Mad Lib Project 

My first mad lib project using only brushes I created was to depict people crossing the border. 

I began with a photo of the border which I then outlined the photograph to use as a brush to then place in the four corners to depict the background of what the border would look like including white space in between to give it a collage effect. I deselected the image after creating the brush set to make it disappear and created a new layer on which I would put the border brush.  

I changed to color of the border brush to a brown because of the tough situation some people might be in when they are looking for a better future. 

I then looked for pictures of people walking to the right as if they were crossing the border. 

I separated them from their background using a magnetic lasso tool to make it seem like they were actually at the point of reaching Border Patrol. I defined the brush and chose a darker color to contrast the background but still depict the struggle of immigration. 

They are walking in a line waiting their turn. I decided to do this to allow the background to be seen and appreciated more. 

The people needed a road to walk on so I used a jpg image of a road and used the magnetic lazzo brush to isolate it from the red van and its background. I defined it as a brush set and placed it under their feet to finish the mad lib. 

Mad Lib #2

For this Mad Lib I used a starry night sky and a moon for the background to depict outer space.   I outlined the stars with a lasso tool and defined it as a brush set. I selected a dark blue color to contrast with the light color of the moon I was going to pick. I deselected the original image to get rid of it. 

I also used the magnetic lasso tool for the moon and defined it as a brush. I first placed a black colored on and placed a white colored moon over it. This would show more details on the moon and give it a shadow effect. 

After giving the moon a shadow effect I found an image of an astronaut and used the lasso tool to isolate the astronaut from his original background and defined it as a brush set. I then chose the color purple that would relate to my mad lib and placed two astronauts that could be on the moon together. 

To continue my mad lib I used the magnetic lasso tool to trace the bird that the astronaut would walk. I defined the picture as a brush set and first chose a black color. Over the black bird I placed a purple brush which would allow the details of the bird to be more evident. I also inverted the brush and made one of the birds look like it was escaping. 

I used the magnetic lasso tool on the leash and defined it as a brush set. Chose the color white which would bring a pop of color to the darker bird. I used the vertical inverse to make the leash float another way to make it seem as if the bird is being pulled by gravity. 

Mad Lib #3

My third mad lib a used a gymnasium that could work as the background for the brush sets I will use. 

I used the lasso tool and outlined the whole picture. I defined it as a brush set and isolated the layer. I then created a new layer and placed my newly created brush onto the new layer with a purple color. 

I used a magnetic lasso for the balance beams and the cats. I defined both as a brush set and deleted the original picture. I chose a gray color for the balance beams to make the stand out and horizontally inverted the brush to place a second beam. 

I then placed the first cat brush on the first balance beam. I used a white color first and then placed a black cat brush on top of the first brush to bring out details. 

I chose an aqua color for the second cat brush to contrast the purple background. 

I decided the bottom of the background looked too empty so I found three more pictures of excited cats to look at the balancing gymnasts. 

I used the magnetic lasso, defined all of the as a brush set labeled cat #3, cat #4, and cat #5. I used different colors to make the design more interesting and placed the cats where I thought they would look best.