23 September 2007
Kybernetik: Interstitial / Photoshop Photo Manipulation
)Published on September 23rd, 2007 @ 04:58:19 pm, using 338 words, 5227 views
in·ter·sti·tial (ĭn’tər-stĭsh’əl)
adjective
1. Relating to, occurring in, or affecting interstices.
2. Anatomy Relating to or situated in the small, narrow spaces between tissues or parts of an organ: interstitial cells; interstitial fluid.
This is the first in a series of cyberpunk art and graphic designs on which I’ve recently been working in my spare time. I’ve decided to call the series ‘Kybernetik,’ and am attempting to diverge slightly from what I would consider more typical examples of cyberpunk artwork, and its abundance of dark shadows and neon shades of green. I’m a fan of the cyberpunk genre, but I find certain aspects of it to be played out.
This graphic design project is intended to show the shedding of skin, revealing subtle cybernetics and wetwired circuitry beneath… a more subtle and organic blending of man (alright, woman) and machine. This series utilizes an original set of techniques, some of which came about through trial and error as I worked with various custom brushes and textures in Photoshop.
[click the thumbnails to view full-resolution swatches from the design]
This photo-manipulation project was carried out entirely in Photoshop CS2, and makes use of high-resolution stock photography layered onto the background image. I added several layers of organic textures to the overall design, and made extensive use of Photoshop’s masking tools to gradually add layered textures. The photograph of the model making up the background of the composite is 2657x4000 pixels. The finished graphic design has a resolution of 100dpi and prints at approx 2.25 x 3.5 feet. Total time for this project is unknown as it was developed during my spare time in the evenings over the course of two or three weeks. The Photoshop .psd file for this project is 327Mb.
Other images in the Kybernetik Series:
kybernetik: techtonik
or, What my speakers are currently pumping…
Infected Mushroom - Artificial Visualization
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Photoshop, graphic, design, cyberpunk, art, photography, photo-manipulation
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