DESCRIPTION
For this project, I was tasked with creating a fantasy world by collaging together a bunch of different images before rasterizing them into a photo-based collage. In order to create this collage I had to collect a couple of unlicensed images using unsplash.com. My idea was to create a realistic-looking city while also adding a few fantasy elements along with it. Choosing to create a city line was easy for me as I personally love living in a city and it's a dream of mine to live in New York.
STEP ONE: MOODBOARD
The first step in this process was creating a moodboard that would show the overall vibe I was going for with this collage. As mentioned before I really wanted to make a realistic-looking city line while also adding some fantasy elements to it.
STEP TWO: GATHERING IMAGES
The first step in this process was using Unsplash.com to gather the potential images I was going to use for this project.
STEP THREE: REMOVING BACKGROUND
After collecting each image I wanted to use in this collage, the next step was using Adobe Photoshop to remove the backgrounds from each of these images.
STEP FOUR: SKETCHES
Usually, sketching comes after creating the moodboard but this time it came after I collected the images I knew I was going to be using in this project. I needed to know what the building where going to look like before I started trying to arrange them.
STEP FIVE: FIRST DRAFT
After putting all my ideas down on paper, it was time to try putting together the cutout images into a collage using Adobe Photoshop.
STEP SIX: EDITS
The next step after the first collage was making edits to improve the overall design of the collage. Mainly I just added more shadow to look more realistic.
STEP SEVEN: FINAL
STEP EIGHT: MOCKUPS
When the collage was done, I put it into a mockup so it was more interesting to look at. It also allows the viewer to see what the collage would look like if it were an actual poster.
