The Adventures of the Amazing Broomstick

The Adventures of the Amazing Broomstick

Photo from a digital camera

We took a picture using a digital camera of a friend and copied to photoshop we were told to crop and make a good composition . I started by cropping the picture, then I changed the cropped photo to black and white. After that I lassoed the face and hand then brightened them. Next I used the watercolor application to enhance the face and hand.
The background was lassoed in different areas and then the stained glass technique was applied in various sizes. After that I used the smudge tool to create contrast between the background and the foreground. With each lesson I'm enjoying the processes more.

Other shadow woman

This is another image that I worked on for my hero. I had a lot of fun working on the hero.

All about shadow woman

My partner and I set out to talk about the hero we wanted. She had to be humble and selfless. Always in every shadow, she is of average age and always ready to help. Our hero has all knowing powers to help others.
So next we went looking for images to help us. We wanted a shadowy background and a woman to start with. We found a lot we liked, making it hard to decide. Working with two different backgrounds and two women we cut and pasted them having to flip the woman’s images to face in the right way. After doing that we drew cloaks around the woman with the drawing tool and filled them with the paint tools. Then we took the smudge and smear tools to make it look as if she was coming out of the shadows. It took many, many, tries to get it the way that we wanted.
Finally we chose the one with the all knowing sphere in hand to make as the hero. We found it hard at times to figure out how to do something but we kept trying. We hope to finish the story of the shadow woman who does not get it right every time. Sometime she mixes things up a little.

Other image for cartoon strip

Sometimes, Shadow woman gets confused...

Shadow Woman

Shadow Woman is a very reserved and humble person. As a hero, she expects and seeks to attract no praise or recognition from others. She lurks in the shadows, seeking out those she can help. In her possession is a knowing sphere that aids her in finding those in need of saving. That, along with her ability to manipulate the shadows around her to either cloak her and others or even to become a solid structure with which to manipulate her surroundings enable her to attempt feats that would not be feasible with her physical body alone. She is not physically strong, but she has a strong sense of justice that fuels her need to help those around her.