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[zrellicam]

Hai guise.
So as part of a thing for graphic design at school I had to take photos of these fake skulls they had, and basically fiddle with single effects on Photoshop to prove I knew 'the basics' >.< I did that and then I wandered off on a tangent and did this. They won't accept it because they say they can't see the individual steps I took to create it.:frown:

The original photo:



The pretty-much-finished-but-maybe-not edited image:



Out of healthy curiosity, does anyone know of something I could do to make the underwater theme more obvious?

 

[Zeealex]

errm, I can't answer your actual question (well, i can but y'know) but I'm also studying graphic design at A-level, and my graphics teacher says to me, never worry about individual steps, just significant changes.

so I just show the process in chunks by hiding all of the layers in Photoshop except from the primary photo, and then start un-hiding layers until there's a significant change in the picture, then copy that over to a separate Photoshop document or word document, in which you are describing what you did, explain that bit, then move on to the next chunk, rinse repeat.

It has come in handy several times as some of my work is upside of 200 layers, and some of the layers bear very subtle changes, that aren't really worth talking about individually.
so long as you're explaining how you got to your end piece in enough detail so that the moderators know how you did it, and can therefore say that work is yours (which is essentially why you need it) it doesn't matter.

but if all else fails, certainly on the A-level course, you can pass it off as part of the experimentation phase and just summarize how you did it.

but to me, this work is way too good to nullify by putting it up on the internet, try and explain your process, if you've used separate layers on Photoshop you should have no issue explaining it.

 

[ibclare]

I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for, but my idea would be to try duplicating the layer. Add a filter to it, like the glass or (don't have PS available at the moment) or the water one. Then decrease the opacity or play with blend modes. You may even want to duplicate the original layer again and add a chrome filter as well. I would suggest changing the black BG of the skull since most effects will be diminished or not even visible. That's my take on it. You might also add various layers of blues, silvers, greens, etc. and play with blend modes and opacities again. At least that what I would try. It takes experiment and playful attitude to achieve the results you like.

As for showing your steps, I'm not sure what they wnat You could do screen shots at each step. Or do they want to see layers before flattening. Beginner mistake is to flatten a psd at any time. You can't make adjustments, etc. if you do that and I know of few real Photoshoppers who don't either hide the work layers in a group or maybe save the psd as a new file in order to go on to further development. So these are my ideas. Hope it helps.

If not, please clarify what you are needing help with. :mrgreen: