Deadlines/Brief

Music videos are so 80s/90s, right? They belong with the era when MTV screened wall-to-wall vids instead of 'reality' TV? Try telling that to the millions who bought Gangnam Style; were they really simply loving the music? 1.6bn (and still climbing) have viewed the video on YT, not to mention the many re-makes (school eg, eg2), viral ads + celeb link-ups (even political protest in Seoul) - and it doesn't matter how legit it is, this nightmare for daydream Beliebers is making a lot of money, even from the parodies + dislikes. All this for a simple dance track that wouldn't have sounded out of place in 1990 ... but had a fun vid. This meme itself was soon displaced by the Harlem Shake. Music vids even cause diseases it seems!
This blog explores every aspect of this most postmodern of media formats, including other print-based promo tools used by the industry, its fast-changing nature, + how fans/audiences create/interact. Posts are primarily written with Media students/educators in mind. Please acknowledge the blog author if using any resources from this blog - Mr Dave Burrowes

Thursday, 2 February 2012

PHOTOSHOP: Andy Warhol effect

I recommend you consider flicking through the large Photoshop - How To... book just purchased and look for FX you can use, following the step-by-step instructions...

I've suggested Andy Warhol-style ideas to several of you, and here's some online how-to's (with thanks to Tom, who found one of these):
A YouTube tutorial:

'Andy-Warhol-Up Your Photographs' at www.melissaevans.com
This www.alt-web-design.com tutorial:
Step 1
Open Photoshop; then open any portrait image to create Andy Warhol effect.
Andy Warhol Effec - Step 1

Step 2
Duplicate layer. On duplicated layer, select background and delete it.
Andy Warhol Effect - Step 2

Step 3
Go to Image -> Adjustments -> Threshold (Threshold Level 135).
Andy Warhol Effect - Step 3

Step 4
Fill background with colour of your choice.
Andy Warhol Effect - Step 4

Step 5
Copy and paste each part of the head into a new layer and change the colors.
Andy Warhol Effect  - Step 5


Andy Warhol Effect - finished

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