Melgar_Composite

 


This project I added to the background image, while I was researching for images I found this one of a sunset at a beach. I thought of making a pirate-themed image. I looked for more images of things to add on, I already knew I needed an image of a pirate ship and a pirate. So, I added the ship far into the background making it small to show the distance and facing it at the sunset to show the sun's reflection. I found a picture of Captain Jack Sparrow walking forward, I darkened it as the sun was behind him and added his shadow to the sand. At this point it still felt like something was missing so I added an image of a treasure chest and edited it to look half buried on the shore. And finally, most pirates always must have a companion so a bird flying across the sky with the sunset reflecting from under its wings.

What I liked about this assignment was I was able to show my creativity by finding a normal picture and adding elements to it and making it a completely new image. Looking through many images to find the right one that fit what I had in mind, testing out if this image worked versus another one. I also enjoyed adding those images and cutting them out and inserting them into the image I chose, editing them to make them fit into the setting.

Some improvements I would make would be the lighting on Jack Sparrow, I would make it a bit more darker. As well as the shadow, I would’ve stretched it out more and added a ripple effect in the parts that are on the water. And maybe just touch up the lighting on a few other things like the chest and the bird. And make the chest look better buried.

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