How to Displacement Maps

Step 1: choose an image that you would like to displace. Also, choose a pattern. For this example I am using a landscape picture of a bridge and i chose a colorful organic pattern to put over it.

Step 2: You are going to have to add a black and white layer to the background and Increase the contrast and brightness. (This will help with the over lay. Some images may not need the brightness and contrast bumped up as much.)

After doing this you will want to save it as a copy somewhere you will be able to find it later.


Step 3: Reopen the original background image.

Step 4: 
You will have to drag the pattern that you choose into the background image as a new layer.(depending on where you get your pattern the image might be small compared to the background as you can see below).

This just means that you will have to scale the picture. (I will be scaling and rotating the image).

Step 5: Now you will have to displace the two images. Select the displacement map you saved earlier. 

You will get the a result like below:

Step 6 : you will need to choose the blending mode "overlay"

Step 7:  Create a mask layer and begin to paint with black using the brush tool to remove the pattern from the extra areas.

When you are finished it should look similar to this:

Step 8: You ill need to apply a gausian blur to the image. It will make the harsh lines less noticeable.

Step 9: Save the image you have completed and your done!

4 Artists

Research and write a paragraph summary about four 20th century photographers of your choice. You are to include two images of work from each of the four photographers (research online) with each summary. 
Here are some photographers from which you can choose.

 

 

Man Ray was born on August 27, 1890 as Radnitzky. He is a famous modernist artist who considered himself a painter. Man Ray had multiple major works in the fashion industry and portraits. He spent most of his career in Paris, France. Man Ray also contributed to certain movements like the dad and surrealist movement. Another thing he is known for are photo grams. A photogram is a picture made without using a camera. Its made using light and a light sensitive material.

Ansel Adams was born on February 20, 1902. He was a landscape photographer and an environmentalist. Adams was most famously know for his photography at Yosemite park. The image is still famous today. Ansel decided that he wanted higher resolution so he used larger format cameras. he developed something called the zone system that made to help determine the proper exposure.














Walker Evans was born on November 3,1903. He was another American photographer who was mostly known for working with the FSA, Farm Security Administration. He basically took pictures that showed how the great depression impacted the lives of the people. He, like Ansel Adams, also used a large format camera. Most of his works today are displayed in museums like the Metropolitan museum of Art.

Cindy Sherman was an American photographer who took many conceptual photos. Cindy began to become interested in art attending Buffalo State University. She started out painting but when she didn't like what she seen. She decided to get together with fellow artists and the founded an art center. Her photography consisted of many photographs of herself in multiple costumes. She also took fashion photos for French vogue magazine.