Experimenting with the Hue/Saturation tool versus the Gradient Map tool was a lot of fun. This was a great exercise in understanding the capability and limitations of the hue/saturation tool and the creative diversity that the gradient map has to offer. The hue/saturation tool produces similar and quicker results compared to the duotone manipulation from the previous chapter and exercises. Where as, I had a lot of fun with the gradient map and its diverse, flexible colorization capabilities. I can see myself referring often to the gradient map to quickly and easily produce unique images.
Hue/Saturation:
Gradient Map:
Just for Fun 1:
Just for Fun 2:
I first started looking for a website that provided a color scheme tool and found: http://colorschemedesigner.com/ I love this site!!
Using the scheme tool, I found an "accented analogic" color set that was pleasing to my eyes. (pictures 1 & 2)
After taking snapshots of my chosen color set, I proceeded to get creative. I decided to do an Andy Warhol type of block layout using the four primary colors and their secondary colors identified in the color set.
Then, I went to my personal catalog of picture and found images that contained the same primary colors. With the images, I decided to grayscale the colors that did not apply. Finally, putting all the pieces together like a puzzle... blending and adjusting until it finally felt right. (picture 3)
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