Photoshop Filters (Interpreting Photographic Information)

Alex Williamson is a London based Graphic Artist and Commercial Illustrator who also works in Moving Image and Graphic Design. Alex creates original artwork using cut-out, collage and print techniques, combining found ephemera, drawing and photography. Alexs work has been featured in several international publications and he exhibits regularly.

Start this project by making a new document in photoshop. This document should be Tabloid format. Either portrait or landscape. Resolution should be 150dpi or higher, depending on the resolution of your digital photos. Convert your digital photos into flatter, graphic expressions. For example, in Photoshop you can:

• Posturize (image / adjustments / posturize)
• Convert into silhouette (select outer contour of image and fill with color)
• Explore Filters (such as Filter / Artistic / Half Tone Print)

Produce an original composition using images of people, graphic shapes, primary colors, typography and clip art.

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