Creating the Film Poster

The Unedited Image

This is the original image that I selected to use for the poster. I feel like the compositioning within the frame was extremely representative of my initial ideas and I am so pleased that my idea of the poster turned out to be successful. 

Using Adobe Photoshop CS5 I turned this image into a film poster to promote my film. This post follows the process of editing the image and creating the poster.

In order to create an even and flawless complexion, I used the blur tool and spot-healing tool to blur and remove blemishes around the face. I wanted the model to portray the look of a classic 1940's beauty and so I started with the lashes. Zooming into the eyes I used the sharpen tool to make the lashes appear more defined; using the smudge tool to make them longer and create a feathery effect. I also used the burn tool to make that area of the eye darker to draw more attention. The result of this lengthened the lashes.

To create the look of perfectly chiseled cheek bones, I used the burn tool again (increasing the size) and swiped it across the cheek. The same method was used along the jaw line in order produce a more defined bone structure.

Next I used the colour replacement tool to redden the lips. Below are two examples of the change in colour of the lips:

After I decided on the appropriate colour I used the burn tool to darken the lips.

The dodge tool was used to lighten the hair and give it a glossier, shinier and healthy effect. The blur tool  was successful in eliminating the wispy bits around the head. The burn tool was effective in darken the areas of fur and the dodge tool was used to lighten other areas of the scarf. Around the edges of the fur, the sharpen tool was used to define and make it stand out.

The models arm in the image is darker than her face, in order to create an even skin tone I used the sponge tool to make the complexion of the arm look as pale as the face.

Next I wanted to change the colour of the image to create the vintage look, I played around with the hue/saturation to provide the image with a sepia tone.

This is just one example of the effects of changing the hue/saturation. This example will not contribute towards the final piece.

The final part of editing included applying the text to the image, such as the tagline, film title and the date.

The final piece will be shown in a later post.