

22.   Then i used my personal photos that i have taken earlier and  cut it using magnetic lasso tool and place it into the calendar.

23.   Then, i rasterize the typography. Using smudge tool i dragged the edge of the letter B. Then, i erased the path where my hand overlapping.

24.   Using the previous technics i placed my photo inside.

25.   Once again i have to erase the in between parts of the wall in the photo.

26.   Then i satisfied with te whole calendar, and finalize it.

27.   Thats all.