I decided to combine the image of a wine glass and an apple as I couldn’t easily photograph any aspects of my poster idea. Firstly I took some photos of the apple and glass.
I wanted to achieve some interesting effects by experimenting with the backgrounds and surroundings, this made it more challenging to edit but overall I am proud of the final product. I used photoshop to create my final design.
Firstly I dragged the photos into photoshop and then converted the layers to ‘smart objects’. Then I ‘rasterized’ the images in order to make them editable in the way I needed. I cut out the backgrounds of both images so the wine glass and apple were isolated images with transparent backgrounds.
I then experimented and found a way to merge them, I placed the apple on to the bowl of the wine glass in to make the apple look like it was on a stand. I then added a coloured background with different shades of the wine colour. I also experimented with the brush tool and used it to create a splattered effect on the apple.
I would imagine this being a film poster or maybe on a book cover for a thriller (the wine colour and splash effect – almost like blood or spilt wine). Maybe this combination of the apple and wine glass could even be used to advertise a healthier lifestyle – suggesting that an apple could replace a glass of wine. I’m really happy with how it turned out and I was proud that I was able to use my previous knowledge of photoshop to create this image.