This photo composite was created for GCU's DDN-115: Raster and Vector Technologies course. The goal of this project was to choose several pictures to composite to create an impossible or unlikely scene.
Photos Used
*All photos used are from Unsplash and Pexels.*
Final Image
Remember those animal toys from when you were a kid? Well, they're back, and they're ready to rumble!
This picture took a lot of adjustment layers, smart filters, and layer masks. I also had to individually adjust the colors of both the dinosaur and horse to match my goals for the project better. To help create depth in the image, I used layer masks extensively to make parts of the city, horse, and dinosaur look like they are overlapping each other. I also used the dodge and burn tools to create the illusion of shadows and highlights on the buildings. I slightly distorted the dinosaur to help it look like it was turning to face the unicorn. The dinosaur's eye came from a picture of a crocodile, and the unicorn's horn came from a picture of an elephant. The light from the unicorn's horn was created by using the dodge tool on it a few times.
It might be difficult to see, but the shadows on the horse don't match where the light source is coming from. If I were to recreate this image, I would look for a better horse picture with highlights and shadows that would fit better within the rest of the scene. Also, the dinosaur's eye looks okay, but I would try making it look slightly more realistic. Finally, I would add more buildings to the background but at a slightly lower opacity to increase the sense of depth.
Thanks for viewing!
