Deconstruct. Reconstruct. Contextualize.

Here is my final image for the reconstructed contextualized project. I used multiple images for this project, all that I took on my own. The dwarf hamster on the left is my pet/roommate Carlos. I tricked him into eating from his bowl to get him in a stand up position. A lot of masking went into this little guy. I used a hair-like brush to work on the edges and add definition to the fur. I also used small brushed to recreate whiskers since his got cropped out. I also used a desaturated, low opacity copy of the little guy for the shadow. Next to Carlos is an image of Carlos' transportation orb. He rides this thing all over place but after much use there is tons of writing and duct tape all over it. I had to use several effect to bring out highlights in the plastic and to also give it a translucent effect revealing the background. Most of the lines on the ball are drawn in to show light contrast. The trees and pathway came from a very "yellow" picture that I took from TCNJ's campus. I used multiple photo filters to manipulate the completely yellow-green trees into a warmer, fall atmosphere. The cyborg coming from the trees is a combination of my neck and a outdoor parking garage sensor light. I used motion blurs and different gradients to synthesize a metal texture. Lastly, is a cropped image of Loser Hall that proves to be a barrier/destination for adventurous Carlos. There are many similar hues throughout the picture and that is because I felt having comparing photo filters would tie the picture together more and give it a more realistic feeling. The hardest part of this project was making the cyborg appear as if it was coming out of leaves. I used different leaf brushes and cloning stamp tools to make it look as natural as possible.