Event Poster Final
The sketch I selected from my
six was the one that I received the best compliments from my classmates. The feedback was very helpful and it was
great because I had myself narrowed it down to two choices. The sketch #6 was the finalist. I think sketch #6 was a favorite because it
was the one to be the most interesting.
It also allowed me to tell more of the story about the location of the
event which is fascinating because it was the location of the original 1969
Woodstock.
Today you can go to this location
called Bethel Woods and see concerts, festivals, markets and there are many
class programs for all ages. There is
also a cool museum at Bethel Woods that showcases Woodstock 1969 music
festival. I was able to go to the
Halloween Festival when taking a class at Bethel Woods. The Halloween Festival is super impressive
with beautifully carved pumpkins and I even got to meet the artist of the
pumpkin sculptures.
I first found the Pumpkin Peace Sign Glowing and Groovy Woodstock pumpkin art on display photographed by Jessica Roda. (Photo link below). Next I used the free transform tool to change the perspective of the image and make it face directly towards the viewer. I tried to remove the background but since the image is really dark it took some of the pumpkins with it. In order to get around this, I made a copy of the first image and put a layer mask on it. I opened the Curves panel and moved the white arrow until I could see all the pumpkins. See image below.
After that I used a mix of the
select subject button, the paint brush and the quick selection tool. Then I
moved the layer mask to the original image of the pumpkins.
Once done with the pumpkins I
worked on finding the images that I wanted to appear inside the Peace
Symbol. These images I wanted to
represent Bethel Woods. I also found on
the Bethel Woods website (Link Below) the actual logo that I would use in my
image.
Then once I got the logo
completed, I added the images from Bethel Woods website inside the peace sign. The top right image is of a performance that
happened at night and the other is of the museum building on the left side.
If you look closely at the
bottom image in the Peace sign, then you will see a tree that decorated with
yarn in remembrance of the Bindy Bazaar which is on a beautiful trail in the
woods. The Bindy Bazaar had been where
people sold food, water and homemade souvenirs to people at the concert. To the left is a pumpkin with the words Peace Love and Pumpkins on it.
Next I added a gradient to
each image. For the background I
original had it purple as seen in image above but I changed it to natural green
with yellow coming from the middle. I also added some ghost to the background which
helps give it a more three dimensional feeling.
I then added the event info to
the bottom of the poster and wanted to keep it similar to the logo and coloring
to create harmony and balance within the poster.
During working on this project
I found the video Photoshop
for Beginners | FREE COURSE to be really helpful. I was having a
really hard time with the layer mask but this helped me understand how layer
mask work!
Photograph Links
Pumpkin Peace Sign Glowing and Groovy Woodstock pumpkin art
on display photographed by Jessica Roda:
https://www.scdemocratonline.com/stories/a-spooky-good-time-at-peace-love-pumpkins,52864
Pictures of Bethel Woods:
https://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/
Cite:
Arts, B. W. C. F. T.
(n.d.). Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. Bethel Woods Center for the
Arts. https://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/
Roda, S. a. P. B. J. (2021, October 19). A spooky good time at Peace, Love & Pumpkins. Sullivan County Democrat. https://www.scdemocratonline.com/stories/a-spooky-good-time-at-peace-love-pumpkins,52864
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